Welcome to the Alumni Career Coach Program Presented Within the ACE Center of Career Opportunities

About Our Program

The focus of the Alumni Career Coach Program is to provide career guidance and empowerment to a fellow Blazer. The Alumni Career Coach will demonstrate pride for VSU, professionalism, ethics, hard work, and passion for Blazer career success. This voluntary program is designed to guide students through their undergraduate and graduate experience at Valdosta State University. Typically, the ACC is paired at the start of the academic semester. Nonetheless, we hope that these relationships continue beyond the college experience. An ACC can be a resource that can benefit a Blazer for a long time into their future. The number of mentees that an ACC can partner with will be up to the Alumni Career Coordinator. The Program Coordinator will contact the ACC mentor prior to the pairing. Meetings between the student and Alumni Career Coach are facilitated by the participants. The frequency of these meetings will be agreed upon by the mentor and mentee.

Alumni Career Coach Responsibilities

  • Complete a mentor profile application.
  • Provide a headshot photograph for marketing materials.
  • Provide your student with peer-to-peer consultation, advice, and networking opportunities regarding academics, internships, shadowing, and career aspirations.
  • Commit to making yourself available for monthly contact (in person or online) with your mentee.
  • Complete a survey at the conclusion of the ACC program experience.

Contact Us

Show some blazer pride and give back to your Valdosta State community. To join please email Ms. Sandra Jones at syjones@valdosta.edu. We look forward to hearing from you.