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Cal Alumni Mentors
The Cal Alumni Association’s Cal Alumni Mentors program matches alums with undergraduate students. Through coaching and one-on-one mentorship, students develop the career and professional skills to succeed at and after Cal.
Recruiting has begun for the fall 2025 semester!
Join today to equip future generations of Golden Bears!
Timeline and Deadlines:
- August 8: Recruiting Begins
- ASAP: Student mentees “Favorite” mentors in the program.
- August 26: Matching begins
- August 27: Fall Instruction Begins
- September 7: Deadline for alums and students to join
This program creates new mentorship matches in the Fall and Spring semesters. Student and alums are expected to meet at least 6 times throughout the semester to discuss various topics noted in the Mentorship Playbook. The program also includes exclusive monthly virtual meetups, newsletters, and invitations to in-person networking events.
Sign up now on the My Berkeley platform to be matched in August 2025.
Mentee and mentor / Cal Alumni Association / CJ Poloka
Student mentees will:
- Be paired with alum mentors with similar identities and career interests
- Commit to meeting at least 6 times with their mentor
- Connect with their mentors to learn from their Cal experiences and careers
- Connect with other students at in-person events
Alum mentors will:
- Commit to meeting at least 6 times with their mentee
- Discuss their journeys from Cal to career
- Connect with current Cal students and learn about their experiences
- Develop skills as a mentor through platform resources
Important Notes:
- The Cal Alumni Mentors program is hosted on My Berkeley (my.berkeley.edu), an online platform that allows students to access and expand their Cal network. Alums who do not yet have a CalNet ID (SSO) login should fill out this form ASAP. Please contact myberkeley@berkeley.edu if you have any questions.
- By participating in this program, you agree to our Community Agreements and Practices.
- While all students will be matched with an alum mentor, alums are not guaranteed a student mentee if there are more alums than students in the cohort.
- Matching will be based on a combination of factors including “favorites” selected by student mentees and overlap in interests and background identified in their application. While the application asks questions about a participant’s background, this information is only used to best match participants and does not affect whether they can join the program. The program is open to all UC Berkeley alums and undergraduate students.
- You will be notified of your match via your My Berkeley Inbox.
- This program will take place on a semester basis, but you are encouraged to use My Berkeley for “flash mentorships” at any time.
Questions? Email mentorship@alumni.berkeley.edu.
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