Faculty-Student Mentoring Program
Supporting Student Engagement and Development through Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Initiatives
Participation in the program is highly selective. Student protégés work closely with Gabriel Gonzalez, associate professor of marketing, Vivian Huangfu, assistant professor of management information systems and Kaveh Abhari, professor of management information systems to develop research skills. Students work with their mentor by both attending regular meetings and working independently on their own.
MENTORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
- Develop a long-term, supportive relationship with a mentor and fellow protégés
- Gain real-world research experience
- Add an entry that looks great on a grad school application or resume
- Develop in-depth knowledge about a management or marketing topic of interest
- Benefit from working with other ambitious and academically minded students
- Work on a research project of their own choice
- Learn about a scientific approach to business
- Polish writing and presentation skills
- Learn to design studies and present conclusions in conferences
- Become more familiar with contemporary approaches to data collection and analysis
- Become more attractive to potential employers
- Prepare for graduate education
- Get three elective credit hours
CONTACT/APPLY
Those interested in learning more or applying to the Faculty-Student Mentoring Program for the next academic year should contact one of the mentors directly.
Kaveh Abhari
Professor[email protected]619-594-0746SSE 3200
Gabriel Gonzalez
Associate Professor[email protected]619-594-1898SSE 3126
