OU/EDI's Mentoring Program

A woman and man looking at a computer screen The mentoring program is designed to provide you a personal mentor who has years of demonstrated success as an economic development professional.

This person will guide you through your OU/EDI program of study and help prepare you for success in the profession. Your mentor is your personal career counselor and professional resource.

No other institution or organization in the nation that offers economic development training provides this type of service to its participants. We are pleased to offer our participants this unique program.

Some of the benefits that the mentor can provide to you include:

Discuss and help you structure your program of study to meet your professional goals
Discuss with you other training, conferences and activities you should pursue to better prepare for an ED career
Help you understand and provide guidance on how best to prepare for certification
Help you develop effective professional networks
Provide you a person with whom you can discuss you ideas, projects, challenges within your community and career decisions.
Provide information and resource ideas that may help you in your work place
Provide small group discussions during which you can exchange your experiences and challenges with your peers.

Your mentor will meet with you during each OU/EDI session and is available through email or a phone call throughout the year.

There is no cost for this program and session I participants are automatically assigned a mentor. If you are a session II or III and would like to have a mentor assigned, please email us at edi@ou.edu.

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