{"id":2791,"date":"2026-01-14T15:33:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T20:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/?p=2791"},"modified":"2026-01-14T15:47:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T20:47:19","slug":"2791-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/2791-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduating Student? Real Life 101 Alumni Mentoring Program for Seniors!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<header>Do you have a student about to graduate? The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/careers.owu.edu\/resources\/real-life-101\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/careers.owu.edu\/resources\/real-life-101\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1768505992261000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1eh-4mzT7kTZ9TD3tUPaJJ\"><strong>Real Life 101 program<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is designed to help students prepare for Life After OWU!! We work with students and partner them with a professional (typically Alumni) mentor &amp; a Career Catalyst to set them up for life post-graduation. Further emails regarding this program will be shared with students in the coming days, and they will be able to register for an information session to learn more!<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Please see a few highlights below:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>100% of students\u00a0who completed Real Life 101 recommend this program to future Seniors!<\/li>\n<li>There was a 90% completion rate, and 30 students completed the program last year.<\/li>\n<li>Students\u2019 confidence skyrocketed in categories such as finding jobs\/opportunities\u00a0<wbr \/>post-graduation, coping with\u00a0life changes\u00a0after graduating, and managing\u00a0personal finances.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The Career Connection team can\u2019t wait to walk alongside your student during this season of transition! Students who complete the program will come away with exceptional skills\/tools, Alumni connections, business cards, and special graduation cords. See real quotes from last year\u2019s students!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cI think this is SO necessary for seniors. All we prepare for is graduation and not what comes after. I cannot recommend this program enough, and I thank Career Connection for making this program. It shows they really care about us.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIt is a great extension of the BLP Program and also helps to make the senior year a special process and time to reflect on how far you\u2019ve come individually and professionally.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLife after college is scary. Completing a fast and straightforward program like this is a small task compared to what we will face after we graduate. It is helpful and sets us up for success.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cI will recommend it to anyone because everything required is things we have to do or will do before\/after we graduate. Why not do it now and with the help and support of Career Connection?\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Please contact Leigh Mascolino at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:lemascolin@owu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lemascolin@owu.edu<\/a>, Director of Career Connection, for further details.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>OWU Sponsoring Organization\/Office:<\/strong>\u00a0Ohio Wesleyan University<br \/>\n<strong>Contact:<\/strong>\u00a0Leigh Mascolino at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:lemascolin@owu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lemascolin@owu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you have a student about to graduate? The\u00a0Real Life 101 program\u00a0is designed to help students prepare for Life After OWU!! 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