For students
Student mentoring
What is this?
PennCGA is the alumni organization for graduates of Penn Computer Graphics. Some alumni have indicated that they would be interested in talking to current students about education, jobs and experiences. By submitting your information to us through the above form, we know that you’re interested in establishing communication with alumni. The communication is effectively self-organized by you and your mentor, but this site exists to help initiate that relationship.
Who should fill this out?
Current University of Pennsylvania computer graphics students or recent graduates who are interested in communicating with alumni.
Is this a job recruiting service?
No.
What do you mean by informal mentoring?
Basically it’s a way to meet alumni while you are still in school. We have graduates working in film, animation, gaming, software development, interactive design, media and many other areas. Some work for major companies, some for small startups, some run their own businesses, some are in graduate school. The purpose of the mentoring initiative is to foster communication between these alumni and you. You may choose to discuss your professional aspirations, skill development and interests, or ask for advice on choices you’re faced with. For example, if you indicate that you are interested in animation, you may be paired with an animator and you may ask that person to critique your reel, or give you advice on companies that may interest you. Or you may be deciding between different opportunities and are looking for a more experienced opinion to help guide your decision. We expect that most communication will happen over email, but if you visit the area where your mentor lives (for a job interview, perhaps) you may wish to coordinate a face-to-face meeting. It’s completely dependent on what you and the alumnus or alumnae can coordinate.
If I sign up for this, am I guaranteed that someone will get in touch with me?
Unfortunately, no. We cannot guarantee that there will be a match. We will do our best to find a contact for you, but we are limited in numbers and time, so we cannot guarantee a mentor for every interested student. We’ll do our best to find someone for you, though.
I am an alumnus or alumnae and want to participate…
If you haven’t already registered yourself, that’s the first step. If you’re already registered and you haven’t heard anything about participating already, feel free to write Matt Roberts.