The Leadership and Mentoring Program (LAMP) is a collaborative partnership, initiated in 2015, between the Shenandoah University School of Business, Community, Corporations, Companies, Industries, Faculty and most important, students. The purpose of the program is to create platforms for student professional and personal growth as it relates to merging theoretical constructs with the business industry. This program connects and bridges the gap that sometimes occurs between the academy and the industry. LAMP provides a support system where ideas and professional experience can be exchanged in a nurturing and healthy environment. Students are encouraged to leverage LAMP mentors for career guidance, leadership development, career exploration and professional individual sponsorship.
LAMP in the News
LAMP Fulfills Needs For Real-World Business Perspectives
Students Leverage LAMP Mentors For Career & Leadership Advice
Leadership development is a staple at many universities and business schools. At Shenandoah, students engage with dynamic working professionals through the Leadership And Mentoring Program (LAMP).
Joseph Cooper ’22 Credits His LAMP Mentor For Support And Guidance
Mentors Fulfill Needs For Real-World Business Perspectives
Joseph Cooper ’22 is a Shenandoah University School of Business senior who will graduate with a BBA sport management concentration and a minor in psychology.
Business Alumna Julia Baum ’21 Praises LAMP Mentor For Support And Guidance
Mentors Fulfill Needs For Real-World Business Perspectives
Alumna Julia Baum ’21, of Vienna, Virginia, loves numbers. She graduated in May with aa BBA accounting concentration and is currently enrolled in a graduate accounting program at James Madison University.
Testimonials
I quickly found LAMP to be a great way for me to reestablish a connection with the Shenandoah University School of Business. The program has allowed me to leverage my industry insight to help accounting students navigate through they academic career and ready themselves for a career in public accounting. I quickly developed what I hope is a lasting relationship with my first mentee, James Turner. Additionally, through my connection with the LAMP program, I was introduced and subsequently hired by another SU grad for what started as an internship and turned into a full-time position with Huey & Associates.”
Brett Donahue | BBA ’09, MBA ’10 & Hornet Baseball player
LAMP connects our alumni base with our students and is extremely impactful in career preparation and career attainment. All 3 of Shenandoah’s current Student Government Association Officers are LAMP participants. The LAMP mentoring team consists also of two Mayors, several CEO’s, Presidents and Vice Presidents!”
Fritz Polite | LAMP Director
Dr. Polite has done a great job creating an awesome network of alumni who have quality insight into their respective industries. Additionally, Dr. Polite has created a program that the students have bought into. The alumni and the program’s framework are just two pieces of the equation as the mentees are an integral part of the program’s success. My experience has been successful because my mentee, James Turner, has acted upon the advice that was given. Just like an education, knowledge is simply a tool for success. The industry insight and advice only goes as far as the recipient will take them and our success is placed on the shoulders of a student who used every option available to generate a successful outcome.”
Brett Donahue | BBA ’09, MBA ’10 & Hornet Baseball player
Sport Management major Jared Lowry ’20 and his LAMP mentor Nate Warren, the Director of Major Gifts at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, met and networked at the University of Florida game. After his amazing visit, Jared is now considering UTK for his MBA/MS in Sport Business Management!