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Mentoring the Millennials: how to reach today's students.

Women in Higher Education

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Much has been written about mentoring and its positive contributions to the career success of professional women. But what about your female students?

How do they define an effective mentoring experience? What do they need from their mentors? How can a mentor overcome the generational and technological gaps?

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The challenges of mentoring the Millennials--as this group of students is called--are great, but the results are rewarding, say Missy Eich, area coordinator, housing and residence life and Tiffany Lowe, assistant director of residence life at North Carolina's Appalachian State University.

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