The EOC Advisory Committee

by Janet Mangano

 

Who we are
We are friends and alumni of Baruch who seek to evaluate, enhance, and improve the undergraduate and graduate mentoring programs of the Executives on Campus (EOC). Our committee, 19 strong, consists of volunteers in the Executive Student Partnership, Entrepreneurship, FWA, School of Public Affairs, SEEK, Mentor for a Morning, and Corporate Communications mentoring programs. Each of us has a minimum of five years of post-graduate and professional experience in our fields.

What we do
We meet on the fourth Tuesday evening of each month and brainstorm! With the assistance of our esteemed EOC founders, Norm Brust, Paul Koren, and Dick Merians, as well as our director Jacqueline “J.” McLoughlin, we defined our mandates at the onset of our efforts in January 2011. Our primary focus is the sustainability of EOC mentoring activities, through volunteer resources of time, talent, and treasure. Our recruitment efforts have paid off, with 61 mentors added year-to-date. We are also developing a mentor directory using social media to facilitate ease of communications between mentors, and materials for mentors that cover topics such as resources, ethics, and training.

The critical importance of fundraising emerged at the onset of our discussions. Due to the budgetary crisis facing the state, funding for the EOC program was frozen. We are taking practical steps to increase the participation of our volunteers in fundraising, as direct contacts to corporations and other philanthropies, and also as donors themselves. As the springtime thaw continues, let’s all focus on a warmer climate for funding the program!