`Runner Alumni Mentor Program

The `Runner Alumni Mentor Program, established by the Alumni Association in 2018, pairs CSUB alumni and other professionals with sophomores, juniors, seniors and graduate students who need help with such things as choosing a career path, drafting a resume, interviewing for jobs and networking. RAMP is facilitated on our `RunnerBridge platform, an online community for our students, alumni, faculty and staff.

For the 2025-2026 academic year, we matched up 48 mentees with 47 mentors.

We facilitate RAMP through `RunnerBridge, an online networking and mentoring platform where potential mentors and mentees apply for RAMP and through which matched pairs can communicate and access resources designed to guide and enhance their mentoring relationship.

Those not accepted into RAMP can take advantage of our online `RunnerBridge Community, where students of all grades, from freshmen to graduate students, can reach out to alumni, faculty and staff for more informal, quick-hit career conversations.

OVERVIEW OF RAMP

RAMP pairs mentors and mentees one-on-one for one academic year.
Each pair are expected to meet up at least once a month and attend our professional-development workshops and mixers.
To be accepted, participants must attend one of three orientation sessions held for early in the academic year.
Mentors are required to have at least five years of professional experience.

PROGRAM STRUCTURE:

Application to the Program: Summer 2025
Mentor and Mentee Matching: Fall 2025
Mentor and Mentee Connect and work towards Mentorship Goals
RAMP social events, industry tours, workshops and Q&A panels
Program Closure: May 2026
RAMP will open for the following cycle in Fall 2026

SELECTION AND MATCHING PROCESS

Participants are selected based on responses to the registration questions.
Matching is based on a combination of factors including preferences selected by mentees and overlap in interests and background identified in program registration questions.
You will be notified by email whether you've been accepted into the program.