Serve as a mentor for an at risk child or young adult (e.g., Big Brothers Big Sisters or Our House).

Raise the profile of a high performing person you know by introducing them to people affiliated with organizations outside of the university.

Mentor your mentee about navigating the organization's culture.

Mentor an individual who strives to obtain a leadership position in an organization that you volunteer with. Communicate that individual's intent with other leaders of that organization.

Invite your mentee to join you for professional events. Before the next event, facilitate goal setting with the mentee (e.g., meet three people from Business and Finance and learn what they do).

Identify an individual to mentor. Clearly communicate the future needs of the organization and create a mentoring plan with them.

Create a reverse mentoring program that enables older, more experienced employees to interact and learn from younger colleagues (e.g., younger hires teach older hires new technologies and older employees impart institutional wisdom).