Recent Alumni Mentoring Program (RAMP)
Are you a recent graduate (< 5 years) of UH Shidler College of Business?
Do you want help accelerating your career, broadening your career horizons, or developing essential skills like:
- Leadership development
- Building your personal brand
- Managing relationships & becoming a master networker
- Hawaii-specific issues
The Shidler Alumni Association has a program for you!
The Recent Alumni Mentoring Program (RAMP) provides recent Shidler alumni (undergraduate degree) an opportunity to connect and learn from Hawaii’s leading business professionals allowing for career insights and personal/professional development at no cost to the mentee.
This is one of the Shidler Alumni Association's ways of giving back to Shidler alumni and providing unique value to business school graduates! We are now accepting applications for RAMP Cohort 8. Space is limited, so please submit your completed application and resume here by August 31, 2026.
For more information, or if you have questions, please contact shidleralumni@gmail.com.
Shidler Transformational Acceleration Program (STAP)
STAP is the Shidler Alumni Association’s year-long mentorship program for sophomore to senior undergraduates, pairing a select group of students with Hawaiʻi business leaders for mentoring, workshops and networking.
Learn about STAP and meet the mentors
Executive Mentoring Program (EMERG)
The Executive Mentoring Program (EMERG) offers Shidler EMBA, DLEMBA, and MHRM students, alumni, and affiliates, at no cost to the mentee, the opportunity to be mentored by a seasoned executive in the Hawaii business community for personal and professional growth. EMERG offers our Shidler Executive Education students a "boutique" mentoring program in which mentors are personally matched to our applicants based on profession, industry, and reach/growth goals.
Some areas your executive mentor could assist and provide advice with:
- Switching careers/sectors, launching a business / Enriching your network / Exposing you to unique opportunities
- Enhance leadership capacity / Provide unbiased feedback / Impartial sounding board
- Navigate big life changes / Discover your personal brand
- Program Length: 6 Months
Time Commitment: Minimum 3 x 1-hour mentoring sessions
This Program is made possible by the Shidler Alumni Association—where past graduates turn their professional success into new opportunities for tomorrow’s leaders
Applications for the 2026–2027 EMERG Cohort are now closed. Please keep an eye out for applications for the 2027–2028 Cohort!
For more information, please email Shidleremerg@gmail.com
