The University’s ambitious goal for alumni-student mentoring is based on 147 years of individual success stories. Generations of students have long been united with alumni and faculty in a supportive culture that continues to thrive on campus and at alumni gatherings. The challenge is how to take what has worked to scale. How can we connect 1,200 first-year students face-to-face with alumni mentors who live all over the world? One answer is PSUnite.

PSUnite is an online platform that will connect every first-year student with an alumni mentor: like-minded people sharing ideas, collaborating on projects, and passing on knowledge through smart phone apps and user-friendly web design. The vast knowledge base of our alumni community will be paired with students who have questions, are looking for guidance, and will be encouraged by the accomplishments and discoveries of those who have gone before them. The platform works in tandem with users’ existing LinkedIn profiles.

PSUnite is now being phased in with a cohort of 50 students and alumni in a test environment that will create an experience tailored for the Plymouth State community. Throughout this academic year, alumni mentors will become familiar with the program and, when classes begin next fall, we expect all first-year students to have mentors.

Join fellow alumni and friends by texting PSUnite to 51555 or visiting go.plymouth.edu/FollowPSUnite.

This important initiative promises to transform our mentorship capabilities while further uniting our community.