Purpose-Audience

The purpose of this series is to guide Hamline first year students to understand the importance relationships and networking will have on your life and career.  Hamline University and PRISM Networking have developed this course to help you develop your relationship building skills and provide a contact management platform for you to use while in school and through out your career .

The Expected Investment:

This series consists of 10 lessons that include exercises and “assignments” to help you  gain the skills and confidence you will need to succeed in elevating your confidence and sense of belonging here at Hamline University, and through out your career and life.   The course is planned for  12 weeks of the semester  with one lesson expected per week. Each lesson includes a video which range from 7:00-11:00 minutes, in total, 92 minutes of video. 

Throughout the course, there are lessons and activities which  can  take 15-25 hours over the course of the semester.  We suggest completing all of the recommended exercises to get the most out of this PRISM course. The activities range from creating your own personal branding statement, building your own Linked In profile and network, and most importantly, conducting informational interviews and other networking activity.  Some of the exercises should be continued over to your semester break when you can focus on some of the personal relationship development skills. 

The lesson on mentorship is designed to help you find a mentor for this school year and in future years as your career progresses.

If you have a fellow Hamline student who is not part of a FYSEM using PRISM and you would like to invite this classmate to use PRISM please see your FYSEM instructor.

The Outcomes:

• You will develop your personal and professional portfolios.
• You will gain more confidence in your career skills.
• You will conduct exercises which will help you build relationships and expand your network. 
• You will learn how to seek out mentors who will help you succeed here at Hamline and as you transition to a career