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Mentoring Program and Networking Resources

ProNet: SPP Student and Alumni Mentoring Program
ProNet is a module of SPP JobNet that will allow students and alumni to search and connect with mentors from diverse professional backgrounds and a variety of agencies and organizations. Mentors are SPP alumni who have volunteered to provide students and other alumni with one on one career related guidance and information.
Interested in serving as a mentor? Click here
Linked In: The SPP LinkedIn Group is a professional online networking resource allowing faculty, students, and alumni to network and maintain contact with each other. To join go to www.linkedin.com to request membership to the group.
Career Network Online:(sponsored jointly by University Career Services and the Office of Alumni Affairs) The purpose of Career Network is to connect alumni and other friends of George Mason University with students and alumni who are interested in learning more about members' career fields, occupations and employers.
Networking Tip of the Week
The School of Public Policy Alumni Chapter is hosting a weekly newsletter to help you become an effective networker and build strong professional contacts. Take advantage of this excellent resource to continue building a vast and rich professional network.
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SPP tuition for in-state students is approximately half the cost of the tuition at private competitors in the D.C. area.

Employer information sessions are offered each semester with public, private, and nonprofit organizations such as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, RAND, Third Way, and the Department of Treasury.

More than 70% of SPP students are employed while pursuing their degrees -- classes are offered in the late afternoon and early evening to accommodate full- and part-time students.