Industry mentoring for female business students

Lucy Mentoring is a leadership program which establishes relationships between female undergraduate business students and senior executives from the public, private and not-for-profit sectors.

About Lucy

Lucy is a mentoring program in the Macquarie Business School for second-year and above female undergraduate students. In 2021, we are inviting female Masters and MBA students to apply.

The program seeks to empower students to set career goals and become future leaders.

Executives and students:

  • work together on small work-based activities such as attending mock interviews, and team and client meetings
  • attend the program launch, mid-briefing session and end of program event to meet and learn from other program participants (2021 dates below)
  • learn fresh perspectives and ways of working from each other.

Program time frame and compulsory items

In 2021 the dates are:

  • Online mentee briefing: Friday 18 June (6 – 7.30pm AEST)
  • Online program launch: Tuesday 22 June (6 – 7.30pm AEST)
  • Mentee mid-briefing session: Monday 13 September (12 – 2pm AEST)
  • Face to face end of program event: Wednesday 24 November (6 – 7.30pm AEST)
  • Reflective journal due: Tuesday 30 November (11.50pm AEST).

Both mentors and mentees should commit to spending a minimum of 20 hours mentoring or being mentored over the five-month period of the program. To successfully complete Lucy Mentoring Program and obtain the certificate, it is essential you attend all the sessions and submit the reflective journal mentioned above.

Become a Lucy mentee

Eligibility

To be eligible to participate in the program as a mentee, you must:

  • identify as female
  • be enrolled in the Macquarie Business School
  • be in your second year or above of undergraduate studies (Postgraduate Masters students including MBA welcome to apply)
  • be an Australian citizen, permanent resident or international student
  • have a minimum WAM of 70
  • commit to attending events and completing the program during the specified dates
  • commit to assisting future Lucy participants
  • have leadership and communication skills.

Preference may be given to students in their penultimate or final study year.

Apply

Applications are now open for the Lucy Mentoring Program 2021. Please apply by 5pm Tuesday May 11 by sending an email to daiyin.lee@mq.edu.au, attaching:

  • your CV or resume
  • your academic transcript (this will not be sent to your mentor)
  • a statement telling us:
    • why you want to be part of the Lucy program
    • what you’re hoping to achieve (eg what are your goals for the program)
    • what you would like your mentor to help you with
    • your anticipated final session and final year at Macquarie.

We’ll review your application, and will let you know how you’ve gone and any next steps that apply. We may contact you if we need more information to evaluate your application.

Past testimonials

“The Lucy Program gave me opportunities to meet an incredible range of professional women and men. It has enhanced my confidence to ask questions, take risks and meet people from a whole range of organisations. The most important thing that I took away from ‘Lucy’ was that sincere relationships are imperative to workplace success, and knowing what you want and asking for help to achieve it can only lead to positive outcomes.”

“It was very inspiring to watch my mentors, who are very effective leaders, as they gave advice and motivated their teams. It put lots of the university subjects into perspective, now I feel inspired to achieve the position of partner, and perhaps even CEO one day!”