APAPASE’s Annual Student-Mentor Mixer Event took place on Tuesday, February 24th at Penn’s Weitzman School of Design, bringing together more than 70 participants – a mix of undergraduate and graduate level planning students from University of Pennsylvania, Temple University, West Chester University, and Penn State and seasoned planning professionals from both the public and private sectors.
Students were engaged in conversations with mentors to get answers to questions about future career paths. UPenn graciously hosted the event, Temple University sponsored the event, and students from our volunteer committee created the announcement flyer, formulated questions for the mentors based on input from the attendees, and helped to get the word out, which ultimately brought together the largest group of participants yet.
This year’s event featured connection cards to help students exchange contact information and make lasting connections with professionals in the field. The Southeast Section Council Chair, John Federico, introduced the organization and invited participants to get involved in planning and future events. Following that, the APA PA Chapter President, Leah Eppinger, welcomed participants on behalf of the chapter and explained how the section and chapter are related.
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