Mentor Comments About Former Interns

Mentoring is the process of sharing knowledge and skills with a young person. The goal is to help young people gain the skills and confidence to be responsible for their own futures and to acquire academic knowledge and workplace skills.


"My intern became a full member of the team. She worked effectively on all levels of the division and contributed in meetings."
Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development

"He exceeded his learning objectives established at the beginning of the placement. He was a tremendous asset to our organization. His intellectual ability and consistency make him an outstanding student whose quest for knowledge and insight is admirable. These traits will serve him well in his future career. We have enjoyed working with him this semster. He spent a busy summer with our office, and his assistance was invaluable."
Office of the Secretary of State

"She is a bright, self-motivated and talented person, with great problem solving skills."
Department of Business and Economic Development

"He was a valuable, indispensable member of the Lt. Governor's staff. His ability to quickly digest information and adapt to a hectic environment was terrific."
Office of the Lt. Governor

"He helped take our community's profile work to another level. He used great insight and creativeity in this effort. He has excellent people skills, and is a good communicator and team player. A real asset to any organization. This young man should achieve quite a level of accomplishment in his professional career."
Maryland Department of the Environment

"She has the ability to look at the ‘big picture' and to identify the steps needed to achieve the goals and complete the tasks necessary to reach the goal."
Maryland Department of Human Resources

"She is an outstanding and mature student who adapted immediately to a new environment. She always presented herself in a professional manner and appeared comfortable with her mentors and staff. She has had an opportunity to participate in a variety of state policy meetings and other higher education issues. I hope she will consider employment with a state agency in the future."
Maryland Higher Education Commission

"He learned all that was set out for him to learn about economic policy, how small businesses function and the economic development that other states pursue. He grasped the administrative capacities of state agencies and how their functions relate to public policy and presented solid analyses on how to improve a variety of functions within Maryland state government. He served the purpose of being resourceful as evidenced by his research, relationships with economic development contacts in other states and assessment on how to improve services to small businesses. He learned well beyond what was anticipated." Department of Business and Economic Development

"She has exceeded performance expectations in terms of her level of understanding and the quantity and quality of the documents she produced. I would absolutely recommend her for another position. She is punctual, hardworking, diligent in completing tasks, and an energetic and enthusiastic learner. She interacts with internal and external customers in a professional manner. Her knowledge, skills, and abilities are recognized and appreciated by those of us who have had the pleasure of working with her."
Maryland State Department of Education

"The experience with the program was positive, I enjoyed the caliber of the intern we received and interacting with UMBC Partners."
Governor's Office of Crime Control & Prevention

"Outstanding experience! She was wonderful; the program is an excellent process for developing students' skills, abilities, and content."
Maryland State Department of Education

"We are grateful for the opportunity to provide a challenging venue for the brightest minds." Maryland Department of Housing & Community Development

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