ABOUT THE WEBINAR

Internships can and should be more than a checkbox. When designed with intention, they become powerful launchpads for long-term success.

In a competitive talent landscape, mentorship is the differentiator. Embedding mentorship within your internship and early-career programs leads to better outcomes, stronger pipelines, and more equitable opportunities for learners from all backgrounds.

Listen as Kate Urban, Staff Researcher at Handshake, Annemieke Rice, VP of Partner Success at Mentor Collective, and Jennifer Thornton
Senior Vice President and Chief Program Officer at Business-Higher Education Forum, hold a dynamic conversation on how to harness mentorship as a driver of intern satisfaction, performance, and post-internship success.

In this webinar, you'll learn:

✅ How mentorship enhances intern satisfaction and accelerates career readiness

✅ How structured mentorship supports underrepresented students and creates equitable pathways

✅ The role of mentorship in building accountability, skills, and professional confidence

✅ Practical strategies to integrate mentorship into internship programs at scale

✅ Long-term benefits for students, teams, and institutions

Meet the Speakers

Moderator: Jennifer Thornton
Senior Vice President and Chief Program Officer,
Business-Higher Education Forum 

About the BHEF:
The Business-Higher Education Forum is a national network that connects pioneering corporate and higher education leaders to identify emerging skills and co-develop inclusive pathways that address talent needs. They empower and catalyze collaborations that deliver accelerated, inclusive, and effective solutions across education and work to meet the changing talent needs of learners, workers, and businesses. 

Annemieke Rice
VP of Partner Success,
Mentor Collective

About Mentor Collective:
Mentor Collective is the premier mentorship provider helping organizations transform mentorship into a scalable, data-driven human network—an effective solution for talent development, retention, and long-term success. Fueled by the most extensive dataset on mentorship impact, we empower companies, education providers, and workforce organizations to leverage mentorship as a strategic engine for talent development and retention. Our approach goes beyond traditional programs—we create connected ecosystems that meet the evolving needs of learners, workers, and leaders throughout their entire lifecycle. 

Kate Urban
Staff Researcher,
Handshake

About Handshake:
Handshake is the career platform for Gen Z. With a community of 20 million students, alumni, employers, and career educators, Handshake’s network is where career advice and discovery turn into first, second, and third jobs. 1 million companies use Handshake to build their future workforce—from Fortune 500 to federal agencies, school districts to startups, healthcare systems to small businesses. Handshake is built for where you’re going, not where you’ve been.