Mentorship Philosophy

[Ken Patton]

John, I imagined you dropping your arm like the ref at a prize fight when you commanded us to "discuss"

Philosophy:
- convey the excitement and rewards of engineering by by trying to be a great engineer for the team
- try to set the bar high, because the best students will meet it
- try to support the students who are new and learning

Lessons:
- winning isn't everything - trying to win is the important thing
- by saying "we are trying to win" we are saying that we commit to preparing ourselves to win
- when we prepare ourselves to win, we must: be on time, support the team by doing our role, practice, work hard, and get good grades (A's not B's)
- if we have prepared ourselves to win .... we have won

- it may not be fair, but people who don't know you will judge you by your grades
- if you have below a 3.0, I can't hire you

- come back and see us so we can hear stories about what you have done