{"id":36697,"date":"2026-01-07T13:40:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T21:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/?p=36697"},"modified":"2026-01-07T13:40:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T21:40:18","slug":"the-afternoon-exchange-a-ufv-alumni-mentorship-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/2026\/01\/07\/the-afternoon-exchange-a-ufv-alumni-mentorship-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"The Afternoon Exchange: A UFV Alumni mentorship experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail alignleft wp-image-36698\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/files\/2026\/01\/TAE-banner-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/files\/2026\/01\/TAE-banner-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/files\/2026\/01\/TAE-banner-2-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/files\/2026\/01\/TAE-banner-2-65x65.jpg 65w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This event is designed to bring together students and recent alumni (0\u20135 years post-graduation) for an afternoon of relaxed, meaningful conversation. Whether you\u2019re still figuring things out or already a few steps into your career, your perspective as a UFV graduate is incredibly valuable.<\/p>\n<p>The Afternoon Exchange focuses on small-group conversations where participants can share experiences, ask questions, and learn from one another in a welcoming environment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What to expect:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Small-group conversations with students, alumni, and UFV mentors<\/li>\n<li>A guided format that supports easy conversation<\/li>\n<li>Opportunities to share your experiences and learn from others<\/li>\n<li>Light refreshments in a relaxed afternoon atmosphere<\/li>\n<li>You don\u2019t need to prepare anything in advance. Just bring your curiosity and your experience as a UFV alum.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you\u2019re interested in staying connected, supporting students, and building your alumni network, we\u2019d love to see you there.<\/p>\n<p>Thurs, Jan 29<br \/>\n3:30-5 pm<br \/>\nUFV Abbotsford &#8212; Alumni Hall<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/alumni.ufv.ca\/events\/the-afternoon-exchange\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/alumni.ufv.ca\/events\/the-afternoon-exchange\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information, contact Anthony Biondi at <a href=\"mailto:anthony.biondi@ufv.ca\">anthony.biondi@ufv.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #fff;\">01\/29\/2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This event is designed to bring together students and recent alumni (0\u20135 years post-graduation) for an afternoon of relaxed, meaningful conversation. Whether you\u2019re still figuring things out or already a few steps into your career, your perspective as a UFV graduate is incredibly valuable. The Afternoon Exchange focuses on small-group conversations where participants can share &#8230; <a title=\"The Afternoon Exchange: A UFV Alumni mentorship experience\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/2026\/01\/07\/the-afternoon-exchange-a-ufv-alumni-mentorship-experience\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":36698,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,10,12,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-event","category-myufv","category-calendar","category-ufv-today"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36697"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36697\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36704,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36697\/revisions\/36704"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}