Lerner Mentoring Dinner Photo Gallery

The Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics held its annual mentoring dinner on Dec. 6. The event, which was run by Lerner’s Career Services Center, welcomed members of its Executive Mentoring Program to the Trabant Center for a night of fellowship and to celebrate the program’s success.

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