Comprehensive Support for ACE Alumni:
Mentorship, Internships, and Career Placement
Company Overview
engage as a Transformative
Partner Firm
INTERESTED IN GETTING INVOLVED?
Hear from ACE leaders
and participants on the impact of TPP.
Firm Commitment
Encourage your employees
To volunteer as an ACE TPP Mentor, where they will regularly connect with an ACE Alumni to provide professional and personal guidance as they navigate their post-secondary pursuits.
Facilitate paid summer internships
Opportunities within your firm for eligible ACE TPP Participants and help ACE ensure all interested participants have an internship in the AEC field.
Help Students
Help eligible TPP students obtain full-time positions within your company.
Identify a point of contact
To serve as a program liaison to ACE National staff. ACE National staff will support your firm in mentor recruitment and retention efforts to ensure maximum employee engagement and satisfaction.
Firm Outcomes
Mentoring
Mentoring improves employee morale and increases employee retention. When employees participate in firm supported volunteer opportunities, they report greater satisfaction with their jobs.
Opportunities
Expand opportunities to hire ACE Alumni as interns and full-time employees already rooted in firm culture.
Onboarding
Firms report intern and employee onboarding is streamlined if the student is a TPP participant.
Help Spread the Word!
The ACE Transformative Partner Program (TPP) connects ACE alumni with industry professionals who provide mentorship, career guidance, networking opportunities, and support as students transition from education to employment.
Interested in learning more?
Register for one of the quick 30 minutes or less TPP Info Sessions
(all sessions share the same content):
*Coming soon: ACE Mentor – TPP info Session – Northeast
ACE TPP
Schedule
2026
March – July 2026
July 31, 2026
July & August 2026
August 2026
September & October 2026
Ask for Firm Leaders
Connect with ACE
Appoint primary POC for TPP communications & coordination and connect with ACE
Recruit and Encourage
Send firm-wide recruitment email, encouraging employees to sign up and inviting them to attend a short, live info session about TPP
Info Session
Schedule a firm info session on ACE TPP to inform your employees about this fulfilling volunteer opportunity
Interested in getting involved?
Contact Information
Katie Bawarski, Director of Student and Alumni Advancement
Email Katie