ENGAGE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

The ENGAGE Mentorship Program recruits as its mentees continuing students who can most strongly benefit from additional institutional support by partnering those students with faculty or staff mentor at SLCC.  Mentees are partnered with an ENGAGE Mentor for a year-long program.  The central theme of the Office of Student Engagement is our belief in providing students with excellent engagement opportunities that are student-focused, student-driven, and student-centered.  This program has been designated as the OSE’s signature programming contribution to improving the institution’s student success outcomes. The primary goal of the ENGAGE Mentorship Program is to provide each participant with the knowledge and ability to move forward successfully in his or her individual academic program and career.

Learning Outcomes

At the conclusion of the program, all ENGAGE Mentees will be able to:

• Demonstrate a clear knowledge of the college system and their roles and responsibilities within that system
• Articulate personal and professional life goals as well as practical plans to achieve those goals
• Apply problem-solving skills to real-life dilemmas with confidence and autonomy
• Participate actively in the large community of learners at SLCC

At the conclusion of the program, all ENGAGE Mentors will be able to:

• Apply strong leadership skills to future endeavors
• Demonstrate an understanding of life choices and experiences different than one’s own
• Explain the positive connection between service and self-understanding
• Participate actively in the large community of learners at SLCC

Mentor Responsibilities

As an ENGAGE Mentor, each participant will:

• Participate in a training session with the OSE Coordinator for Student Engagement
• Attend monthly ENGAGE Mentor Nights
• Respond to correspondence from ENGAGE Mentees and the OSE in a timely fashion
• Correspond with ENGAGE Mentees via email or phone an average of once per week
• Maintain monthly Mentor/Mentee Communication logs
• Submit completed logs via email with the mentee CC’d during monthly Update Weeks
• Communicate openly and honestly with ENGAGE Mentees and the OSE
• Attend the OSE Leadership and Engagement Awards Ceremony
• Complete the ENGAGE Mentorship Program Exit Survey

Mentee Responsibilities

As an ENGAGE Mentee, each participant will:

• Respond to correspondence from ENGAGE Mentors and the OSE in a timely fashion
• Communicate openly and honestly with ENGAGE Mentors and the OSE
• Attend the OSE Leadership and Engagement Awards Ceremony
• Complete the ENGAGE Mentorship Program Exit Survey

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