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Peer 2 Peer Mentoring Program
Definition of Mentor
Overview
Mission: The GED Scholars Initiative Mentoring Program supports GED graduates attending KSU, ensuring they receive beneficial, on-going support and guidance by encouraging community building and promoting a positive, successful learning experience.
Mentors and Mentees will…
Encourage the consideration of unexplored possibilities.
Plan and implement goals for success.
Explore potential career opportunities.
Develop strategies for negotiating the university system.
Building Relationships
Purpose: Mentoring provides an opportunity for individuals to learn from each other in order to help one another grow in their academic experience at KSU.
Outcomes for Mentors and Mentees include:
Communicating effectively to increase knowledge of the university system through building resources and networking infrastructures.
Developing skills to clarify expectations and establish realistic goals.
Demonstrating openness to change and a willingness to investigate opposing ideas, concepts, theories, and realities.
Creating a bond of respect and integrity through the sharing of life experience and feelings.
Training
Purpose: To provide mentors with strategies to support the academic and personal goals of the mentees.
Goals
Mentors will be able to create a culturally sensitive environment.
Mentors will know how to find out about University policies.
Mentors will develop strategies and tools that will enhance the academic and personal skills of the mentees.
Mentors will model positive communication techniques and problem solving skills.
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