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Student Societies | Mechanical & Civil Engineering | BYU-Idaho

# Mechanical and Civil Engineering Student Societies

BYU-Idaho offers many diverse societies for students to participate in, learn valuable skills, and make connections for their futures.

Students are encouraged to actively participate in student societies to provide extracurricular engineering experience and develop leadership, teamwork, and other professional development skills. The following are some of the societies available to students.

ASCE

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) student chapter provides opportunities for students to serve as officers, attend field trips, learn from guest speakers, take part in friendly competitions, and be involved in student outreach. 
 
About ASCE

ASME

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) is an international professional organization founded in 1880 with over 130,000 members. Its mission is to enable collaboration, career enrichment, and skill development across engineering disciplines 

About ASME

Society of Women Engineers

To help women achieve their full potential as engineers and leaders, expand the image of the engineering profession as a positive force in improving the quality of life, and demonstrate the value of diversity. 

About SWE

TBP Engineering Honor Society

The Tau Beta Pi (TBP) Engineering Honor Society represents all engineering professions. It is the nation's second-oldest honor society, founded at Lehigh University in 1885 to recognize engineering students of distinguished scholarship and exemplary character. 
 
About TBP
All BYU-Idaho Employees Are Mentors | Student Success | BYU-Idaho

# All BYU-Idaho Employees Are Mentors

Mentors minister, teach and advise to help students become "disciples of Jesus Christ who are leaders in their homes, the Church, and their communities."

All employees and faculty at BYU-Idaho have the ability to make a difference in the lives of students. Although positions and responsibilities vary, we must seek the Spirit's guidance and increase our Christlike caring for others.

Principles of Mentoring at BYU-Idaho include teaching in ways that edify and inspire, preparing students for meaningful employment opportunities, ministering to individual students, and connecting students with university resources.

Explore the Principles of Mentoring

Who Can I Mentor?

Learn about the tool designed to help identify at-risk students for those who interact with them on a daily basis. Review surface signals and underlying causes to understand student behavior and performance.

Get Involved

How Do I Mentor?

Discover ways to reach out to students, how to listen to students, and how to help students deal with difficult situations. Study principles for academic and career advising that will bless the lives of students.

Get Involved

Who Can Help My Students?

Find out who to connect students with when they have needs you can't fill. There are resources to help students with academic advising, counseling, mental health, Title IX, internships, and careers.

Get Involved

Emergency Mentoring Situations

Faculty members and employees who encounter students in emergency situations should use this page to know who to contact. If any student is in immediate crisis or at risk of physical harm, first call 911.

Get Involved
Academic Risk Outreach Tiers | Student Success | BYU-Idaho

# Academic Risk Outreach Tiers

Academic Risk Outreach Tiers were created to help assess and categorize students' at-risk levels.

Students at risk of not meeting the BYU-Idaho Academic Standards will have the registration holds and credit limits applied as outlined in the table below.

| At-risk Tier | Description | Registration and Credit Limit Implications |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | cumulative GPA >=2.0 and <2.5 | None Note: Students in Tier 1 are proactively invited to take advantage of academic success resources. |
| 2 | cumulative GPA >=1.0 and <2.0 and repair GPA <=2.5 | Credits limited to 12 |
| 3 | cumulative GPA <1.0 Or cumulative GPA >=1.0 and <2.0 and repair GPA >2.5 | 1. Registration hold applied until the student meets with an advisor. 2. Credits limited to 9, 6, and then 3 for each consecutive term in Tier 3. |

An adjustment to credit limits may be considered if the student's most recent term GPA is above 2.0.

****Procedures****

1. Students with credit limits are encouraged to work with an academic advisor to create or update a success plan.
2. Registration holds, and credit limits are applied after the add/drop deadline in the term following a change to a student's tier status.
3. If a student qualifies to move out of Tier 3 but later returns to Tier 3, the student will begin with a nine-credit limit rather than continuing with the limits they had previously in Tier 3. For example, the student below would have a nine-credit limit rather than a three-credit limit in term six.

| | | | | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ****Term**** | ****1**** | ****2**** | ****3**** | ****4**** | ****5**** | ****6**** |
| Tier | None | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Credit Limit | None | 9 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 9 |

****Definitions****

Target Graduation Credits:The minimum number of credits to earn a degree or make significant progress toward certificates. 
The target graduation credits are set at 60 for online students and students seeking an associate degree. The target graduation credits for students seeking a bachelor's degree are set at 120 credits.

Repair GPA:The average course GPA a student needs going forward to bring their cumulative GPA to above a 2.0 before the student reaches their target graduation credits. 
The Repair GPA helps a student understand how well they need to perform in their future coursework to meet the minimum cumulative GPA graduation requirement (see Academic Standards).
Emergency Mentoring Situations | Student Success | BYU-Idaho

# Emergency Mentoring Situations

Learn which situations are life-threatening and need immediate action.

Call 911 in immediate crisis or harm of student or employee.

## Suicidal Student Emergency Protocol

### Students in Immediate Crisis or Physical Harm

If students are in immediate crisis or physical harm, call 911 and then the Dean of Students at (208) 496-9200.

### Students at Risk of Harming Themselves

If students are at risk of harming themselves or have a similar crisis during office hours (8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday - Friday), please contact the BYU-Idaho Counseling Center at (208) 496-9370 or come directly to their office and tell the receptionist that it is an emergency.

### Emergency During Evening or Weekend Hours

If an emergency occurs during evening or weekend hours, or anytime, call or text the ****Suicide and Crisis Lifeline**** at 988.

### Students Struggling but not in Immediate Danger

If students are struggling but not in immediate danger, promptly refer them to a professional, such as the BYU-Idaho Counseling Center.
How Do I Mentor? | Mentoring | BYU-Idaho

# How Do I Mentor?

Follow these guidelines to prepare to mentor or improve how you mentor students towards success.

All students can be blessed through mentoring. As employees, we focus on mentoring students through teaching, advising, and ministering. The following section discusses possible ways to begin or improve as a mentor.

## Preparing To Mentor

No matter what type of mentor you are, following these steps can help you build a trusting relationship with students and set you on the path to meaningful mentoring.

Gain an Understanding of the Student Experience

Approaching students with love and understanding will help students know that employees and faculty are trustworthy and dependable. 
 
Scriptures to study: 
****a.**** John 14:26--(the Comforter teaches all things) 
****b.**** 1 Nephi 10:17--(the power of the Holy Ghost)

Mentor with the Spirit

When mentoring with the influence of the Holy Ghost, students can feel your love for them and be strengthened by your testimony. 
 
Scriptures to study: 
****a.**** 2 Nephi 33:1--(speaking with the power of the Holy Ghost) 
****b.**** D&C 100:7-8--(speaking with the Holy Ghost) 
****c.****Colossians 1:9--(don't cease to pray)

Set Goals with Students

Students can be blessed by a mentor who helps them find a goal to cling to during their college career. Helping students discover a vision for themselves is important for their career and for their testimony as disciples of Jesus Christ. 
 
Share these scriptures with students who lack vision or need to set goals for themselves: 
****a.**** Proverbs 29:18--(have a vision) 
****b.**** Alma 5:15--(look forward with an eye of faith) 
****c.**** D&C 76:12--(The Lord's plan for you) 
****d.**** D&C 20:11--(The Lord calls many to His holy work)

Serve and Invite

Serving students and helping them become successful is our highest priority. Each student will have questions and personal struggles. Our responsibility is to reach out and connect with them. You can bless students in ways that will influence their careers, academics, and--most importantly--discipleship.

Employees can prepare to become successful mentors by becoming familiar with campus resources, learning students' names, using office time proactively, and reviewing at-risk surface signals and underlying causes.
I-Plan Mentoring Tool | Student Success | BYU-Idaho

# Mentoring Dashboard

The mentoring dashboard helps mentors identify at-risk students and connect them to on-campus resources.

Mentoring Dashboard

Log in to identify at-risk students through the Mentoring Dashboard in I-Plan.

Go to Mentoring Dashboard

## Identifying At-Risk Students Through the Mentoring Dashboard

According to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), university employees may only access personal student information for academic concerns. In using this tool, please follow the Spirit and use good judgment. If you are unsure when it is appropriate to use this tool, please review the employee Privacy & Information Security Training.

### I-Plan Tool Overviewedit edit

1. This section shows a student's picture, name, I-Number, and Grad Plan status. In order to view a student's profile, including their history with Advising and Grad Plan, mentors must click on "View Profile" directly under the student's picture.
2. This icon indicates a student's GPA trend. A student whose GPA has gone up will have a green icon with an arrow going upwards, a student whose GPA has declined will have a red icon with an arrow going downwards, and a student whose GPA has remained consistent will have a gray icon with a stop sign.
3. This section shows a student's cumulative GPA. A student who has a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or lower is considered at-risk and will have a red or orange line filling this section.
4. This section indicates a student's at-risk tier status. If a student does not fall under at-risk tier criteria, this section will be blank. At-risk tiers rank from 1 to 5, with tier 5 being the most at-risk.

### Student Profile

1. This section provides mentors with a student's information such as major, email, and phone number.
2. The "History" section provides mentors access to a student's history with Advising, presented from most recent to least recent. A student's history with Advising can be filtered by clicking on the three lines next to the search field.
3. The "Overall Student Risk" section show's a student's at-risk tier status, if applicable, as well as a graph of their GPA trend.
4. The "I-Plan Details" section allows mentors to view a student's Grad Plan, anticipated graduation date, GPA, and excess credits.
Principles of Mentoring | Student Success | BYU-Idaho

# The Principles of Mentoring

Mentors help teach, prepare, minister, and connect with BYU-Idaho students to help them flourish.

## Breaking Down the Principles of Mentoring

We mentor students as we teach in ways that edify and inspire, prepare students for meaningful employment opportunities, minister to individual students, and connect students with helpful university resources.

Teach

- Mentors prepare students to use their knowledge, talents, and professional skills to strengthen their families, the Church, and their communities
- Mentors inspire students to be lifelong learners and teachers who build the people around them and add value wherever they serve
- Mentors help students gain confidence in their ability to work through difficult problems

Prepare

- Mentors help students learn how to solve problems, think critically, communicate effectively, and work well with others
- Mentors counsel with students about their academic challenges, educational strategy, and professional goal
- Mentors maintain high standards of excellence and professionalism

Minister

- Mentors take an interest in individual students and learn their names
- Mentors seek divine guidance in counseling with students about their academic challenges, educational strategy, and professional goals
- Mentors exemplify the virtues that will help students succeed, including faith in Jesus Christ and integrity

Connect

- Mentors connect at-risk students with university resources
- Mentors follow up with students to ensure they are utilizing university resources
- Mentors collaborate with other employees to support the success of individual students
Who Can Help My Students? | Student Success | BYU-Idaho

# Who Can Help My Students?

Find mentoring help from Academic Advising and other BYU-Idaho programs.

## Who Can Help My Students?

As mentors, there will be times when you cannot help students with all their problems. However, there are plenty of university resources that will support you and assist you in getting students what they need.

Academic Advising

The Academic Advising Office helps students plan classes and provides advice on course sequencing and career planning.

Get Involved

Internships and Careers

The Internship and Career Services Office helps students network, find internships, and prepare for their careers.

Get Involved

Dean of Students Office

The Dean of Students Office advocates for and assists students who have experienced unusual hardships in getting the help they need.

Get Involved

Students with Mental Health Concerns

The Counseling Center provides professional resources for individual, couple, or group counseling.

Get Involved

Student Disabilities and Accommodations

The Student Disabilities and Accommodations Office helps faculty create reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities.

Get Involved

Title IX and Sexual Misconduct

The Title IX Office handles all reports of sexual misconduct, sexual harassment, stalking, and domestic violence.

Get Involved

Student Honor

The Student Honor Office handles all incidents of academic dishonesty and helps mentors set up student interventions when necessary.

Get Involved

Mentoring

The Mentoring Office connects students who may need additional support with peer mentors, both long-term and short-term.

Get Involved

Emergency Mentoring Situations

Take immediate action in life-threatening or emergency situations.

Get Involved

Wellness Center

The BYU-Idaho Wellness Center helps students create and reach mental, physical, social, and spiritual goals. Our purpose is to promote a balanced, happy life.

Get Involved

Questions

If you are unsure of who to contact for a student's specific needs, you can use the Student Help form to request help for the student. 
 
Request help for a student
Mentoring, Internships, and Careers | BYU-Idaho

# Mentoring, Internships, and Careers

Mentors help students plan future careers by obtaining internships through career exploration, student workshops, and other tools.

## Helping Students Find Internships

Mentors have the option to use their professional contacts and resources to help students find internships. Additionally, students have access to resources provided by the Career Center that teach how to use LinkedIn and BYU-I Connect to find their own professional contacts. You can direct students to the Finding an Internship webpage or Handshake to find companies recruiting students, specifically from BYU-Idaho, for internships and jobs.

****Because each academic college and department has different internship requirements****, faculty and employees are not expected to know the internship requirements for each student. The Career Center is prepared to help students with resources to find an internship and assist them during the entire internship approval process.

Handshake

BYU-Idaho's Handshake tool allows students to find internships and jobs with companies who want to employ BYU-Idaho students and/or alumni. Encourage students to utilize this valuable resource. 

Sign In to Handshake

Internship Approval Form

All internships at BYU-Idaho must go through the approval system in I-Plan. Once the student has received approval from the faculty internship coordinator and the employer, the student must register for the internship course in order to receive academic credit. 
 
Go to I-Plan
Mentoring & Student Support | Student Success | BYU-Idaho

# Mentoring and Student Success

Student Success offers peer mentoring and workshops to help students succeed in college.

## Providing Additional Support

Student Success offers the following resources to assist struggling students:

1. Peer Mentoring

Peer Mentors are available to work with students dealing with challenges in any aspect of college life--academic, social, spiritual, financial, or physical. Peer mentors meet face-to-face weekly with students to assess needs, set and monitor goals, and connect students with appropriate campus resources. Mentors meet with students for a minimum of three weeks up to an entire semester, depending on their needs.

2. Student Workshops & Skills Mentoring

Interactive workshops, led by student facilitators, help students develop skills such as managing time and money, setting and achieving goals, navigating roommate relationships, making decisions, strengthening study skills, and more. One-on-one skill mentoring sessions are also available for these topics.

If mentors notice students who are struggling, they can refer them to Peer Mentoring.

## Student Referral Form

To refer students to Peer Mentoring for mentoring, workshops, or involvement, please fill out a referral form. With each referral submitted, Peer Mentoring follows the steps outlined below:

### 1. Assess Needs and Struggles

Peer Mentors reach out to the student who has been referred and invites them to a one-on-one, face-to-face meeting where their needs and struggles are assessed. This process works best when the student knows they are being referred to Peer Mentoring.

### 2. Develop An Action Plan

Peer Mentoring works with the student to develop an action plan based on an assessment of their needs and struggles. This action plan may include workshop participation, one-on-one skills mentoring, or referrals to specific services such as the Tutoring Center, Counseling Center, or Accessibility Services.

### 3. Provide Short-Term Mentoring

Peer Mentoring then provides the student with short-term mentoring and ongoing face-to-face meetings, follow-ups on action plan commitments, progress tracking, and reporting back to those who submitted the referral.

### 4. Offer Long-Term Mentoring

If the student requires additional time, they may be encouraged to participate in the Heber J. Grant Mentor Program for at-risk students. This program requires weekly face-to-face mentoring.

Refer a Student

To refer students to Peer Mentoring, please fill out a referral form.

Referral Form
Mentoring &  Student Honor | Student Success Mentoring | BYU-Idaho

# Mentoring & Student Honor

Strengthen students' resolve to follow the Savior by instilling shared values and upholding academic integrity.

Through starting effective conversations with students, inviting them to live the Honor Code, and following up with them, mentors can help strengthen students' understanding of the Honor Code.

## Teaching Shared Values

When starting a conversation about the Honor Code, there are three important principles to keep in mind that can help students have a positive experience: **Initiate**, **Invite**, and **Follow Up**.

Principle 1: Initiate

Initiate a conversation with the student, and be clear about the concern 

- Treat and listen to the student as a seeker of truth and as someone who keeps their commitments
- Ask the student to share with you why the values represented in the Honor Code are important

Principle 2: Invite

Invite the student to fulfill their commitment to the Honor Code 

- Teach them how upholding these principles will go beyond their time here as a student
- Help the student to see the benefits and blessings of following the Honor Code

Principle 3: Follow Up

Follow up and continue to encourage the student 

- Listen and consider what the student said that may further their commitment and soften their heart
- Support and guide the student in their efforts of discipleship
Mentoring, Title IX, & Sexual Misconduct | Student Success | BYU-Idaho

# Mentoring, Title IX, and Sexual Misconduct

Mentors and faculty are obligated to follow Title IX policies to protect students from discrimination. Report sexual misconduct involving students immediately to the Title IX Office.

Title IX protects people from discrimination based on sex in education programs or activities that receive Federal financial assistance. Title IX states:

> "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance."

One key area where employees and faculty have specific Title IX obligations is in their prevention of and response to sex-based harassment, including sexual violence. The university's Sexual Misconduct Policy and Title IX Office are positioned to address all issues in this important area.

University employees who become aware of or reasonably suspect any incidents of Sexual Misconduct must promptly report the information to the Title IX Coordinator. Any concerns related to the following should be directed to the Title IX Coordinator:

-Dating/Domestic Violence 
-Sexual Assault 
-Stalking 
-Sexual Harassment

## Suspecting Concern for a Student

It is not your responsibility to find out if your suspicions are correct, but it is your responsibility as an employee of BYU-Idaho to report all suspicions or knowledge of sexual misconduct or harassment to the Title IX Office.

### Reporting in a Timely Manner

Not reporting a situation that will help a student is dangerous. Never hesitate to report a situation right away, whether you know the full details of an incident or you are only suspicious of sexual misconduct.
Who Can I Mentor? | Student Success | BYU-Idaho

# Who Can I Mentor?

Mentors identify students in need of support through the Mentoring Dashboard and spot at-risk identifiers.

## Identifying Students Who Need Help

Through researching student behavior and success rates, at-risk student categories were created to help mentors identify students who are at risk of dropping out and not finishing their degrees.

Often, students who are at-risk show surface signals that they are struggling. However, the underlying causes are more difficult to identify. With this in mind, the Mentoring Dashboard was created to help mentors easily identify students who may need additional help and support in their academic and personal lives.

## Mentoring Resources

Surface Signals and Underlying Causes

Surface signals are often the outward manifestation of an underlying cause.

Get Involved

Mentoring Dashboard

The Mentoring Dashboard helps mentors identify at-risk students and connect them to on-campus resources.

Get Involved

Academic Risk Outreach Tiers

Mentors can assess and categorize students' at-risk levels.

Get Involved

All faculty and employees are encouraged to focus on the students they interact with on a daily basis, follow the Spirit, and do what they can to help them.

Identifying At-Risk Students

Learn how to identify surface signals in at-risk students and assess common underlying causes.

Identify Surface Signals