All mentors will meet and interact with student participants on a regular basis.
Individual mentors meet with student mentees for a specified number of hours each month.
Clusters also meet once or twice each semester for special programs and events of interest to the group. The mentoring program will be piloted in the spring of 2000 and expanded in the fall of 2000. Peer mentors serve as immediate role models and relate to student issues in direct and empathetic ways. Faculty mentors guarantee that the focus of mentoring remains closely tied to academic goals and the mission of the institution. The role of the staff mentor is to integrate the student into the full range of programs, services and opportunities offered by the institution.