They have regular roundtables where mentors exchange ideas and also provide support for each other. Many of the mentors recruited their own mentees, and other participants were recruited through advertisement. Nathan McDonald, Team Leader, spoke about his experiences. He supervises four peer mentors and they meet weekly. He sees this program as being very positive for all involved and has received very good feedback from mentors and mentees.
Mentors also benefit.
When younger people are looking up to them, it motivates them to excellence. JJ noted that Nathan is a dual major with a triple specialization and is involved in six or seven other leadership positions. He pointed out that the leaders of this program are talented, involved students. Rebecca Nieto, Team Leader, also spoke about her experiences. She said she has learned that people want to see results, and this program shows results.