In some ways, this is what makes the Mentor Program so unique and successful. Faculty and mentors work together to create strategies that incorporate their personalities and strengths in order to contribute to their students success. Mentors, in collaboration with their faculty often bring their unique talents and experiences into the classroom and the mentor sessions. For example, faculty can assign more complex technology assignments when they have a mentor who has extensive technology experience. A faculty with a English major mentor can confidently assign peer review during the mentor session.
Mentors often influence the chose of texts and assignments.
Mentors always provide valuable feedback to the faculty about how the course is being perceived by students and how the course and assignments could be improved. We have observed that the Mentor Program has had an enormous impact on the students, the faculty and the mentors themselves. Again, it would have been hard to predict the breadth and extent of the impact of mentors at the inception of the program. The challenge for University Studies is to continue to investigate and document the impact of the Mentor Program. Impact on Students.