Peer mentors model the qualities necessary for successful completion of a graduate program and provide their protege someone they can identify with. Mentors and proteges will attend a Mentor Training Program. Research suggests that training is not only important to the success of mentoring relationships but that it can assist both the mentor and protege in understanding some of the challenges they may face and understanding how to deal with them. The Mentor Training Program will allow all mentors and proteges in the program to meet and interact. This will be a very fun, informative, interactive environment and will provide the base for your mentoring relationship to begin.
Mentors provide support and serve as a source of motivation for their protege.
Mentors are matched with their protege for one school year. Mentors are not academic advisors, tutors, or counselors. And most importantly, mentors are not expected to know all the answers. Mentoring is a two-way street, and the protege is not the only one who benefits from a mentoring relationship. The act of mentoring allows you to receive the satisfaction that you have helped and influenced another.