Exceptions to this policy may be granted at the discretion of Student Life or by a letter of petition to Residence Life. Submit all petitions to the Residence Life Office. At the center of the college experience is the student-faculty relationship. Each student is assigned to a faculty mentor. Freshman and sophomores will be assigned to faculty mentors who will establish personal relationships with individual students.
Mentors provide academic as well as other forms of counseling and advising.
Each freshman mentor will also facilitate a collegium or small group of students. Mentors and collegiums participate together in the freshman class, Jesus and the Christian Community, and meet for social and other group activities. Mentors are assisted by experienced student mentor assistants who will also provide support and counsel for students who are new to the institution. Academic Program Advising Initial mentors carry the primary responsibility for academic advising during the freshman and sophomore years. Upon declaration of a major, students will be assigned to an academic program mentor who will assist the student in program planning within the major.