Students are introduced to an extensive educational support service network and are encouraged to use EOP advising and tutoring units, as well as other campus support services. Student Support Services is a program at San Francisco State University funded in part by the U.S. Department of Education. The telephone number is 338-2312. Each prot g is matched to a faculty and a student mentor who act as guides, role models, and friends. Mentors can help the prot g s in focusing on their skills, expanding their growth, and building confidence.
Mentors can also help integrate prot g s into the university culture.
This helps to promote better grades and lower dropout rates. Specific benefits that mentors provide to prot g s who participate in the program are introducing them to other college students, referring them to proper advisers for academic assistance, finding specific people on campus who can assist them in solving problems, helping them feel comfortable talking to professors, and assisting them in finding tutorial help when needed. Students can find a strong base of support while pursuing their degrees in SFSU's School of Engineering. This support came about to assist disadvantaged but motivated students who chose to major in engineering. MEP recruits and retains students in SFSU's engineering program and provides career planning and assistance services.