Connecting Upperclassmen and Freshmen

Purpose-Audience

The Purpose of this series is to help a college upperclassman (Senior or Junior) to aid a freshman in navigating their education and college career decisions.

The Expected Investment:

This series is designed to run for 6-8 weeks depending on the time available when this series begins. Mentor and mentee are always welcome to continue their interaction past this time.

Mentor and mentee will each invest about 20 minutes in a pre-mentoring exercise.  There will be 4-6 engagements between the mentor and mentee.  This first session will likely be the most be the largest time commitment. It is most beneficial if this first session is conducted in person.  Following the initial session, it is estimated that the Mentoring pair will have 4-6 additional interactions of about 30 minutes each.  The mentee may have been given exercises by the mentor to be completed between engagements.

The Outcomes:

• The Freshman Student will have formed a valuable relationship

• The Freshman Student will gain more clarity about areas of study, groups, clubs, or career path

• The Freshman student will gain more confidence in discussing his or her experience/career with others

• The Freshman Student will have gained 2-4 additional introductions to build their network.