UV Mentors

What is required after I am selected as a mentor?

1. Become a Master Student - you will be expected to review the topics in Becoming a Master Student in depth and be able to demonstrate their value for other students. Read it, know it, live it!
   
   
2. Participate in summer team building activities - each summer the mentors participate in team building activities. In May, they spend one day at Boot Camp. This activity has traditionally been held at Camp Williams and provides opportunities to work together to complete obstacle courses. In July or August, the group spends 3-4 days involved in a Service Expedition. For the last four years, they have done various service projects for the Bridger-Teton National Forest in Wyoming and rafted down the Snake River.
   
   
3. Assist with One Stop and UV Experience - the purpose of a mentor is to help students make the transition to college. The mentors begin by helping new students the week before school begins at One Stop and at UV Experience.
   
   
4. Attend Student Success - each mentor is assigned to a section of Student Success. The mentor is expected to attend the class every day and support the teacher in his/her classroom activities and discussions.
   
   
5. Meet weekly with Student Success instructor - each mentor must set up a weekly meeting time with his/her assigned Student Success instructor.
   
   
6. Complete 10 hours per week - each mentor must track the hours they spend helping students in and out of class. The time they spend in CLSS 2300, CLSS 1000, and in their weekly instructor meetings counts toward their total hours.
   
   

   I spend time to do study groups, talk with the students, take students to and participate with them in campus connecting activities, prepare lessons and presentations for the class, meet with the instructor to decide just how we together can help the class and help the students learn. Jeff Engh, UV Mentor 2005-2006

   
   
   
7. Participate in selected campus activities - a mentor is responsible for helping students to connect to the campus community. The mentor should inform students of all activities on campus, but the program only selects two or three campus activities to support each semester. All mentors are expected to attend these selected activities and invite their Student Success students to attend also.
   
   

   Mentors also help their students connect to campus by attending activities with their students. This is a huge component to retention here at Utah Valley State College. Those students who connect with their campus are more likely to continue going to school here and are less likely to drop out or transfer. Annalee Barney, UV Mentor 2003-2006

   
   
   
8. Attend weekly UV Mentor meeting - Each week all UV Mentors meet to discuss upcoming activities and cover necessary training issues with program administrators and team leaders. This meeting is held Friday mornings at 9:00 am.
   
   
9. Limit outside employment to 20 hours per week - Students who work more than 20 hours a week have not been able to meet the demands of a full-time class load and the requirements of the mentoring program.