I Want To Be A Mentor

Mentoring has many benefits for both faculty/staff and students. We are pleased to hear that you are interested in becoming a mentor to students! You can mentor students in various ways which are detailed below.

Learning Outcomes

To help you get a sense of what your role will entail, here are some learning outcomes based on WSU core themes that we would like for faculty and staff to reap benefits from and also some expectations for you to see if mentoring is right for you.

• Access, Learning & Community

  Faculty and Staff will learn about factors that impact student success on our campus and will actively advocate for their students.

• Learning

  Faculty and Staff will learn their role in becoming effective mentors to students and apply mentoring best practices.

• Learning & Community

  Faculty and Staff Mentors will learn the value of and seek opportunities to engage in self reflection while supporting students in doing the same.

• Community

  Faculty and Staff Mentors will identify and apply career readiness and exploration practices within their mentoring relationships.

What To Expect

1. Complete our Interest Survey to get an understanding of your availability, previous research and education, and your comfortability with specific conversations that you might have with students.
2. Complete our program's orientation (what is mentoring, how to work with students through mentorship, responsibilities): 1 hour of your time
3. Get matched and meet with your student(s) at least once a month. You decide how many students you can mentor!
4. Complete a survey after each semester to assess your relationship(s) (one for each if you have more than one).
5. Log your hours with a small form at the end of the month!

Mentoring Opportunities

We have different mentoring options to fit your schedule!