Resources For Mentors
Mentoring students, especially underrepresented students, requires knowledge of various resources around the community and on our campus that could help them. Please reference these resources when meeting with your mentee. If you know of any other resources not listed here please let us know!
Get Help With Essentials
Resources are available both on and off campus for food pantries, housing, applying for SNAP and unemployment, child care options, transportation, and health & safety resources.
Get Help With Essentials 24-Hour Crisis Lines
Resources for Students:
- Get Essential Needs
- Get Academic Help
- Get Healthy (Physical and Mental)
- Get Involved
- Get Financial Help
- Get Mentoring & Advising
- Get Focused Support
Additional Training
Faculty and Staff in Mentoring roles can always make use of additional training and readings to improve their impact on students. If interested, please reference the following training options and references that could be of use.
LearnWeber (in your eWeber Portal):
- Safe@Weber
- FERPA Online Training
- Emotional Intelligence 2.0
- 5 Day Challenge to Improve Your Mental Health
- QPR for Suicide Prevention
- Individualized Student Success
- And More!
Readings/ References
- Ambler, T., Harvey, M., & Cahir, J. (2016). University academics’ experiences of learning through mentoring. The Australian Educational Researcher, 43, 609-627.
- Chan, A. W. (2008). Mentoring ethnic minority, pre‐doctoral students: An analysis of key mentor practices. Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 16(3), 263-277.
- Dollinger, M., Arkoudis, S., & Marangell, S. (2019). University alumni mentoring programs: A win-win?. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 41(4), 375-389.
- Law, K. L., Guthrie, D. D., Beaver, B. R., Johnson, S. M., Parys, J., & Toms, O. M. (2019). Faculty and staff perceptions of undergraduate mentoring. Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 27(4), 399-415