PLUS Handbook
Faculty, Staff & Administrative Mentoring

Faculty, staff and administrators interested in becoming a mentor will be selected on a volunteer basis and will need to go through training. There is an application and matching process. All faculty, staff and administrators interested in participating in this program will be assigned to a mentee. It is our goal to supply each mentor with a roster of other mentors to interact and network with. Mentors will be able to and are encouraged to discuss any questions and/or concerns within the mentoring pool and to obtain different answers or solutions from different mentors, which we hope will be helpful. We hope that this network will become a valuable source of information, problem solving, and referral information. Faculty mentors will also be asked to assist in identifying students from their classrooms who could benefit from the Mentoring Program.

Availability of mentors can be during office hours or by appointment at your mutual convenience. However, many activities on campus or in the community that you may want to attend with your mentee occur in the evenings or on weekends. It's important to be aware of your time commitment and/or limitations to this relationship.

In selecting mentors, the following characteristics are considered: willingness to become a mentor, time to become a mentor, persistence in communicating with your mentee, and most importantly, a desire to make a difference in the life of a student.