GOA9: Progress Report
2 days ago
Tuesday, September 09, 2008
Mentor Center
The dean asked me to find out what techniques, if any, have worked at your campuses to make the Mentor Center successful? At my campus, the mentor center is seperate from the library. One of the instructors coordinates the pairing of mentors with students needing help. The peer mentors are volunteers, not paid or FWS. We also have a few instructors who mentor occasionally as well. Any feedback would be appreciated.
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At first, an adjunct instructor had Mentor Center hours added as to his contract. He did a lot of tutoring, plus he arranged for students as paid tutors. He also opened the campus each Saturday. Eventually our campus added a Student Services Advisor position, and that faculty member was hired in that position. The Mentor Center is separate from the library, but the SSA holds his Saturday hours in the library.
Thanks, Chandra. What type of volume do you get at the mentor center? It seems as if a number of students request mentors, but don't necessarily follow through. Do you find that to be the case?
The Mentor Center at Rockford is located in the library. We have a Mentor Center coordinator who hires and schedules the tutors. We also have two volunteer tutors. The volume at the mentor center varies, sometimes it is very busy and sometimes the students are doing work for FA. We don't require students to schedule a time with a tutor, but they can schedule with a certain tutor if they want. When a student is on academic warning or probation, they are paired up with a member of faculty (this includes the librarian and Mentor Center coordinator) so that they have someone to come to with issues. The student is to contact the mentor and schedule a time to talk or email every week. This does not always work out as some students won't call nor will they return calls or emails.
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