OSU Community and Diversity Mentoring Program
Overview
Mentorship is the developmental relationship between two or more people with different levels of experience that takes place over a period of time. Goal #2 of the OSU Diversity Action Plan is to “provide an excellent campus climate that fosters student, staff and faculty retention that matches our peer institutions and the best land grant universities in the country.” The mentoring program is a community building and retention tool that will bring us closer to that goal.
This program does not replace existing mentoring programs available on campus, and is not advising, counseling or coaching.
The mentoring program will be phased in over Fall and Winter terms, with students being added as mentors during Winter term.
Mentors will attend an orientation session, with the first one being held Tuesday, April 8, 3:30 – 4:30pm in MU211. Additional orientations are scheduled for Thursday May 15, 3:30 – 4:30pm in MU211 and Wednesday June 4, 3:30 – 4:30pm in MU211.
Anyone can be a mentor
- Apply to be a mentor
- Faculty
- Professional Faculty
- Classified Staff
- Students (beginning Winter Term ’08)
Anyone can be a protégé
- Apply to be a protégé
- Faculty
- Professional Faculty
- Classified Staff
- Students
Expectations (Mentors)
- Meet regularly – at least once per month
- Commit 1 – 3 hours per month to the process
- Support protégé’s growth and development
Expectations (Protégés)
- Meet regularly – at least once per month
- Commit 1 – 3 hours per month to the process
