Honors Mentor Program
Honors Mentor Program
The Mentor Program is a highly competitive, credit-bearing opportunity, through which John Martinson Honors College students can hone their teambuilding and leadership skills while also cultivating these skills in others. Working closely with Honors College faculty, mentors lead small teams of first-year students in HONR 19901: Evolution of Ideas. In this role, mentors guide students through project-based coursework, helping them develop the academic and teamwork skills they need to become successful Honors College students. This context provides mentors a unique leadership laboratory, in which they can observe how teams function and discover best practices for teambuilding, inclusion and problem solving. Mentors are also provided a structured environment in HONR 299: Mentors, where they engage in personal reflection and guided discussions to ensure they get the most out of their leadership experience.
Honors Mentor Council
The Mentor Council is a co-curricular group of top mentors who are ready to take the next step in their leadership evolution. Mentor Council members work collaboratively with the program director to run interviews, trainings, and other initiatives essential to the functioning of the Mentor Program. In this effort, Mentor Council members learn what large-scale leadership is all about, as they shape the experiences and values of around 100 Honors Mentors—and through them impact the first-year experience of more than 700 Honors students.
