First-Year

Mentor Training

Kelly DeSisto, Gissel Lopez,

and Jennifer Smolinksi

Goals

and

Obje

ctiv

es

To enhance the comprehension

of the First-Year Mentor job

expectations and structure

To develop understanding of the

dynamic definition of a mentor

To provide the knowledge and

resources necessary for First-

Year Mentors to support

students in their transition into

the institutionTo create team morale and

substantial conversation that

will create trust and union

within the First-Year Mentor staff

Train

ing A

genda

9:00 – 9:15: Welcome w/ coffee & muffins

9:15 – 9:45: Icebreaker: “Who Am I?”

9:45 – 10:00: Icebreaker Discussion

10:00 – 10:45: Overview of Program

10:45 – 11:00: 15 minute break

11:00 – 11:30: Defining Mentorship

11:30 – 12:30: Do’s and Don’ts of Mentoring

12:30 – 1:30: Lunch Break

1:30 – 2:15: Returning Mentor Question Panel

2:15 – 3:15: Campus Resource Mentor Presentations

3:15 – 3:30: 15 minute break

3:30 – 4:30: Role Play and Discussion

4:30 – 5:00: Mentor Initiation

5:00 – 5:30: Wrap up & Evaluations

WELCOMEACTIVITY: Who am I?

Expectations of a First-Year MentorOverview of ProgramPowerPoint #1

Firs

t Ye

ar

Mento

r Role

oWhy were they chosen

for the roleoNote where First-Year

Mentors fall in the list

of student leaders who

help with first-year transitionoPurpose & Importance

of Role

Exp

ect

ati

ons

for

the R

ole

o General Expectationso Accessibilityo Checking in with students

o Referring to opportunities

and resourceso Attendance in First-Year

Socialso End of semester & end of

yearo Individual Encounterso Once a montho Must fulfill certain types of

encounterso Evaluationso Check in/Communication

Roles of a MentorPowerPoint #2

Definin

g M

ento

rship

Pa

rt 1 oDefinitions and

characteristics of a mentoroImpact of a Mentor

oACTIVITY: Index cards

Do’s

and D

on’t

s of

Mento

ring

Part

2 oDo’s and Don’ts of MentoringoACTIVITY: Best (and

worst) practicesoHandout

LUN

CH

!It’s time to eat!

Returning Mentor PanelWords of wisdom from our

returning first-year mentors

Campus Resources Mentor Presentations

Reso

urc

e

Prese

nta

tions

oMentors required to prepare a presentation

on a designated campus resourceo Notification sent prior to

summer breakoMax time: 7 minutes o Reminder email sent

out one month before

training

Reso

urc

e

Prese

nta

tions

Cont.

oTotal of seven groupso One group of 2o Six groups of 3oResources1.Academic Advising

2.Health & Counseling

Services3.Student Life4.Residence Life5.Career Services6.Registrar 7.Financial Services

Role PlayingPutting knowledge of mentorship to the test!

Role

Pla

ying

oScenarios to be acted out

in groups of 3 or moreo 1 person acts as the

mentoro 1 person acts as the

menteeo 1 person observes and

gives feedback after role

modeling endsoDiscussion facilitated by

professional staff at end

of practice mentoring

Making it OfficialPaperwork, mentee

assignments, and more!

Maki

ng it

Offi

cial

oSigning contractsoAssigning mentee(s) to

mentorso Contact informationo Bio information

oProviding further contact informationo On-campus resourceso Professional Staffo Mentor coordinators

o Email addresses of fellow mentors

WRAP UPQ&A and Evaluations

Now it’s YOUR turn!Role Playing

Role

Pla

ying

Sce

nari

o

You’ve noticed that one of your

mentees is acting withdrawn

and very quiet at your meetings

and is alone every time you see

her on campus. You decide to

ask her about her apparent

isolation. She tells you that she

is really homesick and that she

feels very different from

everyone at the school. She

states that she isn’t rich and

that the school sucks and that

she wants to go home. What do

you say to her? How do you

handle the situation from there?

Dis

cuss

ion

Quest

ions

What were the most helpful things that were said by the mentor? By the mentee?

What could have been

done differently by the

mentor? Mentee? Would this have changed the result?

Thank You!

Questions? Comments?