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22 people are interested
STEM Mentors Needed
ORGANIZATION: The Mentoring Project
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22 people are interested
Join us as a volunteer mentor to help low-income college students find success!! Apply at: www.mentoringproject.org. Mentors can provide short-term career information or longer-term guidance overcoming obstacles to graduation.
The Mentoring Project is a new e-mentoring program partnering with Seattle Colleges. Join a small team of dedicated mentors who have these essential qualities:
1. Resourceful in navigating college-based resources.
2. Non-judgmental and accepting of differences.
3. Reliable, consistent and punctual.
4. Good listening and communication skills.
5. Ability to take apart complex problems and identify solutions and strategies.
6. Degree from a college, university or certificate or training program.
7. Willing to share about your career or academic path when relevant.
We are looking for mentors from following fields:
Bio Medical Sciences
Chemical Engineering
Computer Sciences
Doctor of Medicine
Electrical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Nursing/Nurse Practitioner
Or any other fields related to STEM.
Preferred qualities and experience might include having struggled to stay in college, early professionals or near-peer, first-generation in family to attend college, bi-lingual and/or identified as a part of a minority group while attending college or university. Please meet some of our current mentors and find the application at www.mentoringproject.org. Overall time commitment is about one hour a week with your student and one hour a month for chat group with other mentors.
Mentors:
8. Commit to working with your student(s) for at least one academic term; or if just for career mentoring typically 1-3 sessions.
9. Check-in weekly with the student by email, text, Zoom or other electronic methods.
10. Respect the student for "who they are" and strive to better understand and appreciate the student’s background in regard to race, religion, culture or economic circumstances or other differences.
11. Listen to student's needs, serve as a resource about campus and community support and services, encourage your student to believe in their own capacity to succeed and check-in on their progress seeking out and implementing solutions to obstacles.
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Specifically, mentors:
13. Steer students toward campus advisors, specialists and resources and assist them to navigate:
1. Registration for the next term.
2. An academic plan.
3. Financial aid applications.
4. Engagement in campus activities and programs.
5. Career exploration and connecting education to career.
14. Identify barriers and establish goals for overcoming obstacles.
More opportunities with The Mentoring Project
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About The Mentoring Project
Location:
1500 Harvard Ave., Seattle, WA 98122, US
Mission Statement
The Mentoring Project pairs trained community volunteer mentors with adult low-income students to provide guidance as they navigate their path to postsecondary degree or certificate completion. The 1:1 relationship, conducted on-line, aims to create stability for the student through regular check-ins, good listening and supporting the student’s belief in their capacity to problem solve.
Description
The Mentoring Project is a new program, in partnership with the Seattle Colleges, aimed at improving retention of low-income students. Currently, over half of all students starting at the Seattle Colleges (North, South & Central) will not complete their degree or certificate. Mentors will connect virtually (e.g. by text, email or video conferencing like Zoom) with their mentee once a week to provide support and encouragement to overcome obstacles to degree completion such as food insecurity, lack of funding and confusion about academic direction. This is a great opportunity to do rewarding volunteer work without a huge time commitment- here are some bonuses: Monthly mentor trainings will feature experts in the field who will share their student affairs knowledge and engage in discussion. Topics will include how to advise students about:
- Financial aid, grants and college affordability.
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
- Leveraging campus activities and services.
CAUSE AREAS
Computers & Technology,
Education & Literacy
WHEN
Thu Sep 05, 2024 - Sat Nov 30, 2024
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
WHERE
This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.
DATE POSTED
September 4, 2024
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 21
- Orientation or Training
- A weekly check-in with a student for an academic term or shorter-term career mentoring for 1-3 sessions. One-hour monthly mentor-peer chat group. Always scheduled from 12:00-1:00 pm (Pacific Coast Time) on Tuesday.