FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Mentees
- What is Mentoring?
- What is a Mentee?
- Am I Qualified to be a Mentee?
- What does a mentor do?
- Is there anything that I cannot ask a mentor to do?
- How much time does Mentoring require?
- What are the benefits of being a mentee?
- How do I sign up?
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| 1. What is Mentoring? |
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Mentoring
is a one-on-one relationship in which a faculty or staff
member provides guidance to
a Hostos student, who is working towards successful graduation.
The mentoring relationship develops as a student requests
advice and guidance from an assigned faculty or staff member
who offers solutions to academic questions and frustrations.
The mentoring relationship is formed outside of regular
classroom activity, and within the confines of all institutional
policies, rules, codes of conduct, and regulations [Back to top] |
| 2. What is a Mentee? |
| A mentee is a student who volunteers to
be assigned to a Hostos Community College faculty or staff
member. S/he will ask for guidance when academic questions
or frustrations arise. [Back to top] |
| 3. Am I Qualified to be a Mentee? |
| Mentee qualities are
as follows (1) CLIP students (2) if you have not passed all parts of the CUNYACT
(reading, writing, math) exam (3) if you are a first year
Hostos student. [Back to top] |
| 4. What does a mentor do? |
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A
mentor will set up a regular meeting schedule with their
mentee. S/he will meet with their mentee
during office hours, communicate by email, or have a phone
conversation. Discussion topics range from academic successes
to other challenges. S/he will provide guidance to their
mentees questions and concerns. S/he is to be used as a
resource to assist a mentee with navigating the Hostos
Community College system. S/he will serve as an introduction
for their mentee to various campus services. [Back to top] |
| 5. Is there anything that I cannot ask a mentor to do? |
| A mentor cannot replace a service that is offered by Hostos Community College for which s/he is not responsbile. S/he is not a tutor, editor, and cannot and will not negotiate mentee grades. Mentors and mentees will be advised of their individual roles during Mentor/Mentee orientation sessions, and in the Mentor/Mentee handbooks [Back to top] |
| 6. How much time does Mentoring require? |
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The mentor and mentee commitment is minimally one hour
per week. The mentor and mentee work together to set
a regular meeting schedule for the duration of the academic
semester
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| 7. What are the benefits of being a mentee? |
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Mentees have the privilege of being introduced to faculty
and staff members of the college with whom they might
not otherwise have contact. Mentors, also, serve as a
direct link and quick reference to registration and other
processes of the college. Additionally, qualified mentors
can serve as advisors to their mentees. In general, students
who have mentors participate, more frequently, in classroom
and extra-curricular activities, gain more real life
experiences, and have higher graduation rates from the
institution at which they started.
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| 8. How do I sign up? |
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If you are interested in becoming
a mentor or a mentee, please click
on “How do I sign up?” and
then on the category that applies
to you. Contact Sarah
Brennan
in B-462, or x6609 with any inquiries.
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