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ROCKET-2-ROCKET Peer Mentorship Program

LAUNCHING FALL 2009

Welcome to the Rocket-2-Rocket Peer Mentorship home page! During fall 2009, The University of Toledo will launch a transformative, new mentorship program for first-year undergraduate students. Implementation of the pilot mentorship program pairs approximately 400 first-year students with trained peer mentors. Full implementation - which will pair all first-year students at UT with a trained peer mentor - is targeted for the 2010-2011 academic year.

We are currently recruiting undergraduate peer mentors and faculty/staff mentors. If you are interested in serving as a mentor as part of this exciting new program, please review the information below and complete/submit a Commitment Form (links located at bottom of page).

Questions and Comments can be directed to either Jeff Witt (ext. 3710 or jeffrey.witt@utoledo.edu) or Michele Martinez (ext. 5323 or michele.martinez@utoledo.edu)

	Peer Mentor	Faculty/Staff Mentor
Qualifications	Potential Peer Mentors must: be in good academic standing (min. 2.0 overall GPA) be recommended by a leadership development/academic support program complete the on-line commitment form complete a "Lifeline Training" session	Potential Faculty/Staff Mentors must: demonstrate a commitment to student centeredness complete the on-line commitment form complete a "Rocket-2-Rocket" briefing (either on-line or as a short workshop) be willing to serve as a mentor to 1-5 student mentors
Training	Peer Mentors will be trained to: establish meaningful and positive relationships with their mentees help and encourage mentees to get connected in co-curricular ways assist mentees with effectively utilizing academic and personal support resources identify and appropriately respond to "red flag" behavior of mentees	Faculty/Staff Mentors will be trained to: establish meaningful and positive relationships with their student mentors help and encourage student mentors to establish and maintain effective interpersonal relationships with their mentees assist in maintaining accountability standards of their student mentor(s) identify and appropriately respond to "red flag" behavior of their student mentor(s)
Incentives	Peer Mentor incentives include: opportunity to actively contribute to student centeredness at UT option of registering for a 1-3 credit hour course opportunity to receive a co-curricular transcript opportunity to receive UT-sponsored certification being paired with a Faculty/Staff Mentor campus-wide recognition	Faculty/Staff Mentor incentives include: opportunity to actively contribute to student centeredness at UT opportunity to connect with students outside of class and programs opportunity to directly support and encourage student leaders to persist and succeed at UT opportunity to directly impact retention of first-year students

Peer Mentor Commitment Form (4-20-09)

Faculty/Staff Mentor Commitment Form (4-20-09)

Page updated: April 27, 2009

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