Mentoring occurs when a person who has successfully negotiated a particular area shares his or her knowledge and experience to assist others who are going through a similar process. In the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity, we work to foster this type of relationship by providing the opportunity for all first-year College of Engineering students to be matched with a mentor from our select group of upper-class College of Engineering students. Mentors help first-year students by serving as resources for academic issues, assisting in developing skills, and acting as a sounding board for new thoughts and ideas.
Our mentoring programs are one part of the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity's on-going effort in creating a support network to increase the retention of students in the College of Engineering. Our goal is for the results of these efforts to benefit not only the student, but also the university and society.
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