Mentoring Program
General Information
College Center 504
Phone: 508-626-4645
Fax: 508-626-4087
E-mail: dbaldwin@framingham.edu
Events
February 11, 2013Author John Elder Robison
4:30 p.m.
McCarthy Center Forum
February 21, 2013
Phenomenal Woman Nominations Due
4:00pm
McCarthy Center 504
March 13, 2013
Phenomenal Woman Ceremony
4:30pm
McCarthy Center Forum
March 25, 2013
Mixed Melodies an Evening of Song
6:30pm
McCarthy Center Forum
Relevant Advice & Mentoring for Multicultural Students
R.A.M.2S.
This mentoring program is designed to assist first year students of color in the achievement of academic and life skills. This will be accomplished through connections with the University in three distinct areas, academic excellence, interpersonal connections, and personal awareness.
- Academic Excellence
- Demonstrate habits that develop skills to enhance academic achievement.
- Appreciate and achieve success as defined by the individual mentor teams.
- Learn the value of a curriculum that includes general education well as major concentration requirements.
- Eliminate the stigma associated with seeking outside academic assistance (ie. tutoring).
- Commit to Interpersonal Connections and Social Involvement
- Learn the value of involvement with the University outside the classroom through attending campus events, joining a club, participation in intramurals, etc.
- Support the Campus Passport from the student's FSU Foundations class with an Involvement Plan that makes campus involvement intentional.
- Learn to develop supportive friendships.
- Understand the role and responsibility of student inside and outside the classroom.
- Demonstrate appropriate behavior in academic and social settings.
- Seek Personal Awareness
- Explore a path to career and life success in way that incorporates unique individual experience, interests, passions, and expertise.
- Ensure students accept individual responsibility for academic successes and failures.
Program Requirements
- A positive attitude.
- A willingness to learn.
- Three face-to-face contacts with your mentor each month.
- One session with all members of the program each month.
- Blogging about your first year in the spring semester.
