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The Cave Hill Campus Mentorship Programme commences in October each year and closes the following April.

 

A Mentoring Training Workshop and an Orientation Session is held. During these sessions, mentors and mentees are given ideas for what they can do together, what they can talk about, their respective roles and responsibilities etc. Please do not hesitate to contact the Office of Student Services, to volunteer to mentor a student.

 

The Mentorship Programme was launched during the 1994/95 academic year. More than 100 mentors and a similar number of students participate annually in the programme. Evaluation by both mentors and students every year indicates that the programme is extremely beneficial to both parties.

 

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

 

The main objectives of the programme are as follows:

• To match students with positive role models and to expand students' horizons. To have an experienced professional counsel a student on academic, personal and career development.
• To broaden the pool of persons who are willing to work with the University in the enhancement of general student development, especially the improvement of learning skills and particularly the ability to learn from experience.
• To have professionals advise the Office and wider campus on areas that need to be strengthened, based on the interaction with our students.
• To improve inter-personal skills and build self-confidence.

 

THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE MENTOR

• To be available to commit quality time to the assigned student on a reasonably regular basis. To maintain a highly professional and ethical relationship with the mentee.
• To participate in activities designed to bring the student, mentor and institution together. To identify a co-mentor as an alternative where time constraints begin to impact on the mentor/mentee relationship.
• To keep the Office of Student Services abreast of any difficulties encountered and to seek the intervention of the Office where needed.
• To participate in the assessment process at the end of the academic year.

 

THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE MENTEE

• To maintain a highly professional and ethical relationship with the mentor.
• To avoid viewing the programme as a job finding opportunity.
• To appreciate the value of the mentor's time and to keep all scheduled appointments.
• To keep the Office of Student Services abreast of any difficulties encountered and to seek the intervention of the Office where needed.

 

CRITERIA FOR PARTICIPATION

The programme is open to all university students. Preference is given to students in the second and final year of ther degree programme. Students must be available to attend workshops/seminars relevant to their professional development.