"Peer Mentoring is Fulfilling"
The Transition to Independence Program offers a Peer Mentor Program that provides an avenue for students to form natural mentoring relationships with their peers. The program matches upper class-men with lower class-men. The lower class-men are able to have an upper class-men invest in them and build a strong bond that is maintained through their years at Wayne State.
Through the mentorship program, accountability and friendship are built in a genuine and unique way. Our mentors meet up with their mentees multiple times per month over coffee or lunch, through social media or by phone. Yet, no matter how they are connecting, students are able to have significant conversations about life and school. According to Zyle, a program mentor, "Peer Mentoring is a fulfilling experience. You never realize that you are able to help someone until you are put in a situation where somebody really needs you and is asking for your help. Sometimes we take our knowledge of everyday life for granted; so I really love being able to impart wisdom to my mentee."
The Peer Mentor Program's success is based on mentor participation, and we have found that our students rise to the occasion and make very high quality mentors. The program has had great success this academic year, and we are excited to see what continues to unfold through these thriving relationships.
TIP Wayne State
Peer Mentoring Program
(313) 577-0063
Through the mentorship program, accountability and friendship are built in a genuine and unique way. Our mentors meet up with their mentees multiple times per month over coffee or lunch, through social media or by phone. Yet, no matter how they are connecting, students are able to have significant conversations about life and school. According to Zyle, a program mentor, "Peer Mentoring is a fulfilling experience. You never realize that you are able to help someone until you are put in a situation where somebody really needs you and is asking for your help. Sometimes we take our knowledge of everyday life for granted; so I really love being able to impart wisdom to my mentee."
The Peer Mentor Program's success is based on mentor participation, and we have found that our students rise to the occasion and make very high quality mentors. The program has had great success this academic year, and we are excited to see what continues to unfold through these thriving relationships.
TIP Wayne State
Peer Mentoring Program
(313) 577-0063