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FAQWhat is Peer Mentorship?
The Peer Mentorship Program exists to assist new students with:
- Acclimating to academic life and feeling comfortable with the academic structure of Regent University
- Socializing/Interacting within the Online Regent Community
- Acquiring support in areas of life that affect each student individually
Length of Program
Enrollment for Peer Mentoring is open before each 8-week session begins. The program runs through the duration of an 8-week session, after which the mentor and mentoree have the option of staying in touch on a voluntary basis.
The Office of Undergraduate Student Services provides suggested topics for the 8 weeks of the program, and suggests the mentor and mentoree communicate at least once per week.
Students who request to be a mentor longer than one session may do so, on a session-to-session basis.
This isn't pressing, so don't feel like you have to change it right away.
Students requesting to be mentored longer than a session may do so, on a session-to-session basis.
Communicating with Your Mentor/Mentoree
The Mentorship Program will be administered through Blackboard. Students may communicate with each other in whatever medium(s) they choose.
Possible mediums of communication include:
- Phone (Skype for long distance)
- Instant Messenger
- Pronto (through Blackboard)
- Face to Face (depending on location)
- Blackboard Discussion Groups
- Live Video Chat (both participants would need web cams)
Possible discussion topics include:
- Acclimating to Regent
- Motivation to succeed
- Balancing school and life
- Goals and future plans
- Socializing and networking
Students can also cater their topics of discussion to meet individual needs and interests.
