How to Develop a College Mentoring Program

The decline of the American educational system is a hot button issue. Through the 1980s, the United States carried the distinction of having more college graduates than any other industrialized nation, yet today we rank 12th in the world. Every day, 7,000 students drop out of high school nationwide. For the U.S. to stay competitive in an ever-growing global economy, the race is on to create academic and social support systems to encourage and boost college enrollment.

Instructions

  1. Getting Students on the Right Track

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      Create a proposal describing what you want to accomplish with your mentoring program. The areas covered should be tutoring, community service projects and social and cultural activities.

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      Locate community and four-year colleges in your area. Choose a college, and approach the administration with your idea of creating a mentoring program for junior and senior high school students to get their approval.

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      Approach students and faculty members to volunteer as mentors. Potential mentors can be reached through on-campus clubs and organizations.

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      Locate junior and senior high schools in your area. Arrange a meeting with the schools' administrators to discuss your idea to create a college mentoring program.

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      Have the junior and senior high schools' administration choose students for the mentoring program based on their academic standing and/or risk of dropping out. Another option is to let students volunteer to be tutored in the mentoring program.

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      Hang posters and flyers around both the college campus and the junior and senior high schools to promote the mentoring program. School websites are another great way to spread the word.

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