Mentoring

For students new to CSU, and current students who would like to share their knowledge, develop helping and leadership skills

New students (protégés)

Are you nervous about how your first semester at CSU? Wondering what it will be like attending classes in large lecture halls? Need answers to other questions? If you answered yes … AAC has a fun way to make your transition to CSU easy! Get a mentor through the Academic Advancement Center (AAC)! You will be matched with an upper class AAC/CSU student who can help ease your transition from high school student to life as a CSU student. The Mentoring Program has been successfully matching students since 1991! Help us continue the tradition as we welcome you to our AAC and CSU community!!!

The mentoring program:

• Helps new freshmen and transfer students who want help with the transition to life as CSU student
• Helps develop strong study skills for academic success
• Helps protégés learn about Colorado State University's services and programs
• Helps fund student attendance to cultural events in Fort Collins
• Provides assistance to new students while they make the transition to Colorado State University
• Gives protégés an opportunity to serve as a mentor their second year at Colorado State University

Current CSU students (Mentors)

Students interested in being a mentor for the Academic Advancement Center will:

• Develop leadership and helping skills
• Attend cultural events
• Help a peer succeed in college
• Be a role model to protégés on how to be an effective mentor

Mentors meet the following requirements:

• a minimum of a 2.75 cumulative GPA
• be an enrolled sophomore, junior or senior at CSU
• meet with his or her protégé for an hour a week for the duration of the fall semester

There is also an opportunity one mentor and one protégé to earn a FirstBank $1,000 scholarship each year for outstanding participation in the mentoring program.

For more information, please contact Shawanna Kimbrough, Mentor Coordinator Phone: 970-491-6129