Program Benefits
Benefits to Mentors
- Share knowledge and experiences
- Enhance self-esteem
- Shape educational, leadership, career and learning goals
- Gain self-renewal
- Develop a new generation of successful advocates
- Gain recognition for service
- Experience a feeling of pride in seeing the mentee learn and focus on goals
- Enjoy the feeling of being useful and supportive
- Appreciate the ability to lead the mentee to higher levels of thinking
Benefits to Mentees
- Learn more about KSU and the campus community
- Build self-esteem
- Enhance interpersonal skills
- Increase self-motivation, self-discipline, and goal setting skills
- Experience an atmosphere of professionalism, trust, and respect
- Be more successful in one’s academic career
- Lessen the stress associated with college attendance
- Receive peer guidance in academic decision making
- Enhance overall learning and career aspirations