The Undergraduate Academic Advisor Undergraduate Mentoring Program is designed to facilitate professional growth, reflective practice, and community building to ensure undergraduate academic advisors have the tools and support they need to thrive.
Learn more about program benefits and details below, then click the 'Mentoring Application' button to submit your application as a mentor or mentee. A Google Doc version of the application questions is also available for you to copy and use to prepare your responses before submitting. Applications open March 30th and will remain open through August 2026.
Empower Professional Success and Share Community Wisdom
Support the development of advisors through relationship-based learning and exchange of best practices.
Boost Advisor Confidence and Skills
Strengthen your skills and self-assurance in your vital role as an academic navigator.
Cultivate Sense of Belonging and Build Sustainable Networks
Ensure every advisor feels connected, valued, and "at home" within our campus community while creating lasting professional connections.
Apply to Join
- Applications for mentors and mentees opens March 30th, 2026 and will remain open through August.
Get Matched
- The Mentoring Committee will do our best to match advisors with someone that aligns with similar interests, goals, and responses.
- Each mentor may be paired with up to two mentees. Notification of matches will occur in August 2026.
Onboard
- Mentor and Mentees will attend a kickoff event in September to meet and receive an overview of the program and expectations.
- Participants will be given access to a SharePoint page that will include all training materials and resources.
Start Making Connections
- Mentor-mentee pairs meet at least once per month during the program term (October through April).
- Discussion topics and activities are provided to mentoring pairs each month
The Undergraduate Academic Advisor Mentoring Committee would not be possible without the dedication and contributions of our colleagues who served on the committee. Organized into subcommittees, each member generously shared their time and ideas to develop a comprehensive mentoring program that supports academic advisor growth and development.
Interested in joining the Mentoring Committee? Look for a recruitment email for new committee members in late spring semester.
Mentoring Committee Chair
- Dr. Carmen Ruiz-Sanchez, Lyman Briggs College
Matching Subcommittee
- Alyse Collins, Lyman Briggs College
- Christopher Roberts, College of Communication Arts and Sciences
- Dr. Carmen Ruiz-Sanchez, Lyman Briggs College
Training Subcommittee
- Jennifer Freitas, College of Natural Science
- Tara Gazdecki, College of Communication Arts and Sciences
- Megan Stevenson, College of Social Science
Assessment Subcommittee
- Evelyn Grace, College of Natural Science
- Becky La, College of Natural Science
- Heather Wilson, College of Natural Science