peer mentoring: improving social and academic integration among first- and second-year students in...
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Peer Mentoring:Improving Social and Academic Integration Among First- and Second-Year Students in the Louis Stoke Alliance for Minority Participation Program at
The Ohio State University
J. Tyler Cole, M.Ed.
Louis Stokes Midwest Center of Excellence 2014 ConferenceOctober 26, 2014
Agenda
• LSAMP Program Components• Rationale for Peer Mentoring• Training Guide– The Ohio LSAMP Peer Mentoring Program– LSAMP Peer Mentoring Ideology– Peer Mentor Training Modules
• Discussion
LSAMP Program Components
Advisement and CounselingSummer Bridge/Early Arrival ProgramTutoring/Supplemental InstructionFaculty Mentored Undergraduate ResearchPeer MentoringStipends
Rational for Peer Mentoring
• Academic Integration– Increasing retention
• Social Integration– Builds cultural community
• Professionalism– Emulation
Table of Contents
1. The Ohio LSAMP Peer Mentoring Program2. LSAMP Peer Mentoring Ideology3. Selecting and Training Peer Mentors4. Peer Mentor Training Modules
The Ohio LSAMP Peer Mentoring Program
Basis of Mentor-Mentee Relationship
What do you know now that youwish you had known when you were at their stage?
The Ohio LSAMP Peer Mentoring Program
Meeting Requirements• Meet at Each LSAMP Sponsored Event• Two In-Person Meetings/Semester• E-Communication
The Ohio LSAMP Peer Mentoring Program
Mentor-Mentee MatchingFirst and third year students –
Academic and Social TransitionSecond and fourth year students –
Academic and Professional Integration
LSAMP Peer Mentoring Ideology
First-Year Students: Exploration and Integration
The primary goals for first year mentees are to build a foundation upon which student may become engaged with cultural community of the university and utilize the tools and resources designed to help them achieve academic success. The role of the mentor is to introduce students to the university, build strong relationships founded on trust and communication, and serve as a resource to the student.
LSAMP Peer Mentoring Ideology
Second-Year Students: STEM Field Engagement
The primary goals for second year mentees are to strengthen relationships among students and faculty and develop interest in completing research in the STEM field. The role of the mentor is to coach students through how to engage with faculty and explore undergraduate research opportunities.
Training
Module 1: Building the Relationship with Your Mentee• Listening Skills• Asking Questions• Confidentiality• Boundaries• Communication Style
Training
Module 2: Creative Programming
Depends on your particular institution and community. Our mentors are helping to write this section at our institution.
Training
Module 3: Understanding Identity Development• Erikson’s Stages of Psychosocial Development – For
College-Aged Persons (1980)• Marcia’s Ego-identity Status (1996)• Chickering’s Theory of Identity Development (1993)• Tinto’s Model for Social Integration
Training
Module 4: Risk and Behavior Management• Signs That May Indicate a Student is Distressed or
Disruptive• Academic Problems• Behavioral Problems
Training
Module 5: Cultural Competence
Training
Module 5: Cultural Competence• Understanding Cultural Barriers Bred from
Oppression and Privilege• Recognition and Elimination of Oppression• A Culturally Intelligent Way of Handling the Elephant
in the Room, David Livermore
