Students will have a meal with their group once a week during the fall and spring semesters. The meetings will cover aspects of the program curriculum that can also be found in EIU’s University Foundations Course. Mentors will help clarify discussions, answer questions, and provide anecdotal examples to support the Foundations Course material presented to students, helping them retain important information.
In addition to curriculum assistance, meetings allow for students to informally talk with their mentor and other peers about their current experiences as a new EIU students, enhancing peer communication and giving mentees additional resources of support and information.
Graduate assistants will host meetings with the mentors once a month during both the fall and spring semesters. These meetings will act as regular check-ins for the mentor to discuss how their mentor groups are going, review curriculum and goals, and acquire additional leadership skills.
