April 2024 Monthly Digest

Happy spring! This month’s Digest is full of fresh resources to ensure mentorship grows across your institution.

💡 Tips and Tricks

• Peer-to-peer recruitment is powerful. From live streaming events to hanging out in highly trafficked student areas, take advantage of peer-to-peer interactions to authentically engage with your students.
• Hear Dr. Helen Schurke Frasier, Ph.D., Assistant Dean for Student Success Initiatives, share how integrating mentorship into the student success strategy at University of California, Davis, led to increased recruitment and engagement.
• Consider including mentorship as part of your program requirements - as part of an enrollment checklist or as a way to complete community service.

📚 Education Opportunities

• Join us on April 23 at 1:00 PM EST to learn how Assumption University builds an ongoing culture of mentorship. Save your spot today!
• ICYMI: Last month’s webinar featured recruitment strategies that work. Learn how a centralized strategy and connecting with parents at orientation can support recruitment and impact your institution’s culture.

🤝 Upcoming Community Events

• It’s Community College Month! Register here to learn how Hartnell College’s Salinas Valley Promise program leveraged a multifaceted initiative to foster a sense of belonging and encourage student persistence.
• What recruitment assets work well for your institution? Support mentorship for all by sharing recruitment materials here - and receive a gift card as a thank you!

✅ To-Do’s

• Don’t forget to thank your participants! Recognizing your students can encourage others to opt-in. See this University of Delaware student’s social media post after she received her mentorship thank you gift.
• If you’re looking for emails to send participants as your program is closing, here are ready-to-use messaging templates.
• Did your participants experience a greater sense of belonging or increased help seeking behavior? Don’t forget to leverage your assessment data! These insights can support end-of-year reporting conversations at your institution. Chat with your Partner Success Manager about additional ways to use end-of-program assessment results.

🎉 Finally, we have an exciting announcement - you now have DIRECT ACCESS to Mentor Collective’s Partner Support Team! Email MC's Partner Support helpdesk at partnersupport@mentorcollective.org for technical or product questions, or for the following requests:

• Dashboard login support/problem-solving
• Emailing or texting program participants
• Launching microsurvey
• Viewing microsurvey results
• Requesting data
• Partner dashboard questions