The Mentor Connections Program at the School of Nursing is established to provide   professional and leadership development opportunities for all students in the School.

• Students expressing an interest in participating are connected to a Mentor after identifying current and long term professional goals.

 
• The Mentor Connection is a developmental, empowering, nurturing relationship extending over time in which mutual sharing, learning, and growth occur in an atmosphere of respect, collegiality, and affirmation.

 
• It is a mutual sharing that occurs at a crossroads in two people's lives. The mentor is living the vision and experiencing the passion of a life discovered, prepared and practiced for years. A protege is looking to discover the meaning of what will become the work and love of their life.

• Over 75 dyads consisting of students from both Undergraduate and Graduate Programs being mentored by fellow students, faculty, administration and alumni.

 
• Students who participate are in the RN-BSN-MS, Second Degree, Transfer, Basic, Graduate Holistic and Nurse Practitioner tracks. Each bring unique needs and objectives for their individual academic and career pursuits.

• Attending professional conferences together

 
• Learning about professional, political and policy issues

 
• Sharing stories

 
• Learning how to write a resume

 
• Learning how to manage time better

 
• Supporting and caring for each other

• “Someone could answer questions about the course content I was struggling with.”

 
• “I was able to be helpful to someone who was experiencing some of the same kinds of things I experienced as a student.”

 
• “Having someone who has been there makes it less scary.”

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