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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Why are we starting a freshman mentor program?</em></span></p>
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The University College is launching a campus-wide effort toward creating an aligned, memorable, and innovative experience for first-time freshman students in the Fall. When first-time full-time students join us at orientation this summer, they will learn about
our new First-Year TRAC (Transforming Relationships and Academic Connections), the guiding force behind our retention effort.</p>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">What is the First Year TRAC?</em></span></p>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </em></span>The First-Year TRAC (Transforming Relationships and Academic Connections) has been designed to help ensure freshman success by aligning academic and engagement
efforts to retain first-year students.</p>
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As part of the First-Year TRAC, students will:</p>
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Attend New Student Orientation</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 10px 0px 10px 32px;">
Attend Lion Camp</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 10px 0px 10px 32px;">
Participate in a mentor group</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 10px 0px 10px 32px;">
Take a Signature Course with a distinguished professor</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 10px 0px 10px 32px;">
Read the University’s Book in Common</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 10px 0px 10px 32px;">
Attend First-Year TRAC events on campus</li></ul>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">What will the mentors do?</em></span></p>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </em></span>The piece of the TRAC that holds it all together is the mentor groups. Each mentor group will serve 25 students, and based on our current enrollment predictions,
we are planning for 48 mentors. These mentors are paid undergraduate students who will be trained to help us:</p>
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Deliver student-success content like goal setting, time management, note taking, study skills, et cetera</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 10px 0px 10px 32px;">
Help create cohorts within the freshman class</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 10px 0px 10px 32px;">
Help guide students to resources on campus</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 10px 0px 10px 32px;">
Deliver content for a book all freshmen will be required to read</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 10px 0px 10px 32px;">
Guide students to First-Year TRAC events put on by various offices</li></ul>
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Mentors will lead “houses” that will be named for important historical campus figures. These houses will help connect us to our university’s history but also help create new traditions.</p>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">What training and support will I receive if I become a mentor?</em></span></p>
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There will be three different kinds of support provided to you:</p>
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As the leader of your Mentor House, you will be grouped with other Mentors who will become a source of information and support for you. Together your group will become a Neighborhood.</p>
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Each Neighborhood will have a University Staff member assigned to be your Neighborhood Leader. This Neighborhood Leader is a higher education professional who has expertise in student success strategies.</p>
</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Ongoing training:</li></ol>
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We would like to have an initial meeting for mentors prior to the end Spring semester.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 10px 0px 10px 32px;">
The first formal training session for new mentors will be August 15 and 16.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 10px 0px 10px 32px;">
There will be additional training sessions throughout the year.</li></ul>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">How will I be compensated?</em></span></p>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </em></span>We are still working to determine what our budget will be, so the dollar amount per hour has not yet been established. We can ensure that it will be more
that minimum wage.</p>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">How much time is required?</em></span></p>
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We anticipate you will work ten hours each month with additional time needed to answer questions or address concerns from your mentees. …</p>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">What are other advantages to serving as a mentor?</em></span></p>
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Excellent experience to list on your resume</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 10px 0px 10px 32px;">
An opportunity to be an engaged campus citizen</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 10px 0px 10px 32px;">
An opportunity to bond with and get to know the class of 2021</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 10px 0px 10px 32px;">
A campus job that is flexible</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 10px 0px 10px 32px;">
Teaching and mentoring experience</li></ul>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Where can I find more information?</em></span></p>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </em></span>You can visit the University College’s Mentor Groups website at <a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/academics/UniversityCollege/mentorgroups" style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 41, 73); -webkit-transition: color 0.25s; transition: color 0.25s;">http://www.tamuc.edu/academics/UniversityCollege/mentorgroups</a> or
e-mail <a href="mailto:FirstYearTRAC@tamuc.edu" style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 41, 73); -webkit-transition: color 0.25s; transition: color 0.25s;">FirstYearTRAC@tamuc.edu</a>.</p>
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