Mentor UPP Mission Statement:
• Provide Peer Mentees an instant connection with trained UA College of Engineering Peer Mentors, who can offer a complete picture of campus life
• Give Peer Mentors leadership opportunities to serve the College of Engineering and its students as well as provide future leadership opportunities to current Peer Mentees
• Make encouraging environments where Peer Mentors provide assistance and share information and experiences with their Mentor Groups
• Offer information on a variety of activities, programs, and events that touch on the full experience of campus life to Peer Mentees and Peer Mentors with little or no cost
• Foster community with students where they can share their unique academic and extra‐curricular interests
• Make UA and the College of Engineering personal by connecting campus and community resources and activities
Mentor UPP Program Goals:
• To cultivate relationships between first-year students and upperclassmen
• To increase first-year student involvement, retention, and confidence
• To provide a support system for College of Engineering students
• To present upperclassmen with leadership opportunities
• To offer first-year students an opportunity to explore the resources and activities provided by UA and the College of Engineering
• To give Peer Mentees an opportunity to give back to future students as future Peer Mentors