The Mentoring Program is a peer-based support service available to any Logan student seeking academic help in most subjects at Logan, primarily mathematics and science. If you would like to request help in one or two of your classes, would like to offer your services as a mentor to a fellow student, or both, please read the information below before proceeding to the applications to be a mentor and mentee.

Mentoring Philosophy

All students inherently possess the ability to achieve academic success. For some, learning is intuitive and comes with ease AND enjoyment; for others it can be a struggle characterized by obstacles in learning and negative experiences, making success difficult and seemingly impossible. The goal of the Mentoring Program is to connect students with a mentor - a fellow Logan student who will work to provide assistance, encouragement, and support to help their mentee achieve success.

How does mentoring work? Once a student  completes the mentee application and orientation, the mentoring program will work to pair a mentor  with the applicant. After an initial meeting to get to know each other and arrange when they will meet, mentors and their mentees are expected to commit to meeting at least twice a week for 30 to 60 minutes. During these meetings they are to address what the mentee needs help with: discussing concepts, answering questions about homework, reviewing for quizzes and exams, and discussing effective study and work habits. Maintaining a regular weekly meeting schedule is important to ensure a healthy mentorship so mentees and their mentors foster a relationship that is founded on respect, kindness and a sincere desire to achieve success together.

For mentoring to work, both mentor and mentee must commit together to a single goal: improving the mentee's success. When this happens, there can be substantial improvement in the mentee's confidence and academic performance; furthermore, the relationship between mentor and mentee has the potential to foster a level of respect, appreciation, and friendship between two individuals who might otherwise never cross paths at Logan!

Once a mentorship is established, mentors and mentees can meet in person and/or virtually. If meeting in person, mentors and mentees should find a reliable space (classroom, library, coffee shop, etc) where they can work without distraction. If meeting virtually, mentors are required to use a reliable platform, with video/audio and screen sharing, and meet at a time that is convenient for both mentor and mentee. Virtual meetings, initiated by the mentor, are to be recorded and shared with the mentoring coordinator as a record so mentors can earn community service. Mentors are required to email their meeting schedule (days/times and locations) to the mentoring coordinator as soon as it is known, along with the links to a Google Drive folder with recordings of virtual meetings AND their active mentoring log(s).

If you are interested in requesting the help of a mentor and/or becoming a mentor to provide academic help, use the links below to submit an application.