1. Best Practices for Utilizing College Students as Mentors Tap
into your pool of College Students
2. Best Practices I. History of TeamMates II. Benefits of using
college mentors III. Identifying the right college mentors IV. Best
Practice guide
3. The History of TeamMates
4. History of TeamMates The mission of TeamMates is to
positively impact the world by inspiring youth to reach their full
potential. The TeamMates Program began in 1991 with the vision of
University of Nebraska Head Football Coach Tom Osborne and his wife
Nancy. The program began with twenty-two football players who met
with middle school students in the Lincoln Public Schools.
5. History of TeamMates What did these twenty-two football
model to these twenty-two middle school students? 1. Work hard -
Grades 2. Commitment - Attendance 3. Character - Behavior
6. History of TeamMates 21 out of the 22 mentees graduated from
high school 18 out of the 21 mentees pursued a post- secondary
education 1/3 of those mentees eventually became mentors
7. TeamMates Now Now, we have over 7,000 matches Over 90% of
our mentors are community volunteers 1/3 of our mentees each year
pursue a post- secondary education 15 post-secondary institutions
in Nebraska and Iowa have indicated that their students would like
to mentor youth
8. History of TeamMates We utilize less than 1% of college
mentors in Nebraska AND Iowa so the question is How do we tap into
your pool of college students?
9. The Benefits of College Mentors
10. Benefits of college mentors What do our youth need?
11. Benefits of college mentors Research has shown that HOPE,
ENGAGEMENT, and WELLBEING are positioned as actionable targets and
indicators of success, with links to grades, achievement scores,
retention, and future employment.
12. Benefits of college mentors College mentors provide youth
with. College students are close enough in age to youth they mentor
to establish strong and positive friendships. College students are
able to equip their mentee with the skills and knowledge necessary
to attend college. Through mentoring, youth can see college as a
real life learning experience. College students are fun! Support
Positive Influence Motivation Confidence Friendshi p Encouragement
Hope Engagement
13. Identifying the Right College Mentors
14. Identifying the right college mentors -Tutoring and
mentoring youth are the most common volunteer activities among
college student volunteers -44.1% of college students engage in
regular volunteering -Since 2001, the overall percent of college
students who volunteer has increased from 27.1% to 30.2%, exceeding
the volunteer rate for the general adult population of 28.8%. Mock
Mentor Scenarios
15. Identifying the right college mentors Amy Brad o First-
semester Freshman o English major o Sorority o 17 credit hours o
3.8 GPA o Second- semester Freshman o Engineerin g major o First-
generation o Received an MIP in the fall Carly o First- semester
Sophomore o Education major o Honors student o Has a boyfriend Doug
o Second- semester Sophomore o Football player (starter) o 2.1 GPA
o Texas native
16. Identifying the right college mentors 1. Amy, Brad, Carly,
and Doug i. Pros and cons ii. Key attributes iii. Support
needed
17. Best Practice Guide
18. Recruitment Know your numbers Be strategic in focusing your
recruitment efforts Provide opportunity to complete application
process at recruitment Have current college mentors present
19. Training/ongoing training 2 + hours required Emphasis on:
Commitment of timehours and years Communication with program
coordinator Social media/confidentiality policy Emphasis on
boundaries
20. On-campus support/liaison Who could fill this role? Role:
on campus recruitment support of mentors on campus group meetings
and communication group match activities on campus networking for
transportation etc.
21. Transition Even before matching, make sure mentee
understands the mentor will be shorter term- they may have multiple
mentors Planning for transition is critical Have replacement mentor
in the wings
22. Tap into your pool of college students University of
Nebraska-Lincoln University of Nebraska-Omaha Peru State College
Chadron State College University of Northern Iowa Buena Vista
University ? University of Nebraska- Kearney ? Hastings College ?
York College ? Concordia University ? Creighton University ? Wayne
State College ? Grace College ? Bellevue University
23. 10,000 TeamMates Mentors by 2015! Tap into your pool of
College Students