
What
is a Mentee?
A mentee is the individual who is being
mentored.
What is a Mentor?
A mentor is
someone who feeds your spirit and your character in
a manner that develops and creates the unique
individual you are to become as a result of the
growth process.
Mentoring can take on various forms of structure,
including:
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A Familial Mentor:
is a parent family or family member i.e.
grandparent, older sibling, etc. who provides
guidance, counsel and direction to assist younger
family members to discover their strengths,
weaknesses and paths in life.
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An Informal
Mentor:
is one who feeds your spirit
and your character in a manner that
develops and creates the unique
individual you are becoming.
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A Peer
Mentor:
is an individual
who is much on the same level as you
are, but a bit ahead of you on the path.
They may be a college senior mentoring a
college freshman or a graduate student
mentoring an undergraduate and
participate in a younger mentee's
adjustment to that similar path.
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Academic Mentoring:
is
done primarily by a faculty member
involved with coursework of a mentee
and provides guidance and direction
beyond the interactions of the
traditional coursework environment.
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Professional
Mentoring:
is done by an
individual who has achieved a
professional and reaches our to
assist another in travelling a path to
achieve that same goal.
What is E-Mentoring?
E-mentoring is the on-line sharing of
advice and information between mentors
and mentees. Visit the link below to
learn more:
