The Northwest Vista College Faculty Student Mentoring (FSM) program shared some recent brags at the October Bragging Breakfast.
- Mentor: Viviane Magurie-Marioneaux
- Mentee: Matthew Lewis
- Got a full-time job as a front-end developer at Trademark Productions
- Mentor: Nadia Bakdash
- Mentee: Georgina Marroquin Velasquez
- UTSA Kinesiology program for fall of 2021
- Mentee: Martita McDonald
- The National Society of Leadership and Success
- Pathways to Leadership Scholarship
- Mentee: Alyssa Bermea
- UTHSC School of Nursing for fall of 2021
Interested in Becoming a Mentor? The Faculty Student Mentor Program supports students throughout their time with the Alamo Colleges District and until they reach their personal goals. Each college provides a unique program that offers students customized encouragement, individualized support, and personalized guidance toward goal completion from a faculty member. To learn more, go here.
Frequently Asked Questions
Mentoring is a relationship built on trust in which a more experienced person guides and helps a less experienced person with education or career development.
Mentors help students develop and achieve goals. These goals can focus on personal growth, career preparation, or successful transfer to another college program. Mentoring helps you become the best version of yourself.
Our program is open to all NVC students.
To participate in this program, we ask that students negotiate an agreement with their mentors specifying goals, how to achieve them, and when to schedule meetings with their mentor. We expect students to meet with their mentors at least three times per semester and to work constructively toward their goals.
6: How does the mentoring program help faculty who want to be mentors?
The Faculty-Student Mentoring Program at NVC facilitates mentoring relationships in the following ways:
- Assisting with matching students and faculty members;
- Providing a framework for a professional relationship that encourages goal setting and personal growth;
- Training faculty to effectively assist their mentees;
- Coordinating with advisors to ensure the best advice for the student.
Faculty mentors are expected to fulfill at least some of the following roles and responsibilities:
- Assist students with forming realistic goals;
- Provide advice on course selection and transfer;
- Direct students to campus and community resources;
- Monitor students’ interests and academic progress;
- Understand opportunities for scholarships and internships;
- Review students’ resume, portfolio, and interview skills;
- Discuss career options and paths to achieve success;
- Collaborate with advisors to provide students with timely, accurate information.
Requirements to become a mentor: A credentialed faculty member with teaching experience or a staff member who is credentialed to teach and has teaching experience.
To become a mentor, faculty need to attend one of the faculty mentoring training sessions. Training sessions will be announced throughout the academic year.