During these moments of challenge and doubt whether frequent or seldom, undergraduates should know that there is a trusted academic support resource they could turn to at any time for motivation and answers. The proposed system of academic mentorship should be a group that is led by a member of faculty for every course, is mandatory for all enrolled students and convenes regularly for the purpose of course content clarity, career focus and formulating plans to help struggling students. In universities and colleges, one of the most formative mentorship relationships is between a faculty member and student; and the mentorship relationship is commonly regarded as a central aspect of students’ research experiences (Brown, Daly, & Leong, 2009). Mentorship should not only be limited to research papers, but should be an intrinsic offering of the college to students for the duration of their program. Though this will be undertaken in a group setting since the traditional one-to-one mentor-mentee relationship is impractical, none of its positive effects will
During these moments of challenge and doubt whether frequent or seldom, undergraduates should know that there is a trusted academic support resource they could turn to at any time for motivation and answers. The proposed system of academic mentorship should be a group that is led by a member of faculty for every course, is mandatory for all enrolled students and convenes regularly for the purpose of course content clarity, career focus and formulating plans to help struggling students. In universities and colleges, one of the most formative mentorship relationships is between a faculty member and student; and the mentorship relationship is commonly regarded as a central aspect of students’ research experiences (Brown, Daly, & Leong, 2009). Mentorship should not only be limited to research papers, but should be an intrinsic offering of the college to students for the duration of their program. Though this will be undertaken in a group setting since the traditional one-to-one mentor-mentee relationship is impractical, none of its positive effects will