Mentoring Information

What is an E-Mentor?
An e-mentor is an employee with EEOP who participates in e-mentoring program with a student during one academic school year. The e-mentor is someone who has a desire to contribute to the success of a young person and does so by offering friendship, acceptance, and academic support. An e-mentor participates in orientation, events and corresponds with the e-mentoring logistics coordinator about mentoring issues.

E-Mentoring Responsibilities:

• Maintain weekly contact with student.
• Be apart of group activities, if planned.
• Attend all required orientation and training events.
• E-mail communication should occur between mentor and his/her assigned student.
• Adhere to same standard of conduct expected and required in a middle school setting.
• Express yourself professionally and responsibly. AVOID sending messages that are inappropriate, obscene, sexist, containing obscenities, or contain inflammatory or abusive language.
• E-mail should be the only means of communication. NOTE: An opportunity may arise where you will meet your student through an EEOP workshop. Communication and social relations must be kept professional at all times. NO CHAT ROOMS!
• Create a file in your email account; print copies of messages for EEOP E-mentor files.

When you cannot reply immediately to an email, let the student know, e.g., I won't be able to reply to your message immediately two weeks from now because I will be out of town for Spring Break.

Requirements:

1. Must have access to Email.
2. A genuine interest in helping Native American Students.
3. Sound and moral judgment.
4. A willingness to communicate your interests, career, school experience, etc. As well as the ability to ask a student about his/her school, favorite subjects, sports, pets, hobbies, etc.
5. Send and receive email at least once a week with a minimum of 4 hours per month.
6. For documentation of hours worked please cc all e-mail correspondence with your mentee to d-eeopm@jan.ucc.nau.edu.
7. Respond to questions and suggestions from E-Mentor coordinator concerning your perceptions of communication and how to improve.

Tips for Establishing a Mentorship Relationship

• Build a genuine mentorship relationship.
• Let the student know who you are, how you get there, and tell them about some outside interests. Also, let them know that you hope to learn from them.
• Be professional in all communications.
• Promptly respond to messages.
• Keep the EEOP E-mentor coordinator in the loop.
• Send bi-weekly updates to the E-mentor coordinator by Friday evening.

Application:
Applications for e-Mentoring is now CLOSED!

Online e-Mentors Bio Application:
Click here to complete ONLINE e-Mentoring Bio Application.