Mentors of the Month

Congratulations

2008 Mentors of the Year!

Mentors of the Year are nominated by Communication Coordinators and chosen based on their level of commitment, engagement and passion for mentorship as evidenced in the monthly group records, meetings and events attended by our staff! Each MOTY receives a special award and gift from the Mentorship staff.

                     

Peer Mentor  Laura Heinrich (left) and Faculty/Staff Mentor  Nancy Kelly (right)  were named Mentors of the Year at Winterfest, the closing Mentorship celebration.

        

Laura Heinrich is Peer Mentor of the year because, despite having
a busy schedule as she applies to medical school, she has
maintained active contact with her CC, F/S mentor and mentees.
She helped plan a pre-kickoff dinner, a registration coffee hour,
a community service event, and various other activities. Larua
makes students feel comfortable to talk to her, and as a result
of her conversations with her CC Christine Beamer, she helped
initiate our Commuter Coffee hour, which occurred in 2007 and
2008. Laura has been involved with Mentorship for three years
and we have found her to be reliable, enthusiastic and sensitive
to the concerns and needs of her mentees. For this reason, we
are happy to announce that she is Peer Mentor of the Year!

Nancy Kelly has worn many hats as a staff mentor this year.
She has driven her group to various places when they’ve
needed transportation, has given them home-cooked meals
and has been a great resource for students; she’s answered
questions about her mentee’s individual interests and if she
doesn’t know an answer, she finds it! Nancy has gone above
and beyond as a mentor, using her own resources for group
activities and meets mentees where they are. On many occasions,
she has met in the residence halls, attended concerts
and sporting events and looks forward to staying in touch with
them for winter semester when Mentorship officially ends.
Finally, she’s accessible and has taken an active interest in the
lives of her students and her CC, Megan Mitrovich. We appreciate
her continued involvement and great effort, which is why she has been selected as Staff Mentor of the Year!

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Could your mentor be Mentor of the Year?

Criteria:

Nominations will refer to some or all of the following qualities in your mentors: consistent contact with mentees; significant activities and interactions with mentees; enriching mentees' understanding of culture, the arts, current events and campus resources; overall positive impact on mentee's experiences at U of M.

 

Awards:

Mentors are awarded yearly prizes including but not limited to book vouchers, gift certificates to various local businesses and are highlighted in our monthly newsletters and on our website.

December will mark our Mentorship Closing Celebration, where we will recognize peers and faculty/staff mentor achievement, say farewell to our graduating seniors and reveal our Mentors of the Year!