Mentoring Program

Who We Serve

This program is open to all students, but ideally, it is for those within their first year. The program was designed to serve the following populations:

Students of Color

Traditionally underserved students with the desire for a sense of belonging and comfort will have the opportunity to explore all diversity, social and academic concerns with their mentor.

LGBTQIA+ Students

Students will be paired in a group model to discuss LGBTQIA+ matters in a safe space. Students are paired with mentors who are well equipped to help them navigate the college experience through a series of group discussions, events and activities in support of LGBTQIA+ students. All mentors are Safe Zone trained.

Veterans

TheCollege of Professional and Continuing Studies, the Office of Academic Services and Retention and theOffice of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonginghave collaborated to serve Veteran students in the Mentoring Program.

Adelphi University is a Yellow Ribbon Program School, which fully embraces and supports Veterans who have proudly served our Country. We’ve beenranked by the U.S. News and World Report as one of the Best Colleges for Veterans. In fact, we are ranked No. 124 in the country in the publication’s most recent listing. This fact; coupled with the knowledge that mentoring relationships ensure that students have a sense of belonging, comfort and access, undoubtedly impacts student retention and success.

We are dedicated to quality programming which meets the needs of Veterans and their families, and an enhanced Veterans Resource Center.

First-Generation Students

家庭中第一个上大学的学生将能够在一对一的模式中与导师和他们的同龄人分享任何担忧。适应良好、得到支持的第一代学生如果有机会应对所面临的独特挑战，就有可能完成大学学业。

Discipline-Specific Mentoring Opportunities

Mentoring Future Psychologists Program

TheMentoring Future Psychologists (MFP) Programprogram in the Derner School of Psychology provides historically excluded students, Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), first-generation, low-income, LGBTQIA+, and/or students with intersectional identities with guidance and mentorship from PhD students in Clinical Psychology. This mentorship program aims to improve the recruitment and retention of students who identify as part of a historically underrepresented group in graduate programs within psychology and/or psychology-related careers through culturally responsive mentoring.

Peer Mentoring Program: Nursing & Public Health

Thismentoring program for students in the healthcare fieldis designed to provide the opportunity for nursing students to seek and gain guidance as they develop academically, personally and professionally through the support of their peers. This program is created to enhance an overall positive collegiate experience. Through a structured application process, the program will match students with qualified student mentors. All participants will have opportunities to engage in diverse group activities that foster cognitive and psychosocial development.

Peer Mentoring Program: Communication Sciences & Disorders

Thismentoring program for CSD studentsis designed to provide the opportunity for Communication Sciences and Disorders students to seek and gain guidance as they develop academically, personally and professionally through the support of their peers. This program is created to enhance an overall positive collegiate experience. Through a structured application process, the program will match students with qualified student mentors. All participants will have opportunities to engage in diverse group activities that foster cognitive and psychosocial development

Program Expectations

Many successes can result from the Adelphi University Mentoring Program. To have a more fulfilling and rewarding experience, you must meet the following expectations:

• Mentors and mentees must complete an application. You are also required to complete an initial interview and training. You must also attend regularly scheduled conversations/trainings with the director.
• 在自愿的基础上，导师和学员必须在项目中服务至少一年，只要你的学员是项目的一部分。在极少数情况下，根据具体情况，学员可能会要求更换导师，以便找到更合适的导师。主任必须批准这项更改。
• Mentors and mentees are expected to attend group activities and remain in consistent communication with your mentee. In-person meetings are required (at least four hours per month). Regular check-in meetings (at least once per week) are recommended. Phone and email conversations can supplement in-person meetings, but must not replace them.