College-Wide First Year and Career Mentorship Programs

Authors

Ronald S. Harichandran, University of New HavenFollow
Nadiye O. Erdil, University of New HavenFollow
Stephanie Gillespie, University of New HavenFollow

Author URLs

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Dr. Erdil's Faculty Profile.

Dr. Gillespie Faculty Profile.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2022

Subject: LCSH

Mentoring, College dropouts--Prevention, Prediction of occupational success, Prediction of scholastic success

Disciplines

Academic Advising | Engineering Education | Higher Education

Abstract

The College of Engineering at the University of New Haven began two formal mentorship programs in spring 2020 with the help of a for-profit company named Mentor Collective. The First-Year Mentorship Program is designed for students entering the university and the Career Mentorship Program is designed for juniors and seniors. The programs were sponsored by a generous gift from Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company. This paper focuses particularly on the impact of the First-Year Mentorship Program on the first to second year retention of engineering and computer science students.

Comments

Article presented at the ASEE 2022 Annual Conference Excellence Through Diversity.

© American Society for Engineering Education, 2022

Repository Citation

Harichandran, Ronald S.; Erdil, Nadiye O.; and Gillespie, Stephanie, "College-Wide First Year and Career Mentorship Programs" (2022). Engineering and Applied Science Education Faculty Publications. 33.
https://digitalcommons.newhaven.edu/sgiengineering-facpubs/33