Mentoring During Summer Bridge FYS Mentor Training Fall 2016
What is Summer Bridge? First Year Seminar (FYS) sections that begin 2 weeks prior to the start of Fall courses 8 day program that gives students a jumpstart for college
Summer Bridge Dates August 9-12 & August 15-18 9am-4pm each day
Who Participates? Incoming first year students FYS Instructional Team Instructor FYS Mentor Advisor Librarian MAC Mentors IPMP Mentors English Department And other campus partners!
Aspects of Summer Bridge Meet Your Mentor (Day 1, August 9) Classroom Curriculum/Activities Writing/Reading Sessions (2 sessions) Math Sessions (3 sessions) Closing Ceremony (Day 8, August 18) Will include a mentor performance (shhh!) – all are welcome to participate Practice: Saturday, July 23rd 1:45-2:45pm in CE 405
Summer Bridge Focus Areas: Belongingness Transitioning What is Mentoring? Summer Bridge Focus Areas: Belongingness Transitioning
Belongingness Build rapport with students as much as possible Make connections across students Model and encourage students in contributing to the IUPUI community Warm students up to sessions and one another
Transitioning Connect students with resources based on their needs/interests Assist in bridging the gap between high school and college Model professionalism, classroom etiquette, communication, etc. Importance of inclusion in modeling and creating a safe community
how does Mentoring look during Summer Bridge? FYS IPMP MAC
FYS Mentor Classroom time Presentations/Session Facilitation Morning Icebreakers & Activity Warm-ups Transport from one place to the next Continuation into fall semester FYS
MAC Mentor 3 Math Sessions per class Bridging the gap between math in high school to college ALEKS Math Review Growth Mindset Discussions Advocating for academic resources/mentoring on campus MAC Mentor
IPMP Mentor Classroom time Presentations/Session Facilitation Off-Campus activities Additional international student transition support Advocating for academic resources/mentoring on campus
Summer Bridge scenarios