Peer Mentor
How to Become a Sankofa Peer Mentor
The SRI aims to help students navigate and maximize the benefits of various academic and student life resources available at Stockton.
A Sankofa Peer Mentor is a sophomore, junior or senior student who provides guidance to a group of approximately 2-3 Stockton students in the Sankofa.
A mentor is expected to:
- Help students become familiar with Stockton's resources.
- Refer students to appropriate Stockton resources, if necessary.
- Provide support, guidance, and encouragement to mentees.
- Maintain high level of confidentiality.Check in with mentees twice a month.
- Communications through Facebook, Twitter, texting, face-to-face meeting, email and by phone are all acceptable.
- Meet 1:1 with mentee(s) each month to talk about goals for the semester.
Peer Mentors must have the following qualifications:
- A cumulative GPA of 2.75 and good academic standing.
- Completed a minimum of 32 credits.
- Willingness and ability to commit to attending a required one-day training.
- Ability to relate to people from diverse backgrounds.
If you are interested in becoming a Sankofa Peer Mentor, please send a copy of your resume and a letter of recommendation to Tomas.Itaas@stockton.edu and complete an application form. Click here: Peer mentor form.