The Mentoring Valuable Peers (MVP) program is a mentoring/leadership class that encompasses aspects of mentoring with a multicultural and collegiate focus. The MVP program engages young and experienced college students. Mentors discuss the betterment of college freshmen and sophomores as well as cultivating their own growth.
Mentors are recruited and selected to take the course and are given mentees in a semi-structured format. Each mentor is responsible for contacting their mentee once a week and forming a positive and nuturing relationship with their younger counterparts. Mentees are students enrolled in Student Support Services who express interest in such a program on their applications. These students are paired with students in class in hopes of forming a lifelong relationship.
For more information on MVP, contact Quincy Paden at (815) 753-1165.