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50-Minute Sessions

International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS)

Achieving Lasting Impact with Large-Group Student Mentorship Programs

Thursday, May 29, 2025
9:30 AM – 10:20 AM PST
The Graduate Mentorship Program aids new international students' transitions by matching more than 300 mentors with more than 700 mentees by using an in-house algorithm. Learn how the program maintains a long-lasting network among globally diverse students and explore its basis in Schlossberg's transition theory and Kim's international student identity model.

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the operation timeline, management, and assessment of the international engineering student mentorship program.
  • Learn about the success and challenges with engagement and leadership development programming support.
  • Examine the importance of the mentorship program and its applicability to respective campus environments.