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Mentorship
What is a Mentor?
A mentor is a trusted counselor and guide. They provide guidance in a relatable and respectful manner to promote the success of others. Their ultimate goal is to share common experiences and act as role models for future endeavors.
Why is peer mentoring important?
Peer mentors are individuals that have recently traveled in your shoes. They are on the path to success but still remember the days when they were intimidated and needed help. They are knowledgeable and experienced peers that can relate and pass on the wisdom they have gained in their academic ventures.
What can a peer mentor do for me?
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Share personal experiences and valuable knowledge
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Introduce students to research/career options
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Provide access to resources
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Act as allies and advocates for success
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Listen to needs and concerns
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Provide a link to the four-year university system
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If you are interested in being paired with a PsyMORE Peer Mentor, please complete the application found under the “Apply” tab.
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It is important to note that peer mentors cannot provide any form of academic advising (e.g., schedule planning, reviewing graduation requirements, etc.).
For advice on academics at SDSU please contact the Psychology Undergraduate Peer Advising Office.
Life Sciences North Room 105
619-594-5412
“The fundamental task of the mentor is a liberatory task. It is not to encourage the mentor’s goals and aspirations and dreams to be reproduced in the mentees, the students, but to give rise to the possibility that the students become the owners of their own history. This is how I understand the need that teachers have to transcend their merely instructive task and to assume the ethical posture of a mentor who truly believes in the total autonomy, freedom, and development of those he or she mentors.”
- Paulo Freire, Mentoring the Mentor
