Call for Mentors: 1stGen@Iowa Mentor Network – Response due January 31, 2023

To: Departmental Executive Officers
From: Cornelia Lang, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education
RE: Call for Mentors: 1stGen@Iowa Mentor Network – Response due January 31, 2023

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The 1stGen@Iowa Mentor Network is currently accepting new staff and faculty mentors. Though this mentor network is not structured for formal programming, it is focused on first-generation undergraduate, graduate, and professional students who want to connect with UI faculty and staff who can help them on their college journey and serve in an informal mentoring capacity. 

This mentoring and advocacy opportunity does not assign mentors with mentees. Instead, the 1stGen@Iowa Mentor Network website serves as a connection point for first-gen students who have questions and faculty and staff who have answers. While not all mentors will be contacted by students, mentors may receive periodic communications from Academic Support and Retention that will provide them with important information and announcements. 

Joining the 1stGen@Iowa Mentor Network 

To sign up to be a 1stGen@Iowa Mentor for Spring 2023, please visit the 1stGen@Iowa Mentor Network website. A link to a form for new mentors can be found by scrolling to the section marked “Become a 1stGen@Iowa Mentor.”

Please note that mentors who wish to join the 1stGen@Iowa Network for spring 2023 must complete this form by Tuesday, January 31, at 11:59pm.