The mission of the Wilkes University First-Year E-mentoring Program is to provide first-year students with a convenient outlet for advice that will aid in the transition to college and provide an extraordinary support environment for academic achievement and personal growth.

 

 

 

 

 

E-Mentors are student leaders on campus who have excelled in the collegiate lifestyle both academically and through extracurricular activities. E-Mentors are assigned to First-Year Students based on the students’ majors. 

A mentor is a person or friend who guides a less experienced person by building trust and modeling positive behavior. An effective mentor understands that their role is to be dependable, engaged, authentic, and tuned in to the needs of the mentee.

For a list of the current mentor class, please click here.

 Every incoming student will receive an E-mentor, an upperclassman in a related major that they can rely on for peer advice; your mentor becomes your first friend at Wilkes! E-Mentors communicate with First-Year Students prior to the start of the semester primarily through an introductory letter sent in early June and emails through the Wilkes email system. At Orientation, the First-Year Students meet their E-Mentors who also serve as their Orientation Leader.

The mentoring experience continues into Welcome Weekend and throughout the entire fall semester, making sure that the students are adjusted to the University. E-Mentors are expected to communicate regularly with their mentees, but are not limited to electronic communication; students often meet face-to-face for lunch or coffee, and mentee groups may attend other campus events together as well. Mentors will provide mentees with programming opportunities themselves as well as help navigate through other on-campus programs offered.

Have more questions? Contact the Director of Student Development, Ms. Melissa Howells at melissa.howells@wilkes.edu or 570-408-4645.