Internships

Returning Women Student Mentor Program (1 credit)

Description: The primary purpose of the Mentor Program for Returning Women Students is to provide support and information to new women students returning to college after an interruption in their formal education. Mentors are valuable campus leaders who can help create a welcoming environment for new students in efforts to ease their transition and increase the likelihood of retaining them. This experience can help mentors (experienced students) build skills relevant to careers in social work, counseling, and education. Training will focus on team building, resource information, peer counseling, basic knowledge of crisis intervention, and problem solving.

General Mentor Responsibilities

• Serve as role models to new students. Personalize the Boise State experience, creating a sense of belonging for new students.
• Guide new students through Boise State systems and provide good resource/referral information to them.
• Participate in training and in-service sessions offered throughout the semester.

Qualifications

• Personal experience as a returning woman student (a student who has had an interruption in her formal education): preferred. Attendance at BSU for 2-3 semesters and familiarity with the BSU community and its resources.
• A minimum BSU GPA of 2.5

Mentor Duties

• Meet with site supervisor throughout the semester.
• Meet with the new student weekly.
• Participate in 4 in-service workshops/training during the semester.
• Serve as a resource/referral agent to help new students with questions about navigating in the university system.
• Provide basic emotional support and connection for new students.

Academic Credit
Internship credit is currently available through several academic departments. Students interested in receiving credit should contact Melissa Wintrow, Women's Center Coordinator at 426-4259 and the appropriate department contact.

Sociology - Michael Blain (x1346)
Gender Studies - Lisa McClain (x1985)
Social Science - Michael Blain (x1346)
Criminal Justice - Bob Marsh (x3451)
English - Roger Munger (x4211)
Communication - Rick Moore (x3562)
Psychology - Tedd McDonald (x3601)

The amount of credit received for an internship is determined by the number of hours "worked" per week. These hours include time spent in training, meeting with the graduate supervisor, meeting with each student, and attending any in-service training. The following is a guideline to determine credit hours:

• 50 contact hours for every credit hour earned.

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