Mentors Needed for Admitted Students

The Office of Admissions has implemented an Adopt an Admit mentor program designed to recruit diverse students to GC.  Do you have one extra hour a month? That is all the time it takes to help the Office of Admissions with their Adopt an Admit Mentor Program! Admissions has compiled a list of diverse students who have been admitted to Georgia College for Fall 2023. They are seeking to provide each of these students with a faculty or staff mentor to build relationships and guide them toward enrolling at GC. The mentor will be asked to:

• Communicate with the student one to two times per month from January through May – preferably a phone conversation.
• Connect the student to needed resources at GC – Financial Aid Office, Advising, etc.
• Encourage the student to deposit - discuss why a GC education is unique/valuable and why the college or department would be a good fit for them.
• Encourage the student to POUNCE, complete Housing, and attend Orientation.
• Provide a kind/listening ear and support the student as they transition from high school to college.

The Admissions team will provide training to all mentor volunteers and matches will be made based on interests. Admissions hopes these efforts will help GC build a strong and diversified freshmen class.

We will provide three virtual training sessions on January 13 and 18.  Faculty and staff only need to attend one of these virtual training sessions. We will record this training session for faculty and staff who cannot attend. Immediately after, we will share via email your assigned mentee(s).

If you are interested in assisting, please follow this link to register to become a mentor and select a training session.

If you have any questions about this effort, please contact Javier Francisco at 478-445-1991, javier.francisco@gcsu.edu.