{"id":3812,"date":"2026-04-22T11:26:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas-connector\/?page_id=3812"},"modified":"2026-05-14T10:31:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T14:31:45","slug":"mentorship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas-connector\/programs\/mentorship\/","title":{"rendered":"EL Mentorship Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span>EL Mentorship Program <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">matches first-year and transfer undergraduates in CAS with an upperclass CAS student mentor for a semester&#8217;s worth of programming focused on putting your Arts &amp; Sciences education into action. In addition to helping first-year students access experiential learning opportunities on- and off-campus, the program offers mentors and mentees the chance to participate in workshops to help them build community, practice reflection on their experiences, and learn skills to maximize their experiences. <span>The program will run in mentoring groups where 1 mentor is matched with 1-3 mentees with similar interests or goals to create networks of support and knowledge.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"button-primary\" style=\"background-color: #e31936; color: white;\" href=\"https:\/\/bostonu.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_3xcTCix9iaWyigu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apply to be a Mentor<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"color: #e31936; text-align: center;\"><em>See what Mentorship at EL Connector Looks Like<\/em><\/h4>\n<div style=\"width: 1280px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-3812-1\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" poster=\"\/cas-connector\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-22-112454.png\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"\/cas-connector\/files\/2026\/04\/mentorship-vid-compressed-1.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"\/cas-connector\/files\/2026\/04\/mentorship-vid-compressed-1.mp4\">\/cas-connector\/files\/2026\/04\/mentorship-vid-compressed-1.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #e31936;\">Benefits<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b><i>Mentees will&#8230;<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Receive guidance and direction from their mentor on finding experiential learning opportunities at BU and beyond<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grow peer and professional networks<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Build reflection skills and assess career readiness as tools for identifying experiential learning opportunities right for them\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Become better prepared for the workplace by connecting classroom learning and knowledge to real-world situations<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><i>Mentors will&#8230;<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Build leadership and communication skills<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grow peer and professional networks\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Expand career readiness competencies and interpersonal skills<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Receive individual support from Assistant Director on effective mentorship and continued engagement in experiential learning<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Give back to their CAS Community by providing support to students in their first-year within the College<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #e31936;\">Eligibility<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b><i>Mentees must be&#8230;<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First-year students in CAS (transfer students in their first year are welcome!)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open to new experiences\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ready to share information about themselves in a safe environment<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Willing to make time to meet with their mentor and attend workshops throughout the spring 2025 semester<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><i>Mentors must be&#8230;<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rising juniors, or seniors students in CAS who have declared a major<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Planning to be on campus for fall 2026 (students planning to study abroad should not apply)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Familiar with experiential learning opportunities at BU<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Have participated in at least three Experiential Learning opportunities, one of which is directly major\/career-related<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Willing to make time to meet with their mentee(s) and attend workshops throughout the fall 2026 semester<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW221306162 BCX0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW221306162 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW221306162 BCX0\">In addition<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW221306162 BCX0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW221306162 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW221306162 BCX0\"> to meeting these eligibility <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW221306162 BCX0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW221306162 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW221306162 BCX0\">criteria<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW221306162 BCX0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW221306162 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW221306162 BCX0\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW221306162 BCX0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW221306162 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW221306162 BCX0\">an individual will only be admitted <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW221306162 BCX0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW221306162 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW221306162 BCX0\">if<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW221306162 BCX0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW221306162 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW221306162 BCX0\"> we can <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW221306162 BCX0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW221306162 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW221306162 BCX0\">identify<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW221306162 BCX0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW221306162 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW221306162 BCX0\"> a suitable mentor\/mentee match<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW221306162 BCX0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW221306162 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW221306162 BCX0\">. While we work hard to find a match for all qualified applicants, there are <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW221306162 BCX0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW221306162 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW221306162 BCX0\">rare cases<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW221306162 BCX0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW221306162 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW221306162 BCX0\"> <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW221306162 BCX0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW221306162 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW221306162 BCX0\">where<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW221306162 BCX0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW221306162 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW221306162 BCX0\"> we cannot admit excel<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW221306162 BCX0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW221306162 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW221306162 BCX0\">lent mentors<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW221306162 BCX0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW221306162 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW221306162 BCX0\">\/mentees <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW221306162 BCX0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW221306162 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW221306162 BCX0\">if we are <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW221306162 BCX0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW221306162 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW221306162 BCX0\">unable<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW221306162 BCX0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW221306162 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW221306162 BCX0\"> to <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW221306162 BCX0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW221306162 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW221306162 BCX0\">identify an appropriate match.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #e31936;\">Commitment<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>By completing an application, you are committing to all the following if admitted:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Complete an in-person training session in the early fall2026 semester <strong>(Mentors only)\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>Wednesday, September 23 from 3:30pm &#8211; 5:00pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Attend three<\/span><b>\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in-person\u00a0<strong>MANDATORY<\/strong> mentorship workshops\/events each semester <\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>Workshop #1: Wednesday, September 30 from 3:30pm-5:00pm<\/li>\n<li>Workshop #2: Wednesday, October 21 from 3:30pm &#8211; 5:00pm<\/li>\n<li>Workshop #3: Wednesday, November 18 from 3:30 &#8211; 5:00pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meet at least once per month, October 2026 to December 2026, with mentoring groups at mutually convenient times<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #e31936;\">Application Timeline<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>NOTE: Application timelines vary for mentors and mentees.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Mentees application timeline&#8230;<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Applications will open soon.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Applications will remain open until September 16, 2026 at 11:59 PM<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">All applicants will be notified of decisions by September 17, 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><i>Mentors application timeline&#8230;<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Applications will remain open until September 9 at 11:59 PM<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">All applicants will be notified of decisions by September 15, 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #e31936;\">Apply<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Note: All applications to the program are binding, meaning you commit to participating in the program if admitted.<\/strong> Due to the nature of the program, your potential mentee\/mentor matches depend on your participation if you are admitted to the program.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Please ENSURE that your class schedule does NOT conflict with workshops before applying. If you have a class conflict, you are not eligible to participate in the program this semester<\/li>\n<li>Applicants understand that admittance into the program is dependent upon availability of a matching mentor\/mentee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<p><b><i>Questions?<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have any questions regarding this opportunity, please email <a href=\"mailto:casel@bu.edu\" style=\"color: #e31936;\">casel@bu.edu<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The EL Mentorship Program matches first-year and transfer undergraduates in CAS with an upperclass CAS student mentor for a semester&#8217;s worth of programming focused on putting your Arts &amp; Sciences education into action. 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