This document provides an overview and training for mentors in the UTA-HOSTS! mentoring program. It covers topics like preparing to be a mentor, mentor expectations, grounds for termination, and how to prepare for the first meeting with a mentee. It emphasizes maintaining open communication, setting goals and boundaries, and providing support and guidance to help mentees succeed in college. The training encourages mentors to develop leadership and interpersonal skills while helping others.

2. Welcome to the
UTA-HOSTS!
online mentor training!

3. These are the topics we will cover within
the training:
1. Preparing to Mentor
2. Mentor Expectations
3. Grounds for Termination
4. Mandatory Matching Event
5. Preparing Your First Meeting
6. The Perks of Being A Mentor
7. Doing More with UTA-HOSTS!

4. “ Am I prepared
to be a Mentor?”
First ask
yourself,

5. Consider your
to be a mentor? Is it...
To help someone out
Be positive influence
Gain a sense of pride in seeing a mentee learn,
progress, and focus on goals
Develop leadership skills
Develop valuable transferable skills used in
professional and personal life

6. Good!
Positive, realistic motivations lead to great
mentoring relationships and positive
results.

7. • Put this on my resume
• Recruit for my organization
• Influence someone in my personal
views
• I am“required”to be a mentor
But, if this is your motivation...

8. Not Good.
Forced or unrealistic motivations lead to
negative relationships and potential long term
negative effects for mentees.
(Eby, L., McManus,The Protege’s Perspective Regarding Negative Mentoring, 1-21.)

9. Consider if you have the
TIME
to carry out your
mentoring responsibilities.

11. What other
responsibilities
do I have on my
time? I don’t
want my mentee
to feel ignored…

12. So, you have the right
motivations and you
have the time.

13. Did you know
Mentors are
also very
fashionable…

14. They where
many
different hats.
Guide
Hello I’m
A HOSTS! Mentor

15. UTA-HOSTS! has high
EXPECTATIONS
we ask of our Mentors.

16. 1. Contact mentee weekly via email,
phone, text, face-to-face, etc.
2. Meet in person each month to talk
about goals for the semester
3. Complete check-up forms within
two weeks of them being sent out
4. Communicate university resources
and services to mentee
5. Serve as a role model
academically and socially
Communication is key.
Mentors MUST:

17. • Acquaint your mentee to life at UTA from
your perspective
• Assist in the development of skills
necessary for mentees to succeed in
college
• Accompany mentee to program activities
such as mixers and other events
• Help your mentee find their fit at UTA
We also highly encourage our mentors to :

18. Doing those things will
make you an extra
great mentor.

19. So here are things that can cause termination of your
participation in the UTA-HOSTS! Program.
•You cannot be reached despite repeated tries.
•You are unresponsive to requests to contact or
meet and you appear uninterested
•You exhibit inappropriate behavior
(Ex. Receiving Behavior Intervention Team Referrals)

20. Now let’s discuss matching,
because we have a brand
new way of doing things.

21. This event is MANDATORY for all
mentors and mentees.
UTA-HOSTS!
Mix &Match
Tuesday, August 26th
7pm- 9pm
University Center, Bluebonnet Ballroom

22. This year, UTA-HOSTS! will NOT
match mentors and mentees.
Mentors and mentees will meet each
other through a series of games and
icebreakers throughout the Mix &
Match event.

23. As mentors, you should
initiate conversations and
meet as many mentees as
possible.

24. At the end of the event, mentors
and mentees will ask each other to
be paired.
Once a pair is in agreement, you
will turn in your matching sheets
to UTA-HOSTS!

25. We’ll give you some time to go back and write
that date down with the important notes you
are taking.
UTA-HOSTS!
Mix &Match
Tuesday, August 26th
7pm- 9pm
University Center, Bluebonnet Ballroom

26. So now your matched.
You should start preparing before
your first official meeting.

27. Before you meet your mentee…
• Give some thought to how you will work with your mentee to
achieve a successful experience for both of you. You are in a
good position to offer advice and support.
• Develop an action plan. This is a great opportunity for you to
continue to develop leadership skills such as goal
development, time management and communication skills.
• Recall your first days in college and information, offices, and
resources that would be useful for your mentee.

28. During your first meeting,
you’ll want to set the
boundaries and realistic
expectations with your
mentee.

29. So let them know if you
don’t respond to texts
right away, or if your
unavailable all day on
Fridays.

30. During your first meeting:
Ask your mentee about
his/her expectations for the
mentoring program.

31. Clearly outline and discuss
mentee responsibilities.
During your first meeting:

32. During your first meeting:
Conditions for the meeting should
be comfortable for both parties. It
should occur in a public place
such as the University Center
where you are both “on familiar
territory”.

33. Compare schedules and determine the
means of communication that will work
best.
Frustration and wasted time can be avoided
by knowledge and understanding of your
mentee’s student life.
During your first meeting:

34. During your first meeting:
Set goals together.
You will need to follow up with
HOSTS! on what those goals are, how
you plan to achieve them, and how
your goals are coming along.

35. Remember, A mentor is not:
•A professional counselor (Don’t solve their
problems, guide them in solving them
independently)
•A social worker (know what situations you can
handle and when to support them is seeking
professional help)
• An “ATM machine”(Don’t feel obligated to

36. So, do you think you can
handle the responsibilities of
being a mentor?

37. We think so too!
We are happy to have you as a
part of our team.

38. And we recognize Outstanding Mentors with
the Outstanding UTA-HOSTS! Mentor
Scholarship.
This scholarship and award is given out in
April. Your mentee will receive an e-mail
encouraging nominations in March.

39. Throughout the year, HOSTS! will
provide mentor only appreciation
events.
Of course, there are other rewards
to being a mentor...

40. The Rewards Of Being A
Mentor
• Be positive influence
• Sense of pride in seeing a mentee learn, progress, and
focus on goals
• Develop leadership skills
• Develop valuable transferable skills used in professional
and personal life
Mentoring is human interaction, support, caring and empowerment. It can be a life changing
experience. Like any other relationship, you must put effort into it - keep working on it.
UTA-HOSTS!

41. Still want to do more?
We thought so... and we have
plenty of opportunities.

42. You can join the
Programs and Recruitment Team!
The Programs and Recruitment
(PR) Team plays plans and
implements mentor recruitment,
training, program input, publicity,
and planning for and assisting at
events.
Open to all UTA-HOSTS!
participants.

43. You can also apply to be the Program
Coordinator
The Program Coordinator is a paid position that
serves as the coordinator of all UTA Hosts!
Programs and aides with the training and
matching of mentors and mentees.
The position becomes available for application in
the spring and begins in the summer of each
academic year.

44. Meet the 2014-15 Program
Coordinator…
Ryma Mahouch.
She can help you with
any UTA-HOSTS!
question you have.

45. Thanks for training to be a UTA-HOSTS!
Mentor.
You must complete the Mentor Training Quiz
within the Blackboard assessment tab in
order to show that you completed your
training.

46. Contact Us
E. H. Hereford University
Center, lower level B120 C
Phone: 817-272-6054
E-mail: hosts@uta.edu