Collection

2023 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Matthew Cavalli, Western Michigan University; Anetra Grice, Western Michigan University

student success is warranted.The College of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Western Michigan University implementeda new, alumni mentoring program for the 2022-2023 academic year. Initially conceived as beingfocused on first-year students, the program evolved to include students from all undergraduatelevels. The structure, development, and challenges for implementation of this program will bediscussed. In addition, data will be presented from a study focused on first-year students tounderstand potential correlations between participation in mentoring relationships and positiveacademic, self-efficacy, and career awareness outcomes for the students. The College StudentMentoring Scale was used to understand the presence of a mentor-like presence