Mentorship

Each One Teach One

Explore SMC Mentorship Programs

SMC student support programs offer many opportunities to build community while helping and learning from your fellow faculty, staff, and students. Mentorship programs provide many benefits for the student mentee and mentor. Explore all the mentor programs available at SMC!

Learn about resources and access to mentorship services.

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Step One: Discover the benefits of mentorship programs for a mentee

Benefits of being mentored include:

encouragement and empowerment in personal development
support in identifying and achieving personal and academic goals
increase confidence
access to a senior and peer role model
gaining insight into university culture and resources
increase network

Step Two: Discover the benefits of mentorship programs for a mentor

Benefits of mentorship include:

new perspectives and insight into university culture
networking opportunities
opportunity for self reflection and personal development
developing mentoring/coaching skills

Step Three: Determine if being part of a mentorship program is right for you

Mentorship programs and services offer many benefits to both the mentors and mentee. How to determine if these programs are right for you? We've compiled resources for you to explore. The resources below will help you achieve your academic goals, personal, and career growth!

10 Best Ted Talks on Mentorship (from growthmentor.com)

5 Questions All Mentees Should Ask

The Right Mentor Can Change Your Career. Here is How to Find One (from NPR.org)

SMC offers a variety of ways to connect to students to mentorship programs and peer-to-peer support.

SMC Peer Navigators

The Peer Navigator program is designed to support first-year students in achieving a successful transition at Santa Monica College.

Peer Navigators are here to help you become apart of the SMC campus community in a way that makes you feel welcome and apart of the SMC community. Through mentoring, frequent communication, workshops, and social & educational events. Peer Navigators build positive relationships and enhance your college experience beyond the classroom.

SMC Peer Navigators

Women of Color Initiatives: Sister to Sister

Women of Color (WOC) Initiatives: Sister to Sister, is a mentoring program at SMC that pairs up female students from the Black Collegians and Adelante Programs with female students from John Adams Middle School (JAMS). The objective of this program is to expose middle school students to a positive female role model and demystify the "college world".

Sister to Sister Mentoring

Men of Color Initiatives

SMC's Men of Color (MOC) comprises of Black Collegians and Adelante Programs. SMC's Men of Color (MOC), uses mentorship as a means to connect with young men of color. MOC initiatives mission is to provide encouragement and a tangible example of someone they can aspire to become through resources such as the MOC Conference, Hombre a Hombre/Brother to Brother mentoring programs and workshops.

SMC MOC Initiatives

STEM Peer Mentors & Tutoring

The mission of the STEM Peer Mentor program is to promote student success through collaborative involvement with fellow students and the STEM/SRI program team. With the encouragement and support of peer mentors, current STEM students will increase their engagement with colleagues and campus resources while gaining a clearer understanding of their learning needs.

STEM Peer Mentors

Veterans Success Center: Peer Mentors

VSC Peer Mentors are veteran students that have attended Santa Monica College for at least one year. They have experience navigating the campus and can provide support to VSC students. Their goal is to help connect VSC students with caps resources, provide advice, and share their personal experiences on how to successfully transition.

VSC Peer Mentors