For Mentors

Peer mentors will act as role models and assist new students with their transition into CEAS to ensure the persistence and success in their engineering program. They will help students gain knowledge about Stony Brook University, CEAS, and the various resources, activities, and programs we have to offer. Peer mentors will also encourage long lasting connections with CEAS students, staff, and faculty while assisting with any transitional issues students may have. The main responsibility of a peer mentor is to help support incoming students and act as a more readily available resource for them.

Benefits for Mentors

• Earn 1 credit of EXT 288/488 (Internship) per semester
• Develop close connections with Stony Brook and CEAS faculty/staff
• Build new networking opportunities with other student leaders, faculty, staff, alumni, and other industry professionals
• Improve leadership, interpersonal, communication, and time management skills necessary for any career
• Practice and teach goal setting strategies to successfully meet short and long-term goals
• Fully plan and host events for students
• By serving as a role model for underclassmen, help to shape the culture and climate within the CEAS

Mentor Learning Outcomes

1. Mentors will set appropriate short-term and long-term goals for their participation in the program and time at Stony Brook, as well as plan the steps to take and resources needed to complete these goals
2. Mentors will be proactive in correspondence with their mentees, other mentors, and CEAS staff
3. Mentors will represent themselves, the CEAS, and the university in a professional and appropriate manner at all times
4. Mentors will model appropriate academic, social, and professional behaviors for their mentees, such as good study habits, time management, and goal setting
5. Mentors will become knowledgeable about campus resources/departments and how they can best aid their mentees
6. Mentors will foster a strong community amongst CEAS students by promoting and engaging at CEAS events/initiatives.
7. Mentors will develop and further their leadership, teamwork, time management, organization, and budgeting skills through the facilitating of various meetings and events each semester
8. Mentors will learn to identify situations where referrals are appropriate, as well as locate and connect their mentees to the proper resource(s)

Mentor Responsibilities

• Be available for in-person meetings for one full academic year
• Attend two in-person training sessions in May and August
• Meet with their mentees for at least one hour each week
• Facilitate and support their mentees’ academic, social, and professional growth by assisting them with setting goals and connecting them with campus resources and events, referring when appropriate
• Submit monthly journal entries to evaluate their own progress and that of their mentees
• Attend in-person monthly meetings with CEAS staff and other mentors
• Plan and facilitate at least one in-person event each semester
• Respond in a timely and professional manner to correspondence from CEAS

Mentor Qualifications

• Enrolled as a full-time student, with at least one in-person semester completed at Stony Brook
• Have a GPA of at least 3.0 and be in good disciplinary standing
• Have no active academic integrity violations for the terms in which they will serve as a mentor
• Be declared in a CEAS major for the terms in which they will serve as a mentor
• Be involved on campus and have a good knowledge of CEAS and Stony Brook resources

The deadline to apply to become a CEAS Peer Mentor has passed. The application to become a CEAS Peer Mentor for the 2025-2026 academic year will become available in March 2025. For more information on the CEAS Peer Mentor Program, please visit our website or contact Michael Glick at ceas_mentoring@stonybrook.edu.