Connect to a Michigan Tech Mentor
The transition to college can be tough. Where do you belong? How do you find friends and activities that feel right for you on campus and in the community?
Husky Connect is here to help incoming students succeed. Feel at home. Engage, interact, and get the most out of the university experience.
What is Husky Connect?
Husky Connect: Peer to Peer Mentoring is a program founded through the Center for Diversity and Inclusion. The mission of Husky Connect is to aid first-year, underrepresented minority (URM) students (i.e. domestic ethnic minorities, LGBTQIA+ students, and women) in their transition to Michigan Technological University and surrounding community by providing direct support and resources that will increase students’ success, sense of belonging, and engagement with the university.
Husky Connect Goals
- Assist students in their effort to build codependent relationships between other students, the university, and the community.
- Use positive psychology as a means to enhance students’ experiences
- Help students anticipate potential setbacks, organize possible solutions, and feel a sense of belonging
- Connect students to campus resources, events, services, and programs
- Support University retention efforts for underrepresented minority students
What do Connect Mentees do?
As a Connect Mentee you will meet regularly with your Connect Mentor to gain a first-hand introduction to Michigan Tech. If you have questions, need help finding a service, want to know the inside scoop, need some advice, you’ll ask your Mentor. Mentees should work with their Mentor to set goals, get involved, and stay connected to the university and the student body. As a mentee, you have to put in work to engage in your mentor, the program, and Michigan Tech as a whole. You will also have the ability to attend fun events planned by Husky Connect Mentors!
Space is limited and the program is FREE. If you want to talk to a student who shares a similar identity: as a student of color, LGBTQIA+, or women, for example, we'll pair you with someone who can answer questions, share experiences, and show you the way to navigate your first year here at Tech.
Your Connect Mentor works with you to make sure you are welcomed and valued as an important member of our community.
Mentee applications for the Fall 2022 incoming class are now closed!
Mentee Applications for Fall 2023 are currently closed and will open in December 2022.
Can You be a Mentor?
We're always looking for Huskies willing to give new students the value of their experiences. Each Connect Mentor is assigned one or two first-year students to begin interacting with in the summer before fall semester starts. Husky Connect Mentors receive compensation for the time they spend with their mentees.
Work with your students through the academic year to help them set goals and get involved in campus and community happenings.
Connect Mentors meet regularly with their students to talk about anything that comes up, from the scoop on LGBTQIA+ friendly doctors or hairdressers to campus groups they might want to join.
Do I Have Time for Husky Connect?
Mentors and students get together two to four times per month during the academic year and four times over the summer.
In the summer, bridge the distance by meeting up virtually, via any electronic platform that works for you.
The benefits of talking to someone who's been there done that and can offer friendly guidance? Huge. For your grades, your social life, your stress level—and your self-esteem.
During the academic year, you meet in person in a location that honors comfort levels, like the Hamar House living room, the library café, or the MUB. There are plenty of public spaces around campus where you can settle in for a chat.
Mentor Applications are currently closed and reopen in 2023