Leadership And Mentorship Program (LAMP)

North Hall 119                     www.lamp.utb.edu                                                          882-7351

 

The Leadership and Mentorship Program (LAMP) is designed to help students know and believe in themselves, successfully retain them in college, and have them learn how to take advantage of the campus resources and opportunities. LAMP provides a professionally-supported, one-to-one relationship with a caring peer mentor. LAMP will connect students in various aspects of student life with support for their personal leadership and social development.  LAMP will assist them in achieving their highest potential as they grow to become confident, competent, and civic minded individuals, by providing committed mentors, who are passionate, consistent, and caring. LAMP wants our student to achieve their goals, become lifelong learners, build fruitful and satisfying relationships with others, and experience the challenges and rewards that make student life meaningful.  LAMP is a free semester long first year success program available to all freshmen. 

 

Mission Statement

The mission of the Leadership and Mentorship Program (LAMP) is to help students know and believe in themselves, successfully retain them in college, and have them learn how to take advantage of resources and opportunities. LAMP will provide a professionally-supported, one-to-one relationship with a caring mentor and get them involved and connected in various aspects of student life with support for their personal leadership and social development.  LAMP will assist them in achieving their highest potential as they grow to become confident, competent, and caring individuals, by providing committed mentors, who are passionate, consistent, and caring. LAMP wants our student to achieve their goals, become lifelong learners, build fruitful and satisfying relationships with others, and experience the challenges and rewards that make student life meaningful.

 

Goals

1. 1. Increase retention rates to positively impact students by providing incoming freshman and new transfer students an opportunity to learn from university student mentors who serve as coaches, role models, and advisors.
   
   
   1. Procedure : Offer mentoring services to students
   2. Expected Outcomes: Retain in college 90% of students who participate in program for in their first semester
   3. Current Contributions: Provide a college curriculum that teaches them about college life and how to adapt and survive. connect them to campus through student organizations and other student life activities, and promote leadership development through a leadership curriculum, and assign a peer mentor who will guide and monitor their progress.
   4. Timeline: Full implementation beginning of Fall semester, throughout Spring semester.
      
      
2. Increase student leadership development
   
   
   1. Procedure:  Offer a specified leadership curriculum to students
   2. Expected Outcomes:  50 students complete specified leadership curriculum; student join student organizations and service learning projects.
   3. Current Contributions: Focused leadership training using several leadership models researched by our peer mentors. 
   4. Timeline: Full implementation beginning of Fall semester, throughout Spring semester.