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The paycheck is a small perk, of course, but the real benefit to being a transfer mentor is the opportunity. Students who mentor for us often build relationships with their mentees and the WVC TRIO staff. Build your resume, develop your leadership skills, and add us to your support network. We're here to encourage you along your educational journey as well.

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What to Expect AFTER you submit an application

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What to Expect AFTER you submit an application

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A member of the TRIO SSS team at WVC will reach out to you no later than mid-October to follow-up on next steps. Our priority application deadline is October 1st, but we will continue to accept applications after that time if we have space/funding.

Eligible transfer mentors will be asked to complete a contract with Wenatchee Valley College and our transfer mentor training. When you're done we'll work to get you paired with one or more transfer mentees and introduce you over zoom.

As you'll learn in the training session, we're here to support you. You have a lot of independence, but we'll check in each month to offer support or see if you need help with your mentee.

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Please feel free to post any questions you have about the application or our transfer mentor program. You may comment on any of the posts above or comment here. Posts will be anonymous unless you sign in to Padlet or mention your name. However, others can see your questions.
You may also email your questions to trio@wvc.edu.

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We do our best to pair you with one (or more) WVC TRIO SSS student(s) who have some things in common with you. This is one of the reasons we ask for a short biography with your application. Your mentee will likely be a student interested in your college, your major, or who has a similar background. Sometimes, none of these things align, and that's okay too! If a student decides to go to a different school or pursue a different degree, you can still offer them helpful insight that helps them make their choices and consider multiple perspectives. If you and your mentee(s) don't mix well - just let us know and we'll try to find a better match for you both.

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What does it mean to be a transfer mentor?

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What does it mean to be a transfer mentor?

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A transfer mentor suggests tools, offers guidance, and gives encouragement to help make the transfer process a little easier. If you're worried about being able to offer insight, don't be! You are the expert in your experiences, and your perspective is incredibly valuable to other students. You don't have to know it all. We just want you to share what you know about your college, use your experience, and encourage students to take the next educational step.

If a student asks you a question and you don't know the answer feel free to direct them back to us or offer suggestions of a resource that might know (e.g., admissions, financial aid, etc.).

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"Contacts" are meaningful interactions with your mentee(s). This can include things like a texting conversation, a zoom meeting, a phone call, an email, a contribution to our group mentoring pages, or participation in our transfer mentor panel(s). In short, a "contact" is a situation in which you mentor one of our students. You get paid for every 5 contacts you have (max of 20 for payment).

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Transfer Mentors are considered "contractors," which means you can get paid based on doing certain things (vs. an hourly wage). We are allowed to pay $100 per 5 "contacts" with mentees. In other words, once you have a meaningful interaction with our student(s) 5 times, you can get paid $100.

The maximum we are allowed to pay is a total of $400, which would equal 20 contacts throughout the academic year.

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Transfer Mentor Description and Application

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Transfer Mentor Description and Application

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You can apply to be a transfer mentor by completing this application and supporting materials. You may apply by completing the PDF application and emailing it to trio@wvc.edu OR submitting your application online with this form.