Special Volunteer Opportunity for YJ4Ls

Become a mentor to a BW student through a partnership with College Now 

Mentor Orientation Session
Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Please note new location for this session than in years past:
College Now Resource Center
Tower City Center

5:30-6:00  Registration & Light Dinner
6:00-6:40  Overview/Meet the Mentors
6:45-7:30  Training and Q&A

Online registration has closed for this event, but you may call (440) 826-2104 to register by phone.

Since 2012, BW has partnered with College Now Greater Cleveland (formerly Cleveland Scholarship Programs) in an exciting initiative serving students who receive scholarship funds from College Now – including 59 current BW students!  Mentors provide advice and encouragement based on their own college experience, with most communication happening online through a platform supervised by College Now staff. Additional opportunities to meet in-person are provided. While the time commitment is flexible, mentors are encouraged to maintain a relationship with their mentee over his/her years on campus until graduation.

Mentors and mentees are matched primarily on career goals. Most alumni mentors are able to be matched with a BW student in the first year, others may be asked to wait until a match with a BW student is available, or be offered the opportunity to mentor a student at another university. 

Join over 100 BW alumni in the YJ4L spirit who have served as mentors and made a difference!

Can't attend on March 6, but still want to get involved? Additional orientation sessions are available. Contact Mentoring Program Manager, Madeline Rife, at mrife@collegenowgc.org or 216-635-0163 or check out the College Now website here.

Questions?  Contact Lisa Judge '00 in the Office of Alumni Engagement at (440) 826-2106 or ljudge@bw.edu.