Professional Development
Student Mentoring
The VCU African American Alumni Council (AAAC) would like to invite our alumni to participate in a very important program sponsored by the VCU Office of Multicultural Student Affairs (OMSA). OMSA is coordinating a mentorship program and would like to contact alumni who are willing to help make a difference in the lives of select students by serving as mentors during the 2006-07 school year. Your participation in this collaborative program will help to support the AAAC mission by;
* promoting the growth, progress, and general welfare of the VCU African-American student body;
* supporting the development of an increased AAAC presence on campus;
* and, building upon/collaborate with our AAAC Undergraduate Student Mentoring Program
Below is a brief description of the mission and goals of the program. For more information, including a program application, please visit: http://www.omsa.vcu.edu/mentoring/index.htm
I hope that you will consider becoming a part of this very important opportunity.
Yours in Service,
Franklin R. Wallace
President, VCU AAAC
Mission
The mentoring program is designed to better serve the academic, professional, and cultural needs of ethnic and racially diverse first year freshman and transfer students at Virginia Commonwealth University. This experience could result in an increase in retention and graduation rates.
Goals
* To foster a positive relationship between students, faculty, staff and alumnus.
* To help students become better consumers of the VCU community.
* To increase recruitment, retention, and graduation rates of the targeted student audience