All First-Year commuter students have the opportunity to interact with our commuter mentors. The commuter mentors writes our newsletter, Commuter Connections, and plan commuter events to help students get involved, help them adapt university life challenges, and connect them to campus.

The Commuter Connections newsletter is available online. Click the link below for the issue you'd like to read:
September 2008 Commuter Connections Newsletter

The Center for Orientation, Mentoring, Parents, and Academic Student Success (COMPASS) staff is available to provide assistance for any first-year student that may have academic or personal concerns. Feel free to contact us at us by phone at (906) 487-3558, or by email at compass@mtu.edu, or by our online form. You are also welcome to stop by our office, which is located on the ground floor of Wadsworth Hall, room G28.

Michigan Tech also offers the the following mentoring opportunities:

MentorNet is the award-winning nonprofit e-mentoring network that addresses the retention and success of those in engineering, science, and mathematics, particularly but not exclusively women and other underrepresented groups. Its a connection for students to mentors in industry and academia. For more information, please contact Susan Liebau, or visit their website. This program is supported by the Educational Opportunity office.

ExSEL pairs students participating in the program with upper level students for more academic mentoring such as one-on-one tutoring, help with study skills or time management or help to lead multi-student study groups For more information, please contact Susan Liebau, or visit the website. This program is supported by the Educational Opportunity office & MultiEthnic Programs division.

Participating institutions in the CHAMPS/Life Skills Program are provided with instructional material and supplemental resources, which support a student-athlete's development in five areas: academics, athletics, personal development, career development and community service. For more information, please contact Suzanne Sanregret, or visit the website. This program is supported by the athletic department.

This course discusses college life issues in a group setting and teaches students to deal with the stress of being a student and an athlete at the same time. The following topics are covered within the course: time management, organization, study skills, and relaxation techniques. For mroe information, please contact Craig Pellizzaro, or visit the website. This program is supported by the athletic department.

Upper division students will be paired with 1st year MSE students and interested 1st year undeclared students. Mentors will invite proteges to departmental functions, both social and professional as well as classes and labs so that students feel connected to our program. Students can also help with some advising/academic issues. For more infomrtaion, please contact Mark Plichta for more information. This program is supported by the Material Science department.

Mentoring in the ME-EM Department occurs within the ME-EM Student Success Center, and integrated center for students and fculty where involvement, interaction, and investment are focused on the department community. Fourteen initiatives started in Fall 2003 support this effort. For more information, please contact Chuck VanKarsen, or visit the website. This program is supported by the ME-EM department.

This program is set up to provide academic assistance to our student-athletes. For more information, please contact any of the assistant coaches. This program is supported by the athletic department.