Soon after check-in, the Office of Academic Affairs assigns all matriculated students a faculty mentor. The mentor program is initiated to support students in their academic and professional progression through the curriculum. The faculty mentor meets with a group of approximately 15 students at the beginning of term 1 and during the mandatory professional skills sessions.
Faculty mentors are required to meet with the students in the first three (3) weeks of the term and can schedule impromptu meetings initiated by the mentor, the student, or as recommended by the APRC or the FPP at any time during the student's tenure at SGU SVM.
To provide appropriate guidance, mentors interact with other offices of the University, such as the DOS and the DES. Mentors play a role at the time of academic progression and the appeals process described elsewhere in this manual. Mentor's views and interview summaries are filed in Insight for future reference.