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Class of 2025 e-Mentorship Program Terms & Conditions

Mentee Responsibilities, Expectations, Acknowledgement, & Code of Conduct

What is Mentoring?

Mentoring is an important component of developing and sustaining a satisfying professional career. Mentoring enables each of us to grow, learn, transform, and accomplish goals in education and career. Whether you are a senior educator, a world-renowned researcher, or still in the early stages of your professional career, mentoring benefits you by building a dynamic community that nurtures the success of individuals as they pursue personal and professional career goals. Given the complexity of education and various industries today, students need a team of mentors, each of whom can provide specialized guidance for the next wave of leaders.

Why Have a Mentor?

Having a mentor can mean the difference between success and failure. A ship can have an important influence on personal development, career guidance, and career choice to name a few.

  • Mentoring can help to ensure success in a wide variety of situations, including addressing questions such as:
    • how to develop  an education plan
    • how to find needed resources
  • By having a guide, coach, or ally, mentors can answer their mentee's questions as they arise, ensuring steady progress and completion of project milestones.
  • By serving in the role of advocate, a mentor can help a mentee navigate the terrain of college and career choice in order to move forward professionally.
  • By providing knowledgeable and strategic advice, a mentor can serve to empower a mentee to pursue an innovative opportunity. The interest and support of a mentor often provide the mentee with both the confidence and practical knowledge to undertake a new and exciting challenge.

Setting goals and developing a plan

  • Work together to develop an academic plan that includes short-term goals, long-term goals, and a period for reaching these goals.
  • Agree on a time to update progress.
  • Meet monthly to formally discuss the mentee's progress as well as any additional training and experiences needed to achieve the defined goals.
  • Agree to modify the academic plan if necessary.

Responsibilities & Expectations

Mentees are required to attend an orientation to discuss the 6-month responsibilities and expectations of this e-Mentorship Initiative. Mentees are required to abide by the following rules:

  • Submit an application
  • Attend orientation, either live or previously recorded
  • Not exceed more than 2 absences in the e-Mentorship
  • Arriving early and not late
  • No early departures will be allowed  
  • Have the technology at home to be able to participate virtually, i.e. internet, computer, microphone, camera
    • the e-Mentorship will be conducted in a manner similar to training which would be given in an educational environment via Zoom and Chronus;
    •  the e-Mentorship will be for my benefit;
    • I will work under close supervision of Orange County United Way staff and my mentor during scheduled meetings;
    • the e-Mentorship will derive no immediate advantage from my activities; and,
    • the e-Mentorship will provide adequate supervision and an environment that will not endanger the health, safety, welfare, or morals of students.

e-Mentorship Acknowledgement Form

I, ____________________, am participating in the Orange County United Way Class of 2021 e-Mentorship Initiative as a mentee from December 2023  to May 2024.  I understand that the following statements about the e-Mentorship are true:

  1. The e-Mentorship is an opportunity for experiential education with a professional industry mentor.
  2. I understand that:
  3. The e-Mentorship does not create an employment relationship between myself, the Orange County United Way or any of its affiliates.

Code of Conduct & Responsibilities

I, ________________________, understand that as a mentee with the Orange County United Way Class of 2024 e-Mentorship Initiative, I will be required to follow the following standards of appropriate mentee conduct while I am a participant:

  • I will attend and complete an entire orientation before my start in the e-Mentorship Initiative.
  • I will be punctual and conscientious in the fulfillment of my commitment and duties at both my monthly meetings and workshop training.
  • I will not miss more than TWO days of meetings. I understand that if I miss more than TWO meetings, I will be dropped from the e-Mentorship and receive no credit for my participation in the e-Mentorship which will disqualify me from receiving a certificate and laptop.
  • In the case of an absence, I will notify Orange County United Way staff a minimum of 24 hours in advance, in order to notify my mentor.
  • I understand that during the 1st and 6th month I am to report to the pre-scheduled Zoom meetings.
  • During my 6-month participation, I am to complete an academic and goal plan with my mentor.
  • I will schedule additional time with my mentor only through Chronus if I need additional support to complete my goals.
  • I will complete assignments and projects in a timely manner and respond to United Way emails, calls, or text messages within 48 hours of initial communication.
  • I will maintain satisfactory grades and be in good standing with my high school to remain a candidate for the e-Mentorship with a minimum GPA of a 2.5.
  • I will take any problems, criticisms, or suggestions to Orange County United Way Staff.
  • I will make prior arrangements to have the necessary technology, i.e. laptop, computer, microphone, and camera, as required to be part of the e-Mentorship Initiative.
  • I will have my camera turned on to adhere to expectation guidelines.
  • I will follow all e-Mentorship policies, procedures, and professional dress code.
  • I will conduct myself in a dignified, courteous and considerate manner (see anti-bullying and anti-harassment agreement).
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