EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM

EOP ACADEMIC RESOURCE CENTER

EOP Academic Resource Center Philosophy

  1. All of our students are treated with respect. Students who use our services can expect to receive our undivided attention. We do not condescend them , project our personal beliefs, judge them, or intimidate them in any way, socially or intellectually.
  2. The goal of EOP ARC is to encourage our students to become independent learners. One objective for realizing this goal is to build student’s self confidence without giving them false expectations. We do not do the student’s work for them.
  3. We encourage mutual openness and honesty in academic mentoring setting. One goal of academic mentoring is to provide students with the opportunity to verbalize thoughts about their coursework. To facilitate this, we are honest about our limitations, seek help when we need it, direct students toward other campus resources when necessary or needed, and we encourage productive relationships between students and their classroom instructors.

Duties of Academic Mentors

  1. Academic Mentors will tutor students, and help in improving their overall study skills and strategies to be successful in their academic endeavors.
  2. Academic Mentors will be punctual and will inform the ARC of any changes in their schedules in advance.
  3. Academic Mentors will remain available in the  ARC for the full time for which they are scheduled
  4. Academic Mentors will attend all training sessions and meetings.
  5. Academic Mentors will complete all paperwork relevant to the job, including timesheets, and academic mentoring record forms.
  6. Academic Mentors will sign in and out in the ARC office, SW 730.
  7. Academic Mentors will seek the assistance of the ARC professional staff whenever question or problems arise.
  8. Academic Mentors will contribute and assist with ongoing administrative efforts to organize, and expand academic mentoring assistance programs.

Academic Mentor Code of Ethics

  1. My ultimate goal in an academic mentoring relationship is the student's independence.
  2. My primary focus for each session is building the student's self-confidence.
  3. I am to make clear to the student that my role never involves doing the student's work.
  4. I recognize that my student deserves and will receive my personal attention.
  5. I will always be sensitive to and address through referral my student’s needs outside the content area, but I recognize and accept that my primary role is to provide to the student expertise and effective instruction in the content area.
  6. I will respect my student’s personal dignity by accepting each individual without judgement.
  7. I will constantly encourage my student, but I will never provide false hope or empty flattery.
  8. I will encourage mutual openness and honesty in the academic mentoring relationship.
  9. I will not impose my personal value system or lifestyle on my student.
  10. I will not use an academic mentoring situation to project my personal beliefs.
  11. I will be open to my student’s comments regarding my performance, and I will allow my student to teach me ways to do a better job.
  12. I will admit my own weakness in content or instructional ability , and I will seek assistance whenever I  need it.
  13. I will never make my student feel inferior through the use of jargon or language too advanced for my student’s understanding; I will constantly ascertain that my student and I clearly understand what each other is saying.
  14. I will be punctual, and I will keep all appointments, not only out of professional standards and common courtesy, but as an example for my student to imitate.
  15. I will maintain records, lesson plans, and student progress data as expected and required.