Meeting 12/12/11

Hi Kirk,

just thought I'd keep you updated of the latest developments over here. We had a meeting today and I've tried to summarise some of the points discussed here.

Meeting on 12^th December 2011 to discuss the establishment of a mentoring scheme

Attending:

Stuart Brand

Luke Millard

Melissa Tisdale

Jamie Morris

Luke Nagle

Course of Discussion:

What is our goal for the first six/seven months of the mentoring scheme?

> At the end of the first six/seven months of the mentoring scheme we wish to be in a position where we can create some sort of celebration event and award ceremony to showcase the mentors and mentees work and development.

What do we need to be able to get to this position?

> Advertise the mentoring programme to students and staff to raise awareness of its establishment.

> Take applications and allocate funding for successful applications

> Publicise the mentoring schemes as they develop so that the rest of the university community are aware of what is happening.

How can we support and implement the programmes on-going development requirements?

> Establishment of a mentoring website the can be accessed externally but linked in to the Students Union and iCity. (UWE, Aston)
http://www1.aston.ac.uk/current-students/get-involved/peermentoring/
http://www1.uwe.ac.uk/students/studysupport/peerassistedlearning.aspx

> Creation of video clips, possibly animated, advertising benefits of the scheme. (PAL video UWE)

> Shout outs and leaflet hand outs (physical and electronic) at lectures, board of studies and via email to all staff and some students advertising programme and calling for applications.

> Creation of bi-weekly/monthly mentor of the week bullet-ins publicising what that mentor is doing, how they are doing it, positives and negatives etc. in a similar format to the weekly news updates on TigerTV or David Lynch’s Weather Report.

How do we decide what applications are worth funding over the ones that aren’t?

> Demonstration of partnership or student ownership.

> Favouring courses that fall below the satisfaction benchmark for NSS or those that have poor progression and retention figures.

> Favouring applications that address specific modules that are failing.