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Show MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 2002 UNIVERSITY JOURNAL CAMPUS NEWS PAGE 4 Mentors ‘give back’ to SUU BY CYNTHIA KIRKHAM SENIOR STAFF WRITER ‘It's a Draw’ and you're T Students enrolled in UNIV 3000 (leadership development) don’t help the university by increasing enrollment of paying tuition; instead, they provide a greater service to SUU by teaching students how to succeed during and after college. Jill Wilks, learning specialist and lecturer for student support services, said that 65 mentors work with students three to five hours each week. They were honored at a steak dinner with President Steven D. Bennion in October. Mentors eagerly respond ‘I made a to questions about their job on to the ti ta en es pr description. grade course work outside of the time spent on Monday nights. Leadership development provides an elective credit for students who act as mentors. Wilks said students in the course currently receive a $100 book scholarship for the service they provide, but in the future she would like to see higher level mentors receive tuition scholarships. “I made a presentation to the deans and department heads that department ambassadors would get scholarships,” Wilks said. Scholarship programs for mentors would be much like those given to Presidential Ambassadors, who receive scholarships to recruit students. Ambassadors bring the students here, Wilks said, but deans and “We give mentors keep heads nt me rt pg go | and y ilit stab confidence to incoming students,” Mike SUU Student Art Exhibits MacKenzie, a junior physical is announcing a Call for Entries o art non g din clu (in er ent may ts den Stu U SU d ere ist reg tly ren Cur All majors/minors). ia: med ing low fol the in ces pie (3) ee thr of al tot a er You may ent . 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Crystal Lord, a sophomore sociology major from Lexington Park, Md., said mentors meet with about five students every Monday night and teach them the skills they need to become “master students.” Some of these skills include time management and dealing with labels and judgments people often place on others. Lord said one reason the class works so well is that it helps students handle the social and academic issues that are part of the college experience. Mentors not only talk with students and help them improve their academic and social skills, but Lord said mentors also New them at the added, but is improved when students attend the student success class. Mentors believe that the intangible benefits they receive from helping other students are worth far more than money. Melanie Orton, a junior communication major from Cedar City, said she enrolled in the student success course to sharpen her study skills when she returned to the university as a non-traditional student. She enjoys giving back some of the help she received. “I relate well to the age group,” Orton said. “If you're going to succeed, you have to start with the basics. The advice I give [students] is ‘don’t be like me... do it now.”” Lord said she learns from being a mentor, but MacKenzie said he is a mentor because he wants to be a teacher. “] want to help the students like my teachers helped me,” he said. y l l a n o i t a n l l u f s e s r u co pm 12 at " 23 n Ja d. We on en op ll The exhibit wi FROM KNIGHT RIDDER TRIBUNE CAMPUS WITH THE UNIVERSITY JOURNAL and will run through March 5th. Universities across the country scrambled to organize teach-ins and seminars after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and interest in Arabic language and Islamic studies courses skyrocketed. SUU’s International Week, included lectures which focused on terrorist cells in Egypt. 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