Let’s Rise!
Asian Pacific-Islander Mentorship Program
Mentor Application 2013-2014
By volunteering to be a mentor for Let’s Rise you are agreeing to be FULLY committed to this program and are required to attend ALL:
● Friday Mentorships
● Tuesday Mentor Meetings
● Saturday Mentor-Mentee Events
● Mentor Training
● Occasional Bonding Events
● REACH! General Meetings (at least 2 per semester)
A list of events is included at the end of this application, please look over it and let us know whether or not you will be able to make most, if not ALL the events listed.
The average time commitment is around 7-8 hours/week (4 hours of mentorship, 1 hour meeting, and 2 hours of miscellaneous tasks), although hours vary, excluding select weeks with Saturday events. If you know that you cannot make it to an event, please notify us BEFORE so we plan accordingly - we will not tolerate any unexcused absences! We have attached a list of dates for the events at the end of the application, so that everyone knows when the events are AHEAD of time, so please mark your calendars!
In order to develop mentors professionally, we require that all mentors facilitate one workshop a year for the mentees during one of our Friday mentorships. We will have most of these topics chosen out already, usually based off of what the mentees want to see, or issues that everyone believes is important to talk about. We will also train you on how to properly facilitate a workshop prior to the mentorships, so we promise it’s not as scary as it sounds :)
The number of mentors we can have (and the number of mentees we can serve) basically depends on the number of cars we can get. We are aiming to have around 30 mentors, so we need 5 to 6 cars. Gas will be FULLY REIMBURSED, so if you have access to a car or know someone who is willing to let us use their car, please let us know - we will be forever grateful :)
Name: ______Year: ______
SID: ______Email: ______
Cell number: ______Returning mentor? ______
Local address: ______
Ethnicity(ies): ______Major: ______
Do you want/need units? ______If yes, how many? ______
Do you have a car? ______Are you willing to drive? ______
Availability for interview between 2/10 -2/14 (List date & time):
______
Please address the following questions/statements (limit 250 words each):
1. Why do you want to be a Let’s Rise mentor?
2. Do you have any prior experience working with youth? If so, briefly explain.
3. Do you think it’s important to have a role model? Why is it important for youth to have mentors? Explain.
4. What are your hobbies/what do you like to do for fun?
5. What makes a leader? Who can be a leader?
6. Do you have any other time commitments this academic year? If so, how much time do they require? Do you have any conflicting events that may interfere with our listed LR events?
Application deadline is Sunday, Feb. 9th, 2013, at 11:48 PM!
Please send your completed application to
Thank you for applying and hopefully we will meet you soon!
For further questions or follow-up please contact:
Edward Huang Ratema Uch
Email: Email:
Phone: (562) 412-7080 Phone: (510) 917-4170
Calendar of Events for Spring Semester
Please pencil the following dates into your calendars. Please plan ahead and notify us AHEAD of time of any potential conflicts. Dates are subject to change.
● First mentor meeting Tuesday, January 28th
● First mentorship Friday, January 31st
● REACH! first gen Tuesday, February 4th
● Mentorship#2 Friday, February 7th
● Mentorship#3 Friday, February 14th
● Mentor-mentee bonding day Saturday, February 15th
● No mentorship/MENTOR BONDING Friday, February 21nd
● Mentorship#4 Friday, February 28th
● Small Field Trip (Tilden) Saturday, March 1st
● Mentorship#5 Friday, March 7th
● Mentorship#6 Friday, March 14th
● Collab Shadow Day(?) Saturday, March 15th
● Mentorship#7 Friday, March 21nd
● No mentorship Friday, March 28th
● Mentorship #8 Friday, April 4th
● No mentorship/MENTOR BONDING Friday, April 11th
● Cal Day Saturday, April 12th
● Mentorship#9 Friday, April 18th
● Mentorship#10 Friday, April 25th
● Big Field Trip Saturday, April 26th
● Spring Banquet Friday, May 2nd
● Mentor affirmations Tuesday, May 6th