Mentor Collective

Exciting News! Mentor Collective announced the appointment of Christine Burse as Chief Financial Officer. Burse comes to us following an extensive, eight-year career steering the financial future of leading Faculty Information System Interfolio by Elsevier.

As Chief Finance Officer at Mentor Collective, she will serve as a financial advisor to the executive team, guiding strategic planning and optimizing operational performance.

"Working with companies like Mentor Collective that are poised for significant growth has always been where I feel most connected and engaged to the financial community," said Burse. "I'm excited to join such an innovative organization focused on enriching the human experience and to help leadership uncover untapped opportunities."

Read the full press release here: https://hubs.ly/Q02t1DDd0

Indiana University Bloomington, believes in the power of peer mentorship to help students foster a sense of belonging in their first year on campus. Learn how they're working with Mentor Collective to take actionable steps toward welcoming the next incoming cohort and how they're using logged data from peer-to-peer interactions to direct students to critical student services at the right time and make significant improvements in retention as a result.

“Academics who study sense of belonging know that when it's present, students are engaged and motivated to continue to graduation is certainly enhanced. The absence of a sense of belonging has been shown to have a profound negative effect not just on motivation and academic achievement, but also in the way that students face their adversities on campus and how they see themselves receiving support.” - Dr. David B. Johnson, Vice Provost of Enrollment Management, IU Bloomington

Threading Belonging Into the First-Year Student Experience at Indiana University, Bloomington Learn how Indiana University, Bloomington embeds belonging into the first-year experience through peer mentorship, enhancing student success and retention rates.

The NASPA Virtual Conference is today! Don't miss our session at 1:30 p.m. EST to hear from VP of Partner Success Annemieke Rice about how our scalable peer mentorship technology has been impacting first-generation students – from boosting sense of belonging to increasing resource utilization. Our presentation highlights metrics from our partners at Georgia Tech First Gen and Duke University and features commentary from University Of Wisconsin Green Bay's Kathryn Marten.

Register here and we hope to see you there! https://hubs.ly/Q02rw99l0

Don't miss our session at the Innovations Conference this weekend in Anaheim! On Sunday, Senior Partnerships Director Joe Michie will be joined by Dr. Gabriela Lopez, Director of the Office of Equity Programs at Hartnell College to discuss the growth and positive outcomes of the Salinas Valley Promise initiative.

First-time, full-time Promise participants were found to have on average a:
📈 6.7% higher course success rate in spring 2023
📈 11.4% higher course success rate in fall 2022
📈 10.9% higher persistence from fall 22’ to spring 23’

Hartnell College is the only institution of higher learning in a 100-mile radius of its location, amplifying its connection to the surrounding community. Part of the school's commitment to encouraging positive student success outcomes is providing holistic student support that fosters belonging. We're excited to dive into this conversation about our role in the Promise initiative and show how peer connections are a driving force in supporting community college students! See you there!

Don't miss our session next week at NASPA with UC Berkeley's Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Dr. Stephen Sutton and Florida Atlantic University's Director of Assessment and Research Dr. Rebecca Goldstein.

🤯Billions are invested annually in student services, but many students never access them. When the value of higher education is being publicly questioned, institutions can't afford to have under-utilized services. See how these prominent institutions are leveraging the power of peer relationships with Mentor Collective to break down the barriers preventing students from accessing student support.

Participate in the discussion and stop by Booth #415 to ask us questions about how peer-powered insights can accelerate your strategies.

Download our latest case study to learn how Mentor Collective informed the strategies of predictive analytics while fostering incoming student sense of belonging at University of Wisconsin Superior.

https://hubs.ly/Q02nn2JK0

Students utilizing Mentor Collective during the 2022-23 academic year:
⚡Showed an average sense of belonging increase of 5.9 percent from start to end of the program
⚡Retained at rates 7-12 percent higher than peers who did not participate

Importantly, UW-Superior gained access to peer-powered student insights – conversation topics and challenges reported via the Mentor Collective platform by trained peer mentors – and proactively addressed gaps in student support throughout the year!