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Community Mentors

As a Community Mentor (CM) of the CCE, the CM’s primary responsibility is to work with local agencies and organizations to develop, implement and coordinate community-University partnerships designed to address unmet needs as defined by the community.  As part of their partnership building, the mentors will train and support fellow students placed in Community Based Learning engagement activities. Job description are available below.

Positions and Job Descriptions:

Community Mentor Job Description
Community Mentor in Training Job Description

Yearly recruitment occurs in late March of the Spring semester.  During the recruitment period, applicants are asked to download the Civic Engagement CM Application and submit via email to cce@stlawu.edu or by dropping it off at the CCE in Whitman Annex, Room 4 by the deadline listed below. Applicants must pay close attention to the required documents that need to be submitted to complete the application. Applicants must submit a 250 word Vision Statement, a copy of  the applicants academic transcript, a resume, and two letters of recommendation (one from a SLU Faculty or Staff, one from a local community partner).

Civic Engagement CM Application is due on Monday, April 1. Please return to the CCE, Whitman Annex, Room 4 by 4pm or email documents to cce@stlawu.edu.
Interviews will be conducted the week of April 2-5.
Decisions will be made and announced by Friday, April 5th.

For more information, please contact the Center for Civic Engagement at cce@stlawu.edu or x5095.

Student Community Mentor Staff 2012-2013:

ABROAD:
King ’14 Alex Next Step Mentoring Program
Lavigne ’14 Renee Free Will Dinners, NYSARC: Community Arts, NYSARC: Fitness Program
Plunkett ’14 Molly Akwesasne Reservation, Branching Out With Books-Akwesasne
ACTIVE:
Bastien ’15 Lizzie NYSARC: Community Arts, NYSARC: Fitness Program, NYSARC: Hermon Facility
Breckenridge ’14 Ben Birdsfoot Farm, Deep Root Farm, Sweetcore Farm
Capuano ’14 Taylor Ogdensburg Boys & Girls Club, Publicity & Events
Choiniere ’13 Liz Next Step Mentoring Program
Colpitts ’15 Kelsey Office for the Aging: Hermon Meal Program, Office for the Aging: Cyber Seniors
Fleischauer ’15 Caroline Branching Out With Books-Akwesasne
Hall ’14 Julia Reading Buddies Literacy Program
Herlihy ’13 Meaghan St. Mary’s School
Kraunelis ’15 Katie Canton Day Care, Building Blocks Day Care
Manning ’15 Anna Pray Road Stables, Publicity & Events
Northrup ’15 Marie Free Will Dinners, Campus Kitchens Project, 45
Rountree-Jablin ’15 Paxton Bittersweet Farm
Spencer ’15 Alex NYSARC: Community Arts, NYSARC: Fitness Program, NYSARC: Hermon Facility
Walsh ’13 Becky Partridge Knoll, Maplewood Campus