Mentoring at Ball State | Ball State University

About Our Mentoring Experiences

Ball State offers a plethora of mentoring opportunities for students, faculty/staff, alumni, and friends. Our programs help the mentor and mentee grow as a person and introduces those involved to new ways of thinking, valuable life lessons, and more. Explore how you can be a mentor or discover a mentee program for yourself.

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Employees, Alumni, & Friends
Students

Employees, Alumni, & Friends

Faculty Alumni

Architecture, Construction, and Engineering (ACE)

The R. Wayne Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning works with ACE’s thousands of mentors to create a large, diverse, and better-prepared workplace.

Cardinals Connect

Become a mentor for graduating students in our interactive platform that allows Ball State students and alumni to network personally and professionally with fellow Cardinals worldwide.

This two-year program for women in the Muncie community provides opportunities for professional development through individual learning and mentor relationships. The program is a part of the Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute.

Faculty Mentors Network

This program is designed to provide instrumental and social support to faculty throughout the course of their careers. Both traditional mentoring and peer mentoring opportunities are available.

Guided Ventures

Connects students with industry-leading executives and innovative entrepreneurs to help them work through the nuances of building and implementing a business plan. This competitive student program is limited to 10 students of any major. It is a part of the Entrepreneurship Center.

Honors Undergraduate Fellows Program

The Honors Undergraduate Fellows Program seeks to pair the most talented students with the most passionate professors. Working together, groundbreaking scholarship and career-making mentorship will emerge.

Honors College Milestone Mentoring Program

The aim of the Honors College Milestone Mentoring program is for students and alumni to forge lasting relationships. We hope these relationships will allow students to build their professional networks with Honors College alumni and each other, while also identifying the ways in which the Honors College experience prepares them for fulfilling careers and meaningful lives.

These Honors College mentor-mentee relationships are managed through Cardinals Connect.

SOAR (Success, Opportunity, Acumen, and Readiness)

Students in the SOAR Program experience immersive opportunities such as connecting with a mentor, community service, internships, study abroad, and attending professional conferences, allowing them to solidify skills and become a well-rounded professional ready for the next step in life. Alumni and friends of the University are needed as mentors for the Miller College of Business students.

Teacher-Scholar Program

This campus-wide, one-semester program engages undergraduate student researchers in five hours per week of research or a creative endeavor with their mentor. Faculty and staff mentors are needed.

Students

Student

Academic Peer Mentors

Upper-level students are trained to enhance the academic success of residents living in one of Ball State’s 13 Living-Learning Communities.

Cardinals Connect

Become a mentor for graduating students in our interactive platform that allows Ball State students and alumni to network personally and professionally with fellow Cardinals worldwide.

First Year Seminar

Special resources such as professional student success coaches, peer mentors, and first-year seminar courses help students thrive academically and personally during their first year and beyond.

Guided Ventures

Connects students with industry-leading executives and innovative entrepreneurs to help them work through the nuances of building and implementing a business plan. This competitive student program is limited to 10 students of any major. It is a part of the Entrepreneurship Center.

Honors College Peer Mentors

Students lobbied to create an experience to acclimate first-year students to the Honors College and Ball State community. The result was Honors 100, which is staffed by peer mentors who are Honors College students in their second, third, or fourth year at Ball State.

Honors Undergraduate Fellows Program

The Honors Undergraduate Fellows Program seeks to pair the most talented students with the most passionate professors. Working together, groundbreaking scholarship and career-making mentorship will emerge.

Honors College Milestone Mentoring Program

The aim of the Honors College Milestone Mentoring program is for students and alumni to forge lasting relationships. We hope these relationships will allow students to build their professional networks with Honors College alumni and each other, while also identifying the ways in which the Honors College experience prepares them for fulfilling careers and meaningful lives.

These Honors College mentor-mentee relationships are managed through Cardinals Connect.

REACH (Retain, Engage, Aspire, Connect, Help) Peer Mentoring Program

REACH (Retain, Engage, Aspire, Connect, Help) Peer Mentoring Program is a peer mentoring program and focuses on the experiences of students of color and first-generation college students. First-year students are paired with returning student mentors who serve as a resource and a support person.

SOAR (Success, Opportunity, Acumen, and Readiness)

Students in the SOAR Program experience immersive opportunities such as connecting with a mentor, community service, internships, study abroad, and attending professional conferences, allowing them to solidify skills and become a well-rounded professional ready for the next step in life.

Teacher-Scholar Program

This campus-wide, one-semester program engages undergraduate student researchers in five hours per week of research or a creative endeavor with their mentor.