Mentoring Assistance Peer Program (MAPP)

MAPP Mentees are expected to:

• Attend MAPP Pre-Orientation on August 14–17, 2024.
• Engage in one-on-one mentoring sessions, academic and social events, and end-of-semester celebrations for approximately 5 hours per semester.
• Keep in contact with their mentor at least once a week via text, email, phone call, video chat, or in-person meeting for at least 30 minutes.
• Inform MAPP Mentor if they have any major questions or issues during the first-year experience at Hopkins.
• Notify the Associate Director for Diversity and Inclusion Education, Retention and Success if they are not satisfied with the mentoring relationship at any point during the first year.
• Participate in mid-year and end-of-year evaluations of the program.

Mentee Applications

MAPP Mentee applications are submitted through Hopkins Groups and reviewed every summer. This year they will be due on June 1. Mentees will be finalized by mid-June.

MAPP Mentors represent a variety of majors, and range in class standing from sophomores to seniors. Mentors must be in good academic and institutional standing, with a minimum GPA of 2.75. Mentors are selected and trained to support students dealing with many first-year experiences that shape what is, for many, the most formative year in college. This is an opportunity designed to build your skillset as exceptional student leaders and work closely with CDI staff.

MAPP Mentors are expected to:

• Attend mandatory in-person MAPP Mentor Training on August 13–14, 2024.
• Attend mandatory in-person MAPP Pre-Orientation on August 14–17, 2024.
• Meet with and guide 2–4 mentees once per two weeks (phone, video chat, or in-person meeting) as they transition to Hopkins in the 2024–25 academic year.
• Attend weekly MAPP Mentor in-person meetings and trainings.
• Coordinate family meetings (on or off campus). A MAPP family is defined to be a pair of mentors and their mentees totaling 12 students.
  • Monthly family dinners
  • Semesterly off-campus family social

Mentor and mentee engagement should include the following:

• Practicing active listening
• Supporting mentees and offering reassurance when experiences become difficult or overwhelming
• Advising mentees on complex situations that may not have a single answer or approach
• Recommending advice or campus resources that may be of support to the mentees
• Sharing experiences, telling stories, and offering insights that can benefit mentees
• Modeling professional behavior
• Guiding mentees through the learning landscape of their particular experience and teaching people things that cannot be taught in a classroom setting
• Providing opportunities to discuss, engage, challenge, and expose mentees about topics surrounding diversity
• Attend 1 academic or social event/workshop with each mentee each semester
• Collaborate with campus resources for ongoing MAPP Mentor Meetings
• Support with setting up and breaking down MAPP events
• Other duties as assigned

Mentor Applications

MAPP Mentor applications are submitted through SMILE and reviewed every spring semester. MAPP Mentor applications have closed for the 2024–25 academic year. Mentors will be finalized by July 2024.