Mentoring Opportunities to Develop Excellent Leadership (MODEL) program pairs junior and senior mentors with underrepresented freshmen and sophomore students to help them navigate their first years at NDSU.

• the first in their family to attend college
• African American, Latino, Asian American, or Native American (ALANA)
• from a low-income household
• students with documented disabilties
• To begin the process of becoming a part of MODEL, click on the MODEL Matching Form .pdf file below, print, complete and turn into the OMP, 178 Memorial Union.

• Matching_form_A_doc_8.pdf

MODEL mentors must have a minimum GPA of 2.0, be a member of an underrepresented group on campus, and have time to devote to the program. Positions are limited.

If you are a member of an underrepresented group on campus, all you have to do is express your commitment to participate and sign up.

MODEL mentors help mentees:

• Familiarize themselves with campus.
• Commit to academic success.
• Manage their time.
• Get involved in campus organizations.
• Develop leadership skills.

What mentees do:

• Check in with their individual mentor once a week.
• Meet with other MODEL mentors and mentees for panel discussions and leadership training twice a semester.
• Get involved in campus activities.
• Pursue leadership roles on campus.

Become a part of the MODEL Program:

If you are interested in becoming either a mentor or mentee, you should contact Malika Carter at (701) 231-7383, e-mail her at malika.carter@ndsu.edu or stop by the OMP, Memorial Union 178.

If you are a member of an underrepresented group on campus, all you have to do is express your commitment to participate and sign up.

MODEL mentors help mentees:

• Familiarize themselves with campus.
• Commit to academic success.
• Manage their time.
• Get involved in campus organizations.
• Develop leadership skills.

What mentees do:

• Check in with their individual mentor once a week.
• Meet with other MODEL mentors and mentees for panel discussions and ledership training twice a semester.
• Get involved in campus activities.
• Pursue leadership roles on campus.

Become a part of the MODEL Program:

If you are interested in becoming either a mentor or mentee, you should contact Malika Carter at (701) 231-7383, e-mail her at malika.carter@ndsu.edu or stop by the OMP, Memorial Union 178.