Phi Alpha Theta History Mentor Program

This semester PAT is continuing our History Mentor Program to help foster community and success for the students in Cal State LA’s History Department. This semester-long program will organize peer mentors for undergraduate and graduate level students, and will facilitate regular meetings between mentors and their mentees.

The program will be entirely virtual in line with CSULA physical distancing policies. However, it is due in part to the COVID-19 pandemic that we believe this program is necessary, as the virtual format makes it more difficult for our students to develop relationships with their peers in the department. Peer mentors will help new and rising students in the department to excel, providing the following:

Regular scheduled meetings with their mentees at least twice each month
Advice to help students acclimate to college study, including dealing with stress and course load
Help in building relationships, including how to conduct yourself with professors
Knowledge of programs and opportunities in the department and the community that you can take advantage of
Guidance on developing your research and field of study
Mental health check ins during this difficult time

Requirements: Mentors must be seniors or graduate students with at least a year of experience in the department. Any undergraduate or graduate level history student is eligible to be a mentee, though students entering into upper division work in the department are especially encouraged to apply.

Mentors and mentees will be expected to commit to attending their regular meetings, organized according to their individual schedules. In addition, mentors will be expected to attend an orientation in the first month of the semester and a share-out meeting after finals.

If you would like to apply to be a mentor and share your experiences with a newer student, you can do so by clicking here.

If you would like to apply to be a mentee and to learn from a more veteran student, you can do so by clicking here.

The deadline to apply for either role is Friday, February 5th. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to the PAT leadership at pat.csula@gmail.com.