Serving Our Students
Sponsored by the Multicultural Affairs Office, SOS matches first-year students with upper-class peer mentors to help them make the academic and social transitions to college life. Mentors help new students feel more connected to the Rhodes community.
SOS Goals
- To facilitate a successful transition to Rhodes for students of color
- Reduce isolation of students of color
- Increase retention of students of color
- Increase the graduation rate of students of color
Structure
- Two mentors per four first-year students
- Encouraging cross-cultural interaction, understanding and exchange
- Faculty and staff liaisons to conduct monthly workshops
- Alumni allies to provide career shadowing opportunities, facilitate workshops and contribute financial support
Want to get involved? Fill out our SOS Peer Mentor Registration Form OR stop by the Multicultral Affairs Office, located in the lower level of Briggs.
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