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Carlson Center Civic Fellowships and Community Engaged Leaders
Mentor: Faculty, Staff, Community Members
Mentee: Undergraduate Students
Three students are awarded Fellowship positions each year. The Carlson Center partners with community-based organizations to design project-based, leadership development opportunities for these students; opportunities that enable them to grow as professionals and leaders, while making valuable contributions to their partners.
Commuter & Transfer Commons Associates
Mentor: Undergraduate Students
Mentee: Undergraduate Students
The Commuter & Transfer Commons Associates (CTAs) are responsible for making sure that the Commons provides a welcoming and resource-rich environment for the diverse population of commuter & transfer students at the UW.
Dawg Daze Student Advisory Board
Mentor: Undergraduate Students
Mentee: Undergraduate Students
Dawg Daze Student Advisory Board (DDSAB) serves as the student voice of Dawg Daze. This group meets 3 times in spring quarter and will serve as team captains during Dawg Daze. You have the opportunity to mentor Dawg Daze Leaders at a 1 day training in September.
Dawg Daze Leaders
Mentor: Undergraduate Students
Mentee: Undergraduate Students
Dawg Daze Leaders support the UW’s week of welcome called Dawg Daze. This volunteer role allows you to support events and help welcome new students to campus.
DO-IT: Mentoring and Peer Support for People with Disabilities
Mentor: College Students
Mentee: High School Students
The DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology) electronic mentoring community provides an opportunity for students with disabilities to communicate via email and during program activities with mentors and other students with disabilities. DO-IT mentors inspire and facilitate personal, academic, and career achievements in the DO-IT mentees, who are college-capable students with disabilities pursuing challenging academic and career fields.
Dream Project
Mentor: Undergraduate Students
Mentee: High School Students
As a Dream Project mentor, you will learn about college access, social justice, and mentorship, and partner with high school students in South King County to support them on post-secondary planning and accessing higher education. Training and transportation are provided and leadership opportunities are available for returning students. Open to all UW students; to join, register for EDUC 260 & EDUC 369.
Economics Undergraduate Mentorship Program
Mentor: Alumni, Community Members
Mentee: Undergraduate Students
The Economics Mentorship program links undergraduate economics students with volunteer mentors in order to enable students to develop life and career skills through the guidance of seasoned professionals. Mentoring allows the student to learn about specific jobs, career paths, networking, organizational cultures, business functions and industries. Students receive constructive feedback about career goals, career building, personal skills and business skills.
Evans School Alumni Mentoring Pilot Program
Mentor: Alumni
Mentee: Undergraduate Students
The Evans School Alumni Ambassadors are recent alumni who welcome the opportunity to connect with prospective students and share insights about the student and alumni experiences with the MPA program. Prospective students are encouraged to review the brief biographies of the alumni ambassadors and email an ambassador who may share an area of interest or other notable connection.
First Year Interest Groups
Mentor: Undergraduate Students
Mentee: Undergraduate Students
First year students can enroll in a FIG to be mentored by an experienced UW student. Returning UW students can gain teaching and mentoring skills by leading a class of incoming first years
FIUTS Orientation Facilitators
Mentor: College Students
Mentee: Undergraduate Students
FIUTS Facilitators are students who volunteer for FIUTS programs and get experience in leadership, cross-cultural communication, and build international awareness. Facilitators play an important role in FIUTS Events & Activities, International Student Orientation, special event coordination, and Community and Education Programs. As a facilitator, you can learn new skills, participate in a portfolio and Intercultural Leadership Certificate, make friends from around the world, and support FIUTS’ mission to inspire cross-cultural friendship and understanding on campus and in our community. Facilitators can be any UW student, international or local, graduate or undergraduate.
Foster Undergraduate Mentoring Program
Mentor: Foster School of Business Alumni
Mentee: Foster School Undergraduate Students
The mission of the Foster School of Business Undergraduate Mentoring Program is to enrich and support the professional, academic and personal experiences of students by intentionally pairing them with Foster alumni. These mentoring relationships assist students in the transition from academic to professional life and support individual success at Foster and beyond.
Honors Alumni Mentoring Pilot Program
Mentor: Alumni
Mentee: Undergraduate Students
This pilot program is a joint effort between UW Honors and the UW Alumni Association to connect our graduates with upperclassmen who are actively preparing themselves for “life after college.” As an alumni mentor, you will help current students understand their own unique objectives and potential as they consider their long-term goals. As a mentee, you benefit from the experience and focused attention of someone who has survived and thrived in their own transitions.
Husky Leadership Certificate
Mentor: Faculty, Staff, Alumni
Mentee: Undergraduate Students
As part of the Husky Leadership Certificate, students are matched with a leadership mentor who helps the student reflect upon and give voice to their leadership development. Students also create an e-portfolio in which they demonstrate their growth and accomplishments as leaders, and share their achievements with the broader community at the Spring Celebration of Service and Leadership.
Jackson School Student-Alumni Mentor Program
Mentor: Alumni
Mentee: Undergraduate and Graduate Students
The Jackson Student-Alumni Mentor Program is an exciting opportunity designed to create a stronger JSIS community and support the professional goals of Jackson School students. The Jackson Student-Alumni Mentor Program matches each student with a mentor (either alumni or friends of the Jackson School) based on their academic and professional interests.
MBA Mentoring Program
Mentor: Professionals
Mentee: Graduate Students
The MBA Mentor Program offers students the opportunity to learn about the way business is practiced today, under the guidance of top executives. The MBA Mentor Program is a partnership between the Foster School of Business and Seattle’s leading businesses. Students have the opportunity to visit major Northwest companies and see business leadership skills in action. They also learn ways of navigating career objectives in work and life. The program is based on mutual interest in developing the talents and abilities of our current MBA students—the future leaders of commerce in the Northwest and beyond.
OMA&D: Mentor Power for Success
Mentor: Undergraduate Students
Mentee: Undergraduate Students
The Mentor Power for Success Program is a dynamic autumn quarter partnership between first-year Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity (OMAD) students (protégés) and continuing UW students (mentors), to help protégés make a successful transition to university life. Mentor students use their knowledge of UW resources and services to guide protégés as they navigate the breadth of what the university has to offer.
Orientation Leader
Mentor: Undergraduate Students
Mentee: Undergraduate Students
Orientation Leaders (OLs) assist incoming freshman, transfer students and their families in their transition to the UW. OLs play a vital role in the Advising and Orientation program and introduce topics such as academics, student involvement, housing options and more.
Student Coordinators
Mentor: Undergraduate Students
Mentee: Undergraduate Students
The Student Coordinator position is highly visible on the UW campus and interacts daily with newly admitted students, their parents, University administrators, faculty, and staff. There are several Student Coordinators in First Year Programs, each with specific functional responsibilities.
Study Abroad Peer Ambassadors Program
Mentor: Undergraduate Student, Staff
Mentee: Undergraduate Students
Study Abroad Ambassadors will work in close cooperation with UW Study Abroad staff to promote study abroad to UW students. By honing and developing professional and communication skills, peer ambassadors simultaneously foster student development while gaining valuable leadership experience.
Public Relations Student Society of America: Mentor Program
Mentor: Professionals
Mentee: Undergraduate Students
As members of PRSSA, you can benefit from receiving help from professionals in the Puget Sound Chapter of PRSA. Each PRSSA member has the opportunity to be matched with a professional, who will be available for one to two-hour mentoring sessions a month. Depending on the experience of the student, mentoring sessions vary.
Q Center: Queer Mentoring Program
Mentor: Undergraduate students, Faculty, Staff, Alumni
Mentee: Undergraduate Students
The Q Center connects UW students (mentees) who are exploring their sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression with queer UW students, staff, faculty, and alumni (mentors) who have been there, can relate to, and have tips for living a happy and fulfilling life.
Undergraduate Women in Business: Mentorship Program
Mentor: Foster School Undergraduate Students
Mentee: Foster School Graduate Students
Undergraduate Women in Business (UWiB) offers its members a unique way to connect with others within their sister club, Women in Business (WiB). Members are matched based on personal goals and interests through the UWiB Mentorship Program. WiB is an association of MBA students at the Foster School of Business, that works with UWiB members to provide guidance on everything from academics to career paths.
Unite UW
Mentor: Undergraduate Students
Mentee: Undergraduate Students
Unite UW was created to “unite” the domestic and international student community at the University of Washington. The program matches an international or exchange student with a domestic student and provides opportunities for them to participate in various activities together on the UW campus and around Seattle, to foster meaningful relationships, create cultural exchanges and promote greater integration and individual understanding.
University Honors Program: Honors Peer Meeting
Mentor: Undergraduate Students
Mentee: Undergraduate Students
This pilot program is a joint effort between UW Honors and the UW Alumni Association to connect our graduates with upperclassmen who are actively preparing themselves for “life after college.” As an alumni mentor, you will help current students understand their own unique objectives and potential as they consider their long-term goals. As a mentee, you benefit from the experience and focused attention of someone who has survived and thrived their own transitions. Your feedback will also help us develop the best methods and tools to ensure lots of successful mentor/mentee experiences in the years to come.
UW Leaders
Mentor: Undergraduate Students
Mentee: Undergraduate Students
UW Leaders (UWL) is a program of the Associated Students of University of Washington (ASUW) that offers leadership-building opportunities for first, second, and transfer third-year students. Whether students have been involved in past leadership or want to start now, UW Leaders maximizes their leadership potential and welcomes them into a close-knit, meaningful community of accomplished individuals.
UW Women’s Center Mentoring
Mentor: Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students, Professionals
Mentee: High School Students
Join Making Connections for an opportunity to change the life of a high school student. Offer guidance, support, and motivation to first generation students who are exploring higher education and careers in the STEM fields.