TME Mentors are current UConn students from all University majors. They use their own experiences to give other students a taste of what it's like to be in their program of study. A TME Mentor's main responsibility involves fielding questions through the TME website from other students who are interested in their major. Click here to see how this works.
TME Mentors are not paid. This is a volunteer position.
What are the responsibilities?
- Students must check UConn e-mail daily for new messages
- Students must respond to any questions received through Nexus within 3-5 Business days through the academic year
- Mentors can volunteer to be a part of additional events, such as panels, major exhibition nights, and UConn Bound Days
- Mentors are encouraged to share ideas that contribute to the overall success of TME
We expect the time commitment for this role to be no more than 1 hour/week maximum.
What are the benefits?
- Leadership opportunity
- Great addition to resume
- Low time commitment
- Promote their major program
- Develop excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Help other students make important career/major decisions
- Earn a TME graduation cord if you stay with the program until graduation
The Nomination Process
Please use the form below to nominate ONE STUDENT whom you feel would be successful in the role as a TME Mentor for their major. It should only take 5-10 minutes to complete.
THE PRIORITY DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING A NOMINATION FOR MENTORS FOR FALL 2025 IS FEBRUARY 26th. Nominated students will have until March 14th to apply.
We will gladly accept department nominations after February 26th, but cannot guarantee nominated mentor selection after this date, as we will open up recruitment to all qualified students.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
If you are nominating a student on behalf of an academic department or school/college, that student will most likely be offered the position (unless otherwise determined by TME due to extreme circumstances). The nominated student will, however, still be required to apply and attend training.
Please only nominate students who have completed some coursework in the program and can speak more about it, and have AT LEAST two full semesters remaining at the University.
After you submit the form below, the identified student will be informed of the nomination and then be asked to apply. The student will be able to see what you wrote in the nomination form.
Please contact the TME Team at tme@uconn.edu if you have any questions or concerns.