C.A.R.E. Mentorship Program

Office of Student Success and Retention

We Change Lives

The C.A.R.E. program is operated within the Division of Student Affairs. It contributes to the academic and social wellness of McNeese students. The Assistant Director of Student Success and Retention, along with supporting staff, will coordinate the day-to-day management of the program’s activities.

The acronym C.A.R.E. breaks down as follows:

C (Connect): Students will be connected to the university's resources and opportunities.
A (Accelerate): Students will accelerate progress toward degree completion.
R (Retain): Students will be retained due to the connections they build.
E (Engage): Students will be engaged in the campus and student life.

The success of these outcomes will be achieved by connecting C.A.R.E. program students with a personal resource on campus who will serve as their mentor. Mentors are faculty/staff members of the university or successful graduate students and seniors who have a passion to assist with the development of their peers.

Quick Registration Links

CARE Student Participant (Mentee)
Registration Form

CARE Mentor Employees / Approved Students) Registration Form

For more information about the C.A.R.E. Mentorship Program
Contact: care@mcneese.edu

PARTICIPANT INFORMATION

C.A.R.E. Program Mentors

Individuals serving as C.A.R.E. mentors should be classified as full-time McNeese faculty or staff, graduate student, or senior undergraduate student (90+ credit hours completed).
Undergraduate (senior) student mentors are required to hold a 2.5 or higher overall grade point average.
Undergraduate students can only mentor students at the freshman level.
Graduate student mentors are required to hold and maintain a 3.0 or higher overall grade point average.
Graduate students can only mentor students on the sophomore and freshman levels.
Faculty/staff mentors should be genuinely committed to the development of McNeese students.
Mentor Registration
- Mentors are required to commit to one academic year. The commitment will be renewed annually beginning June 1.

C.A.R.E. Program Student Participants (Mentees)

Any part-time or full-time McNeese student can be a participant in the C.A.R.E. program.
Similar to prospective mentors, C.A.R.E. program students will complete an information form to collect information regarding the background and interests of the student to ensure they are matched with the most compatible mentor.
Student Enrollment
- Students who choose to enroll in the program are expected to remain active participants for one calendar year.
- Students who are enrolled in the program to fulfill a mandate must remain enrolled for one calendar year.
- Students may be mandated to enroll in the program for various reasons. These reasons include, but are not limited to: fulfilling a discipline or academic integrity sanction, as a condition for re-admittance due to academic suspension, as a condition for an admissions exception, or any other identified purpose a university faculty or staff member may mandate a student’s enrollment.
- Students are welcome to remain in the program as long as they are enrolled in classes at the university.