About the Program

The Intersection Partners (TiPS) Mentorship Program is a group mentoring program that aims to provide first-year students with a supportive relationship with a Partner, or peer mentor, who’s focused on promoting the overall success of the student. The program is designed to help and support first-year students in their social, personal and academic transition to UNLV. Partners serve as a resource, support system, and role model to new students while gaining the opportunity to learn about the first-year transition; develop communication, facilitation, leadership and other skills; and contribute to the university.

Mentor/Mentee Relationship

Mentoring relationships serve as vital components of academic, professional, and personal development. It is through these relationships that individuals learn about true responsibilities and day-to-day routines involved with their chosen career paths. Mentors help students develop links between education, research, and industry.

TiPs mentors support mentees in a variety of ways including connecting them to the campus community, developing a sense of purpose about being enrolled at UNLV, and acquiring the necessary skills to become independent and life-long learners. TiPs mentors also benefit as well. In the process of mentoring, mentors develop leadership skills, create and participate in service-learning opportunities, master key learning strategies, and experience the satisfaction that comes from serving others.

Want to become a mentor or mentee? If interested, please review the job description and requirements below and fill out the required submission form.

Mentor Application Form Mentee Application Form

Mentors should:

  • Establish mentoring relationship guidelines (dates, times, locations, etc.)
  • Build trust and confidence in students through candid conversations
  • Expose students to activities related to their academic or career goals (research, meetings, professional organizations)
  • Be interested and concerned about a student’s academics (coursework and grades) and future employment goals
  • Encourage students to become involved in related student, community and professional organizations
  • Maintain FERPA standards

Mentees should:

  • Work with TIPS mentors to establish tangible goals of mentoring relationship
  • Be respectful of mentor’s guidelines: show up on time, do what you say you are going to do, always be prepared
  • Ask candid questions about student life, course work challenges, experiences in higher education, etc.
  • Be willing to become involved in programs and activities as suggested by mentors to establish networking opportunities
  • Be open to the experience of mentoring

Our Mentors

Skye Calhoun

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Skye is a first-gen junior majoring in Psychology with interests in how to better serve underrepresented populations.  She is very involved on campus and has served on many student leadership organizations at UNLV, including the Dean's Student Advisory Council (DSAC) in the College of Liberal Arts. Currently she is a new member of the Minority Serving Institution Student Council (MSISC), and…
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Anai Rico

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Anai is a first-generation undergrad pursuing a degree in Comprehensive Medical Imaging.  Her long term goals include helping people in whatever way she can, and securing a job in the medical field when she graduates. As a peer mentor at The Intersection, Anai helps students, faculty, and staff learn more about resources available on campus and connects them with important tools for…
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