The Kinesiology Mentorship Program pairs a new student with an upperclassman who can act as a resource for their first few months at the University of Michigan.

New students and mentors will interact individually, in small groups, and in large groups through emails, phone calls, lunches, program-wide planned events, and events that they coordinate themselves. New students will have someone whom they can ask questions that may seem silly, but still need to be answered, or questions that they are not comfortable asking a staff member. Mentors will help students acclimate to the University of Michigan by providing valuable information about Kinesiology, the campus, and community by sharing their own experiences.

New students:

Are you interested in having a Kinesiology student mentor help you make the most of your academic experience here? The Kinesiology Mentorship Program facilitates the entrance of new students into the U-M Kinesiology community. To sign up, visit the mentorship request form page .

Goals for new students:

• Feel personally connected with someone at U-M
• Meet people who have similar interests
• Learn about Kinesiology, the campus and the community
• Learn from the advice, mistakes, and experiences of an upperclassman
• Have a go-to resource on campus
• FUN!

Current students:

If you're a current Kinesiology major and are interested in being a mentor in this program, please contact Donna Pikula (cstry@umich.edu) for more information.

Goals for Mentors:

• Leadership
• Meet and develop relationships with new students
• Event planning skills
• FUN!

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