For guides
Roles and responsibilities
As a GPS guide you will be paired with approximately four first-year students and will:
- Connect with your mentees at least three times in the fall semester.
- Serve as a point person for incoming first-year students to go to for personal and professional issues and needs.
- Serve as a resource for first-year students in their transition to K-State.
- Help students connect with other resources on campus.
- Help students reach their goals.
- Create a stronger community by fostering more interactions between students and staff.
- Provide supports and challenge.
Updates and documents
Healthy Decisions Resource Guide (PDF)
Setting Goals Worksheet (PDF)
Life Balance Assessment Worksheets (PDF)
Class of 2014 - Beloit Mindset List (Webpage)
Introduction Workshop Presentation 2010 (PDF)
Student Survey - Fall 2009 Highlights (PDF)
First-Year Experience 2-pg summary (PDF)
NCAA Compliance for student athletes in the GPS program (PDF)
K-State's Class of 2013 - Preliminary Data (PDF)
Become a GPS guide
If you are a K-State faculty or staff member, graduate student, or alumni in the Manhattan, KS area and would like to become a GPS guide, please contact the GPS office at 785-532-5167 or gps@k-state.edu.
Guide participation form
In order for us to make suitable matches between Guides and student mentees, it is important for us to have some basic information about each Guide.
Please complete the Guide Participation Form.