Find a Faculty Mentor
K-State offers students the opportunity to connect with a faculty mentor in their college. Faculty mentors assist students with many things, including:
- Learning more about their field of study.
- Professional development opportunities, such as conferences and publications.
- Connecting students with research opportunities.
- Networking and career opportunities in their major.
- Discovering major courses that may be of interest to students.
Mentor and Student Responsibilities
A mentoring relationship requires mutual responsibility. This requires equal efforts on behalf of the faculty member and the student.
- Expectations and goals of the mentor and mentee should be discussed early in the relationship.
- Meeting frequency and preferred communication methods should be agreed upon. It takes both the mentor and mentee to make efforts at meeting and communicating to have an effective relationship.
- Mutual respect and trust must be present for a successful mentoring relationship. Respecting both the time and opinions of the other person go a long way in creating an honest and open mentoring relationship.
- Mentors and mentees learn from one another even though their roles differ.
Get Started
Each college has different opportunities for students and faculty mentoring. If you are interested in being connected to a faculty mentor, please contact for more information!