Success Mentor Program Timeline
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2007-2008 |
Funded by a Title V Grant through the U.S. Department of Education, the Peer Mentoring Program was established through the Center for Research on Teaching Excellence. Twenty-nine mentors served more than 100 mentees. |
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2008-2009 |
With the support of UC Merced's Summer Bridge Program, 29 mentors served 206 mentees. |
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2009-2010 |
This year served 274 mentees with 36 mentors. |
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2010-2011 |
This year served 215 mentees with 38 mentors. |
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2011-2012 |
Now situated within the Calvin E. Bright Success Center, and funded in part by a gift from the Bright Foundation, the program was scaled back to 12 mentors who mentored about 60 mentees. |
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2012-2013 |
After undergoing a revision process, the program was renamed the Success Mentor Program. Twenty-three mentors served 140 mentees. |
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2013-2014 |
This year served 216 mentees with 33 mentors. |
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2014-2015 |
This year served 192 mentees with 31 mentors. |
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2015-2016 |
This year served 174 mentees with 30 mentors. |
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2016-2017 |
There were 27 mentors this year. |
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2017-2018 |
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2018-2019 |
This year served 190 mentees with 27 mentors. |
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2019-2020 |
This year served 198 mentees with 32 mentors. |
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2020-2021 |
Due to COVID-19 the program was scaled back to 15 mentors who served 121 mentees. |
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2021-2023 |
The program had 15 mentors who served mentees. |
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2023-2024 |
The SMP Program opened eligibility beyond incoming freshman, to allow students to continue receiving important Peer Mentoring support for several years. |
