UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Thursday, October 27, 1994
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Mentor program motivates minorities
By Nathan Olson
Kansan staff writer
The secret to motivation is belief. That was the message last night from James Kitchen, dean of student life.
Kitchen spoke to a crowd of about 15 members of Students Together Excelling in Education as Peers at the Pioneer Room in the Burge Union. The stEp program, as it is called, has existed since 1989. The program pairs older students with minority freshmen or transfer students to help them acclimate to KU life.
Kitchen said a key to success involved three affirmations: I am, I can and I will.
"In order to achieve your goals, repeat these sayings," he said. "The keys to making I am, I can and I will."
work are patience and belief."
Patience consists of adjusting to changes while staying on course, Kitchen said. Belief is the knowledge that goals can be achieved.
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"You always have to have a positive attitude," he said. "You must trust yourself."
The motivational speech was particularly important to freshmen, said Julius Williams, assistant director of the Office of Minority Affairs and director of the stEp program. Williams said part of the program's function was to motivate students. Another part is to increase retention among minority students at KU.
the mentors, usually juniors and seniors, meet with the students once a week and with Williams once a week to check on their progress. The program includes 14 mentors and 60
"The mentors build relationships with students that allow a large degree of trust to develop." he said.
Williams said trust was important because it allowed students to open up about their problems.
students, Williams said.
Williams has stressed teamwork in the program, from establishing an intramural coed volleyball team called Step Spikers, to completing an obstacle course Saturday at Adams Campus, a wooded area about 10 miles southwest of Lawrence.
Retention is only one part of the program's purpose, however.
"This program is a step to the next level." Williams said.
Retention means much more than staying at KU for four years, Williams said. It means finding summer internships and finding jobs after college.
Mentors often help students find employment.
More importantly, Williams has begun pairing students with mentors who have similar majors.
That includes, for example, putting freshmen who want to attend medical school with Tonya Cole, Bonner Springs senior. Cole plans to go to medical school. This was her first year as a mentor.
Being a mentor has been a positive experience, she said.
"There's a sense of gratification in helping those who didn't have the same opportunities I had," she said.
Cole said she learned a lot from Kitchen's speech.
"What struck me the most was when he said that no matter what your background is, you can accomplish anything," she said.
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