Undergraduate Mentors

Undergraduate Mentors (UMs) are personal advocates who help actualize your personal academic interests. They connect peers to programs, opportunities, and resources to more deeply engage with research, creative expression, and scholarship. UMs hold appointments to discuss your own academic curiosity and to develop your personalized education path.

Meet the mentors

Drop-in Mentoring Hours

During the specified drop-in times, Undergraduate Mentors are available in Posvar 1400 (next to home plate!) to meet one-on-one with students about undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative activity.

Days and times to be posted in September.

Curiosity Hours

Undergraduate Mentors will be available to meet in a more informal environment for open discussions about undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative activity. Meetings will take place in Posvar 1400. 

Dates for Fall meetings are the following Wednesdays from 5 - 7pm:

  • September 24
  • October 15
  • November 19

Become an Undergraduate Mentor

The Undergraduate Mentors are paid student employees with prior or current research, creative, or scholarly experience. They serve 5 weekly hours assisting peers, developing programs, and UTA'ing for First Approaches to Research and First Experiences in Research. Applications open each spring term, and position start each fall.

Application Details

Eligible Dietrich School undergraduates 

  • are interested in joining a community of scholars
  • have a passion for helping others
  • has some prior research experience (e.g., First Experiences in Research, First Approaches to Research, self-directed research, independent creative projects)

Application Availability: Spring 2026

Deadline: TBA Spring 2026