Learn How Higher Education is Using Mentorship to Achieve Student Success

Discover how celebrating mentors and mentees can deepen engagement, strengthen relationships, and build a lasting culture of connection. In this session, you’ll hear real examples and walk away with practical strategies to recognize participants, sustain momentum, and elevate mentorship across your organization.

Learn how institutions like Florida Atlantic University, Lincoln University of Missouri, and UM-Flint are using peer mentorship to foster belonging and improve retention. This session shares real-world strategies from higher ed leaders who have built scalable, student-centered mentorship programs that strengthen community and drive success.

What does it take to build a mentorship program that is scalable, sustainable, and aligned with your institutional goals? This session outlines the six essential elements of a strong mentorship culture, backed by data and real-world experience, to help you launch, grow, and sustain high-impact programs that drive retention, belonging, and student engagement.

How can leaders at two-year colleges use mentorship and data to proactively support student success? This session explores how over 5,400 mentorships have helped students stay on track in their courses, balance competing commitments, and feel a stronger sense of belonging. You'll learn how real-time insights and mentorship programs are driving measurable results in retention, engagement, and student support.

This session explores how universities are using real-time insights, strategic interventions, and mentorship programs to strengthen belonging, boost retention, and improve student outcomes. Learn how data-informed initiatives are addressing academic and mental health challenges while driving measurable gains in engagement, connection, and career confidence.

At the College of Southern Idaho, intentional mentorship is helping transform a commuter-focused, Hispanic-Serving campus into a thriving and connected community. In this session, campus leaders share how they’ve matched over 100 mentees with meaningful connections, used data insights to guide support strategies, and addressed key challenges to foster belonging, safety, and student success.