The Daily Bulletin Archive

Please join us for an information session about the New York State Mentoring Program on Thursday, October 13, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in Bacon Hall 116B. Pixita del Prado Hill, professor of elementary education and reading, is working with Buffalo Public School 76, Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy, to connect mentors to students in the fourth through sixth grades.

Our partnership will allow Buffalo State faculty and staff members to mentor a student for one hour a week on Tuesdays from 2:40 to 3:40 p.m. Mentors must be willing to commit this time every week throughout the school year. Mentors will engage with students and their interests through discussion, activities, and games to develop relationships. Volunteers will be trained by the Mentoring Program, and a staff member from the school will supervise the sessions and be available to mentors throughout the program. Spanish speakers are particularly encouraged to participate.

As state employees, Buffalo State mentors must make sure that the time they spend mentoring is their own, either through flexible scheduling or by using personal time. If their job responsibilities allow them to make this weekly commitment, interested participants are asked to please discuss their participation with their supervisors.

Please consider joining us for the information session if you want to make a difference in a child's life this year.