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Undergraduate Research Journal : Spring 2013

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Mentor Highlights

Mentor Highlights

In the Odyssey, when Odysseus departs for the siege of Troy, he leaves his friend Mentor, a wise, older man, in charge of his son and palace. Mentor is to watch over and guide the young Telemachus. In the seventeenth century, Mentor became a verb, to mentor, with its current meaning of individual guidance of a (usually) younger, inexperienced person by an older, more experienced teacher or tutor. Here we profile two University of New Hampshire faculty members who have frequently mentored undergraduates, including Inquiry authors.

varner and amante
Ruth Varner
—Brigid C. Casellini

Why be a mentor? "Mentoring to me is about offering students the opportunity to try something new, to learn about themselves, and to challenge their limits,” says Professor Ruth Varner.

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John Resch
John Resch
—Jennifer Lee

Professor Jack Resch advises faculty to “take the opportunity to be a mentor” because it “will enrich your professional life in ways that can’t be achieved in the classroom.”

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