Students Connecting with Mentors for Success

Students Connecting with Mentors for Success (SCMS) is a program designed to provide degree-seeking students with mentors and intra-campus resources to facilitate successful academic achievement, higher retention rates, and graduation completion. The SCMS program will focus on connecting students with mentors who will offer support, guidance, and engagement according to each student’s needs. 

Our Purpose

The purpose of SCMS is to improve academic achievement, retention, and graduation rates for students, to prepare them for successful entry into the workforce or transfer to a four-year academic institution. SCMS achieves this by providing supportive relationships that facilitate academic program completion for every student. Mentors offer advice, insight, and critical evaluation to mentees. Mentees must be coachable, cooperative, and willing to be held accountable by mentors. When applicable, mentors may also connect mentees to professionals within their major or area of interest.

The collaborative effort of the SCMS program, mentors, and students is the timely springboard that will help close the achievement gaps many of our students currently face. As students are undergirded with the foundation that secures their professional pursuits, they are more likely to reach milestones that result in improved financial well-being, increased occupational opportunities, and elevated social standing. This monumental difference not only improves the lives of students and their families but also increases their positive involvement in the community and their investment in Oklahoma’s economic growth.