Mentored Opportunity

Program Description

The Honors College Mentored Opportunity (MO) program is a public private partnership that provides students with a transformative, mutually beneficial opportunity to learn and grow not only as professionals but as students and future leaders. Our goal is to provide students with experience and transferrable knowledge that cannot be taught in the traditional undergraduate classroom. Students will participate in day-to-day site-based learning activities under the guidance and expertise of a mentor. Your mentors will play a pivotal role as educators in the development of your character as professionals. In a concurrent classroom seminar, Honors College faculty and guests will cultivate practical intelligence (phronesis) using a curriculum designed to encourage critical reflection about mentored experiences. Students will receive a scholarship to purse their site-based learning experience.

Apply for Mentored Opportunity

Fall 2022 Application
Mentored Opportunity Fall 2022 Application
Eligibility for Candidates
Eligible candidates must:
- Be a rising sophomore or junior with at least two semesters remaining at UH after Spring 2022
- Have at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA
- All majors are eligible
This opportunity is limited to Honors College students.
For More Information
For more information regarding the application or the Mentored Opportunity Program, please email David Tucker, Director (dptucker@uh.edu) or Maureen Lax, Program Manager (mlax@Cougarnet.uh.edu)

Mentor Opportunity Programming

HON 4198: Site-Based Learning

12-1p.m. Thursdays Fall 2021
Instructor: Jonathan Williamson and David Tucker

The Honors College Mentored Opportunity (MO) program is a public private partnership that provides students with a transformative, mutually beneficial opportunity to learn and grow not only as professionals but as students and future leaders. Our goal is to provide you with experience and transferrable knowledge that cannot be taught in the traditional undergraduate classroom. You will participate in day-to-day site-based learning activities under the guidance and expertise of a mentor. Your mentors will play a pivotal role as educators in the development of your character as professionals. In this concurrent classroom seminar, Honors College faculty and guests will cultivate your practical intelligence (phronesis) using a curriculum designed to encourage critical reflection about your mentored experiences.

Site-based hours with your mentor: 150-200 hours/semester

Course objectives include:

To provide you with experience and transferrable site-based knowledge
To enable you to draw connections between your site-based learning and the remainder of your educational experiences
To develop character and professionalism through workplace experiences

Course expectations include:

Participation in discussions
Occasional “check-in” meetings with the M.O. coordinator
A short reflective writing assignment at the end of your M.O. experience.

Class Schedule: Sep. 30 – Dec. 9 (10 weeks)
Sep 30 Intro to mentorship/the role(s) of mentor and mentee
Oct 7 Thinking critically about work (self-reflexivity)
Oct 14 Office culture
Oct 21 Fears and failures
Oct 28 Learning from frustrating situations
Nov 4 Connecting the dots
Nov 11 Networking and talking about success
Nov 18 Adding skills and creating value
Dec 2 What do you know and what do you not know?
Dec 9 What does it all mean?