Office of Culture & Success

Culture and Success Leadership and Mentoring Program

The Culture and Success Leadership and Mentoring Program (LMP) helps freshmen during the transition to college. Building on a cascading mentorship model and peer mentoring specifically, it promotes engagement and development through community. These are keys to retention, success, and well-being.  With continued engagement and employment opportunities for upper-level students, it contributes to ongoing development and success.

Through structured workshops, mentoring sessions, and community-building experiences, students develop practical skills that position them for success both inside and outside the classroom. Some of the topics include crafting a compelling elevator pitch, strengthening study skills, mastering time management, handling stress, and building professional confidence. With continued engagement and employment opportunities for upper-level students, LMP also creates a leadership pipeline that fosters ongoing personal, professional, and peer development.

Meet the MEntors

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Prince Butler

Major: Management Graduate Student

Hometown: Alexandria, VA

“One of the best things about being a mentor is being able to see your mentee have success within college as well as giving them insights from your experience. But most of all creating that value for yourself, but for them as well.”

Evie Frey

Majors: Finance and Public Health

Hometown: Mobile, AL

“My favorite part about being a mentor is that I get to give back to the students in the same way that my mentor helped me decide on my major and my career aspirations when I was a freshman.”

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Rachel Greenstein

Major: Marketing

Hometown: San Diego, CA

“My favorite memory is just being able to create one-on-one connections with each of my mentees that are not only professional, but social. I love seeing them implement the tactics we’ve talked about in our meetings into their everyday lives and becoming successful.”

Dyvia Huitron

Majors: Finance and Public Health

Hometown: McAllen, TX

“My favorite part about being in the LMP program is helping guide freshmen students whose shoes I was once in and helping them build the confidence to take advantage of whatever opportunities they like once they are finished with their time here.”

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Marco Storey

Majors: Management Information Systems and Business Cybersecurity

Hometown: Birmingham, AL

“One of my favorite things about being a mentor is seeing how the mentees develop over time. They need less help. They get more comfortable with being themselves. That’s one of my favorite parts is just seeing that growth and development.”