LGBTQ Mentorship Program

The Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Questioning (LGBTQ) Services provides a mentorship program that connects Dickinson LGBTQ prospective students, current students, alumni, faculty, administrators, and staff. 

The programs functions in two capacities. Prospective students are connected with currently trained LGBTQ student mentors, while currently enrolled LGBTQ students are connected with LGBTQ alumni, faculty, administrators, and staff who have volunteered to serve as mentors. The mission of the program is to provide support concerning issues with sexual orientation and/or gender identity as well as ways to navigate Dickinson and the world as an LGBTQ identified individual.  Mentees determine how much communication and contact they have with their mentor. All current and prospective students at Dickinson College are eligible.  

As a mentee in this program, we hope you will gain information and connections to help explore a positive gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender identity.  The program intends to assist mentees with connecting to the greater LGBT community, break isolation, combat internalized homophobia, and provide a safe environment for personal growth. 

As a mentor in this program, you will receive training and materials helpful to serving as a mentor, provide understanding and support to your mentee, and have continued support from the Office of LGBTQ Services. Mentors provide positive role modeling, on-going support, understanding, empowerment, acceptance, information, networking, resources, connection, and guidance to the mentees enrolled in the program.

• If you are prospective student and would like to be matched with a current LGBTQ identified student, please fill out our mentee form here.
• If you would like to volunteer to be trained as a LGBTQ identified student mentor, please fill out our mentor form here.
• If you are current student and would like to be matched with an LGBTQ identified alum, faculty, administrator, or staff member, please fill out our mentee form here.
• If you are an LGBTQ identified aluma/alumnae, faculty, administrator, or staff member who would like to be a mentor, please fill out our mentor form here.