Due to the passing of Senate Bill 17 (SB-17) in 2023, the Texas A&M University (TAMU) Pride Center was recently rebranded. They are no longer able to host many of their programs, including Pride Mentors. The TAMU Queer Empowerment Council (QEC) is a student-run organization dedicated to the welfare of the LGBTQ+ community at Texas A&M. The QEC will now host Pride Mentors moving forward (2024 and beyond).

The purpose of Pride Mentors is to offer support and guidance to students at Texas A&M University. The program is designed for mentees to work through topics important to them including, but not limited to, career and academic goals, relationships and family problems, transitioning to college, gender and sexuality, and issues that arise in collegiate and professional settings.

Aggie Mentoring Network programs are open to all without regard to ethnicity, race, nation of origin, gender or sexual orientation.

Program Goals

• To foster mentoring relationships between students and faculty & staff that can offer support, guidance and resources to students at TAMU
• To provide support for students who are in the process of coming out, or who feel they are currently unable to come out
• To expose students to the diverse lives of adult members of the TAMU community
• To provide helpful resources to students as they explore issues related to identity
• To help connect students to the larger Aggie community, both at TAMU and the B-CS area
• To provide Texas A&M faculty, staff, and former students an opportunity to help students develop outside of the classroom

Mentor & Mentee Requirements

• Set a mutually agreed-upon communication schedule with a minimum of one contact per month
• Communicate with the Queer Empowerment Council about how the relationship is progressing
• Commit to the mentoring relationship and program for one semester
• If you have faced disciplinary action/sanctions, you are not eligible to apply

Event(s)

• Mentor-Mentee Social : Wednesday, November 6, 2024 from 6:30pm-8pm 

Deadlines

• Mentor applications due September 6th, 2024 (***deadline extended to September 12th***)
• Mentee applications due September 13th, 2024
• If a mentee has not chosen a mentor by October 4th, 2024,  they will be assigned one by the program administrator
• Applicants with questions about Pride Mentors should email  tamuqec@gmail.com 
  
  Register with Pride Mentors today!