2019 State of the College

20 Westchester Community College Volunteer TUTORS Academic support helps lead to graduation and career success. Volunteer tutors provide that support in all the tutorials on campus from the Writing Center to the Academic Support Center to the Mathematics and Science Tutorials. MENTORING The Volunteer Office is a veritable “Mentoring Center” for the college. Volunteer Corporate Mentors from the County’s most prestigious companies work with our business students, helping them envision potential careers and giving them the tools to get positions in their chosen fields. The Connections Mentoring Program provides students with faculty and staff volunteers who help them navigate the campus and explore their academic goals. Special Service Mentors help our students with learning disabilities improve their organizational and time management skills. Other activities include volunteering for the Alumni Council, Collegium, Cultural Affairs Department, Art Department, Italian Club, Gateway to Entrepreneurship (G2E), Project Transition, The Native Plant Center, and at various special events. Volunteers also provide consulting services and participate as members of the Foundation Board and its committees. O ur Volunteer Office offers a perfect blend of program- ming that helps our students “break through” to help create their futures. Whether volunteers are mentoring students towards careers, tutoring students in their academic pursuits, or helping our students develop English language skills, the work that they do indeed transforms lives and helps groom our students for the future. With more than 600 volunteers contributing their time and energy, the Volunteer Corps is a cornerstone of the college. CONVERSATION PARTNERS Close to 150 volunteers work with students learning English as their second language, enabling them to express themselves and more easily integrate into the community. Advanced students benefit from small group discussion groups titled “Something to Talk About,” which are led by volunteers. Volunteer Julie Jacobs is seen working with students Marleny and Wilson in the Gateway Center