The Honors College Mentor Program
The Honors College Mentors are current Honors students from different colleges and majors. Mentors help incoming first year students adjust to the Honors College and the University of Maine academic experience. You can learn more about our current mentors below.
Benefits for Mentors:
Opportunity to develop leadership skills
Opportunity to network
Learning new perspectives from a diverse group of students
Enhance students’ Honors College experience
Contribute to community building and professional development of students
Benefits for mentee:
Learn from upper class students how to be successful in the Honors College
Expand your social connections
Increase your skills and confidence
Improve your academic performance
Applications to be a mentor open in the Spring.
Applications to be a mentee open in the Summer.
Learn more about the Honors College Mentors below!
Hover over each mentor’s photo to read their bio.
Myles Harrison
Major: Finance and
Economics
Year: Second Year
Interests: Beyond my role as an Honors Mentor, I’m a part of the Student Portfolio Investment
Fund (SPIFFY), and I play on Maine’s club soccer team!
What I can offer you as a mentor:
As a mentor, I can provide academic guidance, support, and feedback on your progress as a
first-year Honors student. In addition, I can also provide you insight from my own first-year
experience(s). If you have any questions about Honors, Business, or UMaine, feel free to reach
out at myles.harrison@maine.edu. See you in the fall!
Major: Finance and
Economics
Year: Second Year
Interests: Beyond my role as an Honors Mentor, I’m a part of the Student Portfolio Investment
Fund (SPIFFY), and I play on Maine’s club soccer team!
What I can offer you as a mentor:
As a mentor, I can provide academic guidance, support, and feedback on your progress as a
first-year Honors student. In addition, I can also provide you insight from my own first-year
experience(s). If you have any questions about Honors, Business, or UMaine, feel free to reach
out at myles.harrison@maine.edu. See you in the fall!
Lindsey Baker
Major: Political Science with minors in French and Sociology
Year: Second Year
Interests: reading, writing, baking, photography, spending time with my friends and family
What I can offer as a mentor: As a mentor, I can offer academic support by helping you navigate your first year at UMaine. I’ll be there for you whether you need a study buddy for a tough class or just a personal cheerleader (as my best friends would tell you… I’m always ready to be their number one fan!). I like to think of myself as optimistic, understanding, and open-minded. These traits help me to be a good support system and mentor for any first-year student.
Major: Political Science with minors in French and Sociology
Year: Second Year
Interests: reading, writing, baking, photography, spending time with my friends and family
What I can offer as a mentor: As a mentor, I can offer academic support by helping you navigate your first year at UMaine. I’ll be there for you whether you need a study buddy for a tough class or just a personal cheerleader (as my best friends would tell you… I’m always ready to be their number one fan!). I like to think of myself as optimistic, understanding, and open-minded. These traits help me to be a good support system and mentor for any first-year student.
Tatyanna McCourt
Major: Psychology
Year: Second Year
Interests: reading, being around friends and family, music, and traveling
What I can offer as a mentor: I can offer my experience of being a first year student in the Honors College along with my guidance, my patience, my confidence, my support, my honesty, and so much more. I will be your ally, making you feel like someone is always on your team. As a mentor, I will work with you to help you achieve your academic goals.
Major: Psychology
Year: Second Year
Interests: reading, being around friends and family, music, and traveling
What I can offer as a mentor: I can offer my experience of being a first year student in the Honors College along with my guidance, my patience, my confidence, my support, my honesty, and so much more. I will be your ally, making you feel like someone is always on your team. As a mentor, I will work with you to help you achieve your academic goals.
Sara Sullivan
Major: English
Year : Second Year
Interests: reading, writing, knitting, and crochet
What I can offer as a mentor:
As a mentor, I can offer academic guidance and support, as well as feedback on your progress as a first-year student in the Honors College. I am patient, understanding, and open-minded. I am skilled at creating schedules and structures that may help you achieve academic success.
Major: English
Year : Second Year
Interests: reading, writing, knitting, and crochet
What I can offer as a mentor:
As a mentor, I can offer academic guidance and support, as well as feedback on your progress as a first-year student in the Honors College. I am patient, understanding, and open-minded. I am skilled at creating schedules and structures that may help you achieve academic success.
Miguel Camancho
Major: Studio Art, with a concentration in Digital Art
Year: Second Year
Interests: digital art, drawing
What I can offer as a mentor: I’m an international junior-year student from Mexico and I am honored to be a mentor! I love art as I love doing research, reading, and writing about myths and legends from around the world (specifically, from my home country) since they are the inspiration of my work!. Being in Honors is not a tag that makes you an intellectual; it’s a starting point for you to explore deeply your capacity to write, think, read, and reflect on new things from our world. As a mentor I can guide you to take advantage of all the resources UMaine and the Honors College has to offer. You’ll probably find me doing something artistically crazy!
Major: Studio Art, with a concentration in Digital Art
Year: Second Year
Interests: digital art, drawing
What I can offer as a mentor: I’m an international junior-year student from Mexico and I am honored to be a mentor! I love art as I love doing research, reading, and writing about myths and legends from around the world (specifically, from my home country) since they are the inspiration of my work!. Being in Honors is not a tag that makes you an intellectual; it’s a starting point for you to explore deeply your capacity to write, think, read, and reflect on new things from our world. As a mentor I can guide you to take advantage of all the resources UMaine and the Honors College has to offer. You’ll probably find me doing something artistically crazy!
Micah Shelenberger
Major: Ecology and Environmental Science with a minor in Legal Studies
Year: Second Year
Interests: reading, writing, spending time with friends and getting outdoors
What I can offer as a mentor: I participate in several extracurriculars and the Maine Bound Adventure Center. I am also involved in Army ROTC and Sigma Phi Epsilon. As a mentor I can help you get connected around campus, give support to students in Army ROTC, and answer questions about fraternity life and being an out state student.
Major: Ecology and Environmental Science with a minor in Legal Studies
Year: Second Year
Interests: reading, writing, spending time with friends and getting outdoors
What I can offer as a mentor: I participate in several extracurriculars and the Maine Bound Adventure Center. I am also involved in Army ROTC and Sigma Phi Epsilon. As a mentor I can help you get connected around campus, give support to students in Army ROTC, and answer questions about fraternity life and being an out state student.
Amelia Bradford
Major: Anthropology
Year: Second Year
Interests: art, music, ancient and medieval history
What I can offer as a mentor: I am so excited to be part of the Mentor Program in the Honors College! I’m very passionate about a wide range of topics from art to music to ancient/medieval history. As a mentor, I am well-equipped to share my enthusiasm for making connections on campus and with other like-minded individuals. I love reaching out and finding new places or people to meet as well as forging strong bonds with the instructors at UMaine. I have a lot of experience being part of an ensemble, either in orchestra or in theater, so I am a team player with a knack for listening and communication.
Major: Anthropology
Year: Second Year
Interests: art, music, ancient and medieval history
What I can offer as a mentor: I am so excited to be part of the Mentor Program in the Honors College! I’m very passionate about a wide range of topics from art to music to ancient/medieval history. As a mentor, I am well-equipped to share my enthusiasm for making connections on campus and with other like-minded individuals. I love reaching out and finding new places or people to meet as well as forging strong bonds with the instructors at UMaine. I have a lot of experience being part of an ensemble, either in orchestra or in theater, so I am a team player with a knack for listening and communication.
Alexa Rose Perocillo
Major: Journalism with a minor in International Affairs
Year: Second Year
Interests: singing, dancing, writing, and traveling.
What can you offer as a mentor: As a mentor, I can offer academic guidance, advice, support, and feedback on your progress as a first-year Honors College student. I will be patient, understanding, and open-minded in helping you form an academic routine that will help you achieve your academic goals as well as balance extracurricular activities.
Major: Journalism with a minor in International Affairs
Year: Second Year
Interests: singing, dancing, writing, and traveling.
What can you offer as a mentor: As a mentor, I can offer academic guidance, advice, support, and feedback on your progress as a first-year Honors College student. I will be patient, understanding, and open-minded in helping you form an academic routine that will help you achieve your academic goals as well as balance extracurricular activities.
Mo Drammeh
Major: Ecology & Environmental Science with a concentration in Earth and Climate Sciences and a minor in English
Year: Second Year
Interests: writing, reading, and I have recently taken up crocheting in my free time.
What I can offer as a mentor: I enjoy writing, reading, and have recently taken up crocheting in my free time. I have experience applying to fellowships and positions in both literary and scientific fields and can help with those processes accordingly! I can connect you with resources on campus that will help with your academic success.
Major: Ecology & Environmental Science with a concentration in Earth and Climate Sciences and a minor in English
Year: Second Year
Interests: writing, reading, and I have recently taken up crocheting in my free time.
What I can offer as a mentor: I enjoy writing, reading, and have recently taken up crocheting in my free time. I have experience applying to fellowships and positions in both literary and scientific fields and can help with those processes accordingly! I can connect you with resources on campus that will help with your academic success.
Kathryn Busko
Major: Ecology & Environmental Science and Journalism double major
Year : Second Year
Interests: swimming, knitting, crocheting, reading, and being outside
What I can offer as a mentor: I participate in a variety of extracurricular activities on campus from Swim Club to Fiber Arts Club to the Wilson Center. I am also part of several communities here. I am confident I will be able to connect you to resources and help you find a sense of belonging. As a mentor, I can offer academic support, help with time management, and advice from my own first-year experience. College isn’t always smooth sailing, but I learned a lot about who I am. I imagine you will too, and I would like to help you on that journey.
Major: Ecology & Environmental Science and Journalism double major
Year : Second Year
Interests: swimming, knitting, crocheting, reading, and being outside
What I can offer as a mentor: I participate in a variety of extracurricular activities on campus from Swim Club to Fiber Arts Club to the Wilson Center. I am also part of several communities here. I am confident I will be able to connect you to resources and help you find a sense of belonging. As a mentor, I can offer academic support, help with time management, and advice from my own first-year experience. College isn’t always smooth sailing, but I learned a lot about who I am. I imagine you will too, and I would like to help you on that journey.