Cutting Edge offers support in five distinct areas: Academic, Employment, Health & Wellness, Independent Living, and Community Engagement. Through academic advisors, our staff, and peer mentors, each student will receive the support they need throughout their college experience.
Course Coaches: This support is designed to provide students academic mentoring while in college. This role also works with students in the program outside of class to monitor assignment completion, assist with the break-down of tasks, and help with exam preparation.
Job Coaches: In this mentoring role, peers guide students in their internship experiences on-campus. This may include modeling job tasks, professionalism, and workplace communication.
Community Engagement Mentors: The purpose of this support is to promote inclusion and involvement of students in the program both on-campus and in the community. Mentors in this role encourage students to participate in a variety of activities while also advising students in making safe weekend plans. Mentors might also host on or off campus social events for students.
Health & Wellness Mentors: These mentors support students in the program in the areas of health and well-being. They hold weekly sessions on the topics of wellness, mindfulness, and/or fitness. Some mentors also work one-on-one with students on specific goals in the fitness center.
Independent Living Mentors: Mentors in this role promote independence in students' living spaces through weekly skill development sessions. Sessions may focus on topics such as time management, interpersonal relationships, and activities of daily living (laundry, hygiene, cleaning, cooking, budgeting, grocery shopping, etc.).
Volunteer Peer Mentors: These volunteers commit to spending at least one hour per week with a student from the program. This looks different for each student, but could include having a meal together, checking-in about social relationships, participating in an activity, or exploring the community.