VASSAR AFTER SCHOOL TUTORING (VAST) PROGRAM Fall 2013 New Mentor Application Name: ____________________________________________ Class Year: ______________ Email: ____________________________________________ Cell Number: __________________________ Can you receive text messages? Yes / No Major(s)/Correlate(s): _______________________________________________________ Scheduling: • VAST runs on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 2:55-4:30pm at Poughkeepsie Middle School (transportation provided). • New mentors are required to attend VAST on Mondays and Wednesdays, and encouraged to attend Fridays as well. (Talk to Rachel if you have a conflict.) 1. Please check off which days you plan on participating in VAST: ¨ ¨ ¨ Monday (2:55-4:30pm) Wednesday (2:55-4:30pm) Friday (2:55-4:30pm) 2. Do you have a class that ends at 2:45pm on any of these days? ____ Yes ____ No If yes, which days? _____________________________________________________ 3. To participate in VAST, do you plan on enrolling in either of the following programs? ______ Field Work _______ Community Service Work Study 4. Would you be interested in taking the Vassar van certification class to help provide transportation to and from VAST? (Driver’s license required) _____ Yes _____ No 5. How did you hear about the VAST program? ___________________________________________________________________________ Please note that VAST mentors are required to attend one reflection session this semester on Monday, November 11 at 3pm (there is no regular VAST program that day). If you have any questions or scheduling conflicts, talk to Rachel at: racgorman@vassar.edu. Please return this application to Rachel Gorman on the first floor of the Old Observatory building or email to vast@vassar.edu as soon as possible. Questionnaire: 1. Please list all Education courses (if any) you have taken at Vassar: ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 2. Do you speak any languages other than English? __________________________________ 3. Why are you interested in participating in VAST this year? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 4. Would you be interested in helping with or running a VAST activity this semester? If so, please write a brief description of your ideas and Rachel will contact you to talk about it. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Orientation: All mentors must attend two orientation sessions before participating in VAST. Please check the appropriate boxes below to indicate which sessions you can attend. 1. Poughkeepsie City School District Pre-Service Orientation ¨ Friday September 13, 4-5pm in Rocky 300 ¨ I cannot attend the above date 2. VAST Mentor Training (Choose one) ¨ Monday September 16 at 3:00pm, CC-MPR, Room 223 in Main Building ¨ Wednesday September 18 at 3:00pm, Kenyon 132 ¨ I cannot attend either date On Monday evening after orientation, we will have an ice cream party/Parent Info Session at 7pm. Please stop by the parent meeting to meet some of the VAST parents and scholars! Do you plan on attending the Parent Info Session Ice Cream Social on Monday September 16 at 7:00pm in the CC-MPR, Room 223? ¨ Yes, I’ll see you there! ¨ No, unfortunately I cannot attend Please return this application to Rachel Gorman on the first floor of the Old Observatory building or email to vast@vassar.edu as soon as possible.