Program Overview

Brothers for Excellence (B4E) is a yearlong mentorship program that centers first-year undergraduate and transfer students that identify as Mxn* of Color. The program is inclusive of cisgender & transgender men, gender non-conforming individuals, and masculine/feminine of leaning/centered individuals. Students are matched with two mentors, one faculty or staff member and one peer leader that identify as Mxn of Color. The program assists Mxn of Color in creating a foundation on Loyola's campus through: opportunities for leadership and personal identity development, connecting students to university-wide resources and people, creating unity among participants, and ultimately supporting the educational and personal success of Mxn of Color.

Learn more about B4E’s history, mission, and goal.

B4E Mentees have the opportunity to:

• Be matched with a peer mentor and staff or faculty mentor throughout their first year at Loyola. All mentors are connected to B4E and/or staff and faculty with significant institutional knowledge and understanding of resources.

• Engage in 1:1 monthly meetings with their mentors to build community, identify supports and resources, and engage in identity development.

• Participate in monthly engagements with the MoC initiatives community  centering identity development, social justice based dialogues, resources and supports, as well as topics of interest related to the student experience.

• Attend the annual overnight off-campus MOC Retreat.

• Be eligible to participate in the Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Program in the spring semester and engage in activities to enhance transformative leadership skills. 

To apply as a mentee for the B4E program, please apply below:

• Priority Deadline: June 16th

• Final Deadline: July 14th

• Application: https://tinyurl.com/CDIMentee23 

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