Ever to Excel Mentors
The Ever to Excel program is looking for dynamic, passionate BC undergraduates to join our summer 2024 team of Mentors. Since 2016, Ever to Excel has brought together hundreds of high school students from around the world for a program centered around Jesuit spirituality, intentional community, and personal formation. This is your chance to grow your leadership skills, make an impact, and share your BC journey.
As a Mentor, you'll have the chance to lead in a variety of exciting ways: facilitate thought-provoking small group conversations, coordinate fun group activities, and build impactful connections that last beyond the program.
Mentor Applications are due by Friday, February 16, 2024.
2024 Ever to Excel Mentor Application Info
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- Applications Due
- Friday, February 16, 2024
Ever to Excel Mentor Role Description
Ever to Excel Mentor Role Description
The success of the Ever to Excel program depends on leadership from our Boston College undergraduate Mentors. Mentors should demonstrate an interior confidence, fed by their personal faith, which enables them to relate to others with warmth, inclusivity, and hospitality.
Our hope is that participants leave Ever to Excel feeling that they have had a special encounter with the best of Boston College, especially through their encounters with our Mentors who exemplify the heart of Jesuit spirituality - to find God in all things.
Ever to Excel is an intensive program. Mentors will be expected to be engaged in the program and available to the staff and participants for the full duration of the program dates. This means that Mentors may not work a secondary job during the program dates for which they are hired. Mentors must also stay in the provided on-campus housing for the duration of the program, in order to help with daily and nightly residence hall checks and activities.
The Mentor role will include:
- Attending all of the required Mentor trainings and committments listed on the website.
- Welcoming participants (high school students from around the United States, as well as internationally from Japan and Ireland) and their families to campus and assisting the Ever to Excel staff in all stages of check-in and check-out.
- Leading small groups and facilitating discussions related to the daily themes and program topics.
- Presenting personal testimonies and reflections.
- Supporting Ever to Excel staff in executing all logistics for the program, from check-in/check-out, to daily activities.
- Helping to ensure hospitality for participants throughout the week.
- Serving as the first point of contact for the participants in their small group for the duration of the program.
- Staying in the provided on-campus housing.
- Assisting Ever to Excel staff in daily and nightly residence hall checks and safety protocols.
- You must be a current Boston College undergraduate student in good standing with the University.
- You must be a rising sophomore, rising junior, or rising senior.
- You must have the desire and disposition to talk about your faith with openness and accompaniment.
If you have questions about the Ever to Excel Mentor program, please email evertoexcel@bc.edu.
Required Dates
Required Dates for Ever to Excel 2024 Mentors
Mentor Training Retreat:
- Friday, April 19 at 4:00 p.m. - Sunday, April 21 at noon
Ever to Excel Session I Program Dates:
- Session I: Sunday, July 21 - Friday, July 26
- Mentor Move-In for Session I: Friday, July 19 after 3:00 p.m.
- Mentor Move-Out for Session I: Friday, July 26 after 3:00 p.m.
- Mentor Training for Session I: Saturday, July 20
Ever to Excel Session II Program Dates:
- Session II: Sunday, July 28 - Friday, August 2
- Mentor Move-In for Session II: Friday, July 26 after 3:00 p.m.
- Mentor Move-Out for Session II: Friday, August 2 after 3:00 p.m.
- Mentor Training for Session II: Saturday, July 27
If you have questions about the required dates for the Ever to Excel Mentor program, please email evertoexcel@bc.edu.
Compensation & Benefits
Compensation & Benefits for Ever to Excel Mentors
- Compensation: Mentors hired for one Session will receive compensation of $800. Mentors hired for both Session I & Session II will receive compensation of $1,600 ($800 per Session).
- Housing: Mentors will be provided on-campus housing for the duration of each Session they are working, starting from move-in the Friday evening before each Session. Mentors will be housed in Mentor-only 8-person or 6-person suites with direct roommates. (Please note: all Mentors must stay in assigned Ever to Excel housing even if you have other on- or -off campus accommodations nearby.)
- Food: Meals will be provided for the duration of each Session, as well as for trainings that fall during meal times.
- Training: Mentors will be required to attend a training retreat at Craigville Retreat Center. The retreat dates are Friday, April 19 at 4:00 p.m. through Sunday, April 21 at noon. There are additional trainings listed under the Required Dates section.
If you have questions about compensation and benefits for Ever to Excel Mentors, please email evertoexcel@bc.edu.
Application Process
Application Process for Ever to Excel Mentors
If you have questions about the Ever to Excel Mentor application process, please email evertoexcel@bc.edu.
“Ever to Excel was the program that I didn't know I needed. It showed me the best of the Boston College community and helped me learn more about myself. There are very few opportunities in life where you are presented with something as unique and powerful as Ever to Excel, and I am glad that I accepted the invitation to be part of it.”