Together Islanders Develop Excellence

 

What is TIDE?

For new students entering a University setting for the first time, the transition can be tough. TIDE is a student to student mentoring program developed to assist new students’ transition to the University. Student Advocates are current University students who have taken classes for at least one semester at TAMU-CC. They are assigned to work with 2-4 First Year Seminar Classes, where they will conduct about 3 (three) 15-20 minutes workshops each semester on topics pre-selected and pre-planned by the TIDE Advisor and First Year Program Coordinator.

Additionally, Advocates will hold office hours each week, develop relationships with the students in his/her Seminar classes and contact those students via email, phone or online social networks about campus and community opportunities. Through his/her relationship with the Seminar students, the Advocate will assist students with their transition to the university by encouraging them to attend campus events together, referring them to campus resources when needed and being knowledgeable about campus resources. TIDE provides training and regular meetings for all advocates.

 

Advocate responsibilities include:

· Hold office hours for 2-4 hours per week, except the last week of classes each semester

· Conduct 3-5 presentations per assigned seminar class per semester

· Attend advocate staff meetings every two weeks

· Complete weekly reports

· Meeting and communicating with students regularly via email, phone, text, etc

· Meet with assigned Seminar Leader(s) at least once a month to plan presentation

· Attend assigned seminar classes once a week

Contact TIDE
361-825-5937 or send an
email to tide@tamucc.edu