What is a SungKyun Mentor?
The university's 'SungKyun Mentors' are academic advisors whose role is to systematically guide the academic affairs of students, while supporting their campus life. Such a program helps first-year students adjust to college life as early as possible and supports them while choosing their “major” studies.
Specifically, a SungKyun Mentor is the following:
- (1) Academic leader who guides campus life and provides academic information
- (2) Learning manager who motivates academic work and suggests learning methods
- (3) Academic advisor who helps to develop students' potential and improves decision-making ability
- (4) Supporter who helps to set students' career and life goals
- (5) Educator who searches for students' emotional and intellectual growth and development
Responsibility of Mentors
(1) Support for Adjusting to Campus Life
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1) Guiding Academic Affairs
- ① Guiding the academic affairs system build-up and management
- ② Student guidance data management
- ③ Improvement of student satisfaction
- ④ Counseling and guidance on a variety of the school registers (leave of absence, reinstatement, dismissal, etc.)
- ⑤ Counseling and guidance about scholarships
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2) Guiding Registration for Courses
- ① Guidance on course information
- ② Arrangement for class schedules
- ③ Management of credits
- 3) Special Care: International students, Korean residents abroad, the disabled, low achieving students, school misfits, Jang Yeong-sil track elite students, farming and fishing community/ local students, students on a leave of absence/ returning students, vocational students, students who started studying late, etc.
(2) Major Exploring and Career Guidance
- ① Meeting of Career or Major Information Session
- ② Setting career goals
- ③ Guidance about double and interdisciplinary majors
- ④ Counseling and guidance about career and employment
(3) Academic Guidance and Counseling
- ① Design for studying
- ② Academic motivation
- ③ Counseling and guidance about learning methods
- ④ Counseling and guidance for the students who are put under academic probation
- ⑤ Supporting and managing “Eokkaedongmu” (small group activity)
(4) Development and Operations of the Program Related to College Life
- ① Operation and plan of the pre-college program and orientation for freshman
- ② Publication of books (resources, guides): Mentor Manual, Course Introduction of the General and Basic Education Curriculum, Major Guide, Guide for Freshman, Annual Report on Mentoring Activity, Tips, etc.
(5) Research Activities
- ① Monitoring worldwide trends on academic advising and participating in workshops
- ② Report and presentation on mentor for specialized research
Contact Information
Humanities & Social (Seoul) Campus
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Humanities Science Sector / Social Science Sector Loacation: Hoam Hall 50215 |
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Soon Yeun JUNG |
Phone : 82.2.760.0774 |
Ji Hye YOON |
Phone : 82.2.760.0773 sophiayoon@skku.edu |
Eun Young PARK |
Phone : 82.2.760.0772 |
Natural Science (Suwon) Campus
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Nature Science·Engineering Sector Electrical and Electronic/ Computer Engineering Sector Location: General Studies Building 51113 |
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Jin Gyu SHIN |
Phone: 82.31.299.4216 |
Sun Ho KIM |
Phone: 82.31.299.4217 |
Seung Yeon MOON |
Phone: 82.31.299.4219 |
Counseling
Reserving 1:1 Individual Academic Counseling
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By Computer: GLS - Areas of Counseling
After reserving face-to-face counseling, students should visit their mentor -
By Smart phone (http://smart.skku.edu/skku/main)
GLS - Student – Click possible dates for face-to-face counseling
Online Academic Guidance
- By Computer: GLS - Areas of Counseling - Q&A through the ‘Notice board’ and Counseling through letter
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By Smart phone (http://smart.skku.edu/skku/main)
GLS - Student – Q&A through the ‘Notice board’