Reward Program
In addition to helping you improve your grades and be successful in your college career and beyond, the Mentoring for Success Program at Western Michigan University also offers a reward program for continued goal fulfillment. After you complete each activity that is designed to help you enhance your education and college experience, you will collect points from your academic mentor that you could use to redeem for one or more of our prizes at the end of the semester. Prizes are available while supplies last and certain restrictions may apply.
Terms and Conditions
- No more than five points may be awarded per week (and the total per semester will be capped at 40 per the next bullet point).
- You can earn up to 40 points per semester (20 points through meeting with your mentor and 20 points through using the online tutoring service).
- Points may be redeemed throughout the semester as soon as you have enough points to redeem items from one of the levels.
- Points earned during each semester will not expire as long as you are still enrolled at Â鶹Éçand will be carried forward to the next semester and next academic year.
- To redeem earned points for reward items, schedule an appointment through your assigned academic mentor.
- Terms and conditions are subject to change without notice depending on the availability of reward items.
Your academic mentor will explain the terms and conditions of the reward program to you at your first meeting. You can also find more information about the reward program as well as how to collect points and redeem prizes by contacting our program office.
Collecting Points
When you complete one or more of the following activities, you collect points that you could use to redeem one or more of our prizes:
- Meeting with your academic mentor (weekly or biweekly; each meeting is 15 to 30 minutes). 1 point
- Receiving tutoring from the 24/7 online tutoring service (weekly; 15 minutes minimum per session). 1 point
- Returning to the program for another semester (awarded when you return the following semester). 1 point
- Meeting with an academic advisor or professor upon academic mentor's recommendation (up to three times per semester). 2 points
- Scoring an A on a quiz, test, or exam (no more than one per week). 3 points
- Attending a recommended workshop or event on campus. 3 points
- Achieving GPA goal for the semester (awarded when you return the following semester). 3 points
- No last-minute cancellations or no-shows to scheduled meetings with an academic mentor (awarded during the last meeting of the semester). 5 points
- Other activities approved by your academic mentor. 1-3 points
Redeeming Prizes
When you have achieved a certain point level, you may choose one item from that level or any combination of items from any lower levels. To redeem prizes, please schedule an appointment through your academic mentor. Drop-ins are strongly discouraged, because a staff may not be here when you stop by.
Level One (5 Points)
- Essential school supplies
- Water bottle
- T-shirt
Level Two (10 Points)
- Long-sleeve hooded t-shirt
- PopSocket
- Phone ring
Level Three (15 Points)
- Hooded sweatshirt
- Coffee mugs
- Large zipper tote bag (fits laptop)
Level Four (20 Points)
- Portable wireless charger (power bank) - comes with a USB Type A to a Micro USB cable
- Â鶹Éçsling bag
Level Five (25 Points)
- Skullcandy Indy Evo True Wireless Bluetooth Ear Buds
- Â鶹Éçfleece blanket
