Paralegal Diversity Mentorship Program
In the spirit of promoting success, diversity and a positive college
experience, the Inver Hills Community College - Paralegal Program will
offer a diversity mentorship program to all interested students. The
Paralegal Program Director will coordinate student mentors to provide
guidance, support and resource referral to first year paralegal
students.
Diversity in the Paralegal Program
The Paralegal Program enthusiastically embraces and supports diversity
by encouraging all people to enroll in our program. We value and respect
all people, cultures, and ethnicities, and strive to improve awareness
and understanding of individual differences. We support our students and
faculty by promoting uniqueness, talent, growth, development, and
provide appropriate paralegal education to serve our changing community.
It is important for our program to develop and explore its diversity as
well as celebrate students' individual uniqueness and talent. Our
program has begun dialogue to explore the meaning of diversity and to
grow in a diverse way. As our state population grows, we see the need to
increase the numbers of diverse paralegal students and graduates to
assist attorneys in the legal representation of our community.
The Paralegal Program has successfully increased the number of diverse
students in the past five years. We continue to strive to increase our
percentages with students from all aspects of life, cultures, values,
ethnicities, and experiences. In addition, we seek to support other
diverse students such as international students, first generation
college students, male students in a female profession, and students who
have physical or emotional challenges.
Support for Students
We understand that students enter the paralegal program with varied
backgrounds, cultural, academic, and life experiences as well as demands
of work and home-life. The Paralegal Program is rigorous, time
intensive, and academically demanding. While these aspects can challenge
the students' learning process, the Paralegal Director, faculty, and
staff provide guidance for student success. In addition, we want to
provide a mentorship relationship to make the transition and journey
through the first year of the paralegal program a positive experience.
Survey
Please complete the
student diversity survey to assist us in gathering accurate
information to begin our diversity mentoring project. All responses will
be anonymous.
Mentorship Program
If you are interested in being
mentored by an experienced student or if you would like to mentor
someone else, read about the mentorship
program here. To apply, fill out the appropriate Mentorship
Interest Form to indicate your willingness to serve as a mentor
(offer support and assistance) or mentee (seek support and assistance).
Thank you in advance for providing us with this information to
better serve our paralegal students.
Forms and the survey can be mailed to:
Paralegal Diversity Mentorship Program
Sally Dahlquist, J.D., Coordinator
Paralegal Program Director
Inver Hills Community College
2500 80th Street East
Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076-3224
651-450-8567
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