CASTLETON, Vt. — Castleton University student Andrew Bouchard of Kennebunk has become a certified member of the Castleton University Mentoring Program.
The Castleton University volunteer mentoring program matches Castleton undergraduates with local fourth and fifth-grade students from the Castleton Village School.
During weekly informal meetings throughout the academic year, the college student role models provide social support and encouragement for the children to aspire to attend college.
Castleton University is small enough to be a community where every student matters, yet offers more than 75 programs of study for undergraduate and graduate students, 28 varsity sports, and more than 50 clubs and organizations.
The university stresses experiential learning through internships, community service and research opportunities provided by more than 400 community partnerships.
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