MentorPRO Announces the Renewal of its Partnership with Salem State University for a Second Year

MentorPRO today announced the renewal of its partnership with Salem State University for a second year, expanding the use of MentorPRO across the Bertolon School of Business and supporting students through structured, evidence-based mentoring.

“Salem State and the Bertolon School of Business have been thoughtful partners in moving from pilot to full deployment, and we are excited to support a larger group of students this year. Don White and his team are doing the kind of student success work that more campuses should learn from,” said Jean Rhodes, PhD, Co-founder of MentorPRO.

Year Two follows a strong pilot phase and brings MentorPRO to a meaningfully larger group of business students, including transfer students and upperclassmen. Program staff will continue to use the platform to manage matches, track engagement, and surface student needs in real time, while students will benefit from a more consistent and structured mentoring experience. The expansion will also allow Salem State to examine differences in impact across courses, cohorts, and subgroups of students.

The renewal continues to build on peer-reviewed research linking structured mentoring with stronger academic outcomes, sense of belonging, and well-being. Lessons from this partnership will inform how regional public universities can integrate mentoring into their broader student success strategies.