African American Mentorship Program (AAMP)

Welcome to UCSC!

AAMP is the African American Mentorship Program created in 2012 by the African American Resource & Cultural Center (AARCC) as an effort to support African/Black/Caribbean (ABC) students within their 1st year. The program pairs first-year (Frosh & Transfer) mentees with mentors that have similar interests, courses of study, etc. in order to support the transition to the university. We champion professional development for mentors and enabling mentees with a greater sense of community and belonging in preparation for their journey here at UCSC. Having a mentor can be extremely helpful in navigating the campus and the UC system as a whole. We succeed by lifting up others!

AAMP is open to all first year students consistent with state and federal law, the UC Nondiscrimination Statement and the Nondiscrimination Policy Statement for University of California Publications Regarding Student-Related Matters.