The UACP Faculty Advisor Program provides students the opportunity to develop a professional relationship with a faculty member who may serve as a role model for the student. By pairing faculty members with students over the course of their academic career the students are given a resource and sounding board where he or she can share his or her goals, academic needs and discuss any other issues. This program also provides students exposure to professional interactions with peers who are paired with the same mentor and interactions with faculty and administration. The goal of the program is to provide students with an advocate on the faculty as well as a source of academic and personal support.