179 © The Author(s) 2019 R. T. Palmer et al. (eds.), Examining Effective Practices at Minority-Serving Institutions, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16609-0_11 CHAPTER 11 An Effective Model of Mentorship and Capacity Building: Lessons Learned and Lived Out at a Midwest AANAPISI Nicholas D. Hartlep and René F. Antrop-González Metropolitan State University, located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, is where we both work. Metropolitan State University (henceforward Metro State) is federally designated as an Asian American Native American and Pacifc Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI). Its vision is adamantly anti- racist. The university’s vision statement reads the following: “The faculty, staff and students of Metropolitan State will refect the area’s rich diversity, build a culturally competent and anti-racist learning community and demonstrate an unwavering commitment to civic engagement” (Metropolitan State University, 2019, para. 6, italics added). N. D. Hartlep (*) School of Urban Education, Early Childhood and Elementary Education Department, Metropolitan State University, St. Paul, MN, USA e-mail: Nicholas.Hartlep@metrostate.edu R. F. Antrop-González School of Urban Education, Metropolitan State University, St. Paul, MN, USA e-mail: Rene.Antrop-Gonzalez@metrostate.edu