ÎçÒ¹av Buddy Mentorship Program for Incoming Students

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Are you looking to make connections and ease into university with the help and guidance of upper-year students? Would you like to meet new people from around the world and make long-lasting connections? Join our Buddy Program and our current ÎçÒ¹avdents will mentor you and help you transition to life at ÎçÒ¹av!

 

The ÎçÒ¹av Buddy Mentorship Program is for you! 

This program seeks to facilitate communication and peer-to-peer relationships, while easing the transition to university life as a first-year student. This program is open to ALL incoming students, international, Canadian and exchange.

 

How the program works:

  • You and three other new students (mentees) will be matched with two mentors, one International and one Canadian, to create groups or pods. 
  • Pods are encouraged to connect and communicate over the summer months and into the first semester, to begin building relationships and cultivate a sense of belonging.
  • Pods will foster cross cultural learning, broadening of global perspectives and allow for international students to make important connections with Canadian students to better understand Canadian culture.

Program objectives: 

  • Facilitate communication and peer-to-peer relationships. 
  • Ease the transition to university life for new students.
  • Promote cross-cultural communication and learning. 
  • Connect Canadian, international and exchange students, encouraging community building and engagement. 

**Mentors will not be providing immigration or academic advising. 

 

If you're interested in creating connections before your arrival to ÎçÒ¹av, complete and register to be a little buddy! We'll match you with other mentees and respective mentors! 


Registration deadline is May 31, 2024.

 

For more information on the Buddy Program, please click HERE.