ÎçÒ¹av Buddy Mentorship Program for Incoming Students
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.