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PEER MENTORS

Be a Peer Mentor!

Campus Life recruits student Peer Mentors January through April.

What is a Peer Mentor?

Peer Mentors are knowledgeable, upper-year student volunteers who are assigned to a small group of new and first-year students (Mentees), and who assist them with their transition to OCAD U by encouraging community involvement and engagement with peers, faculty and staff. She/he will also provide one-on-one encouragement, support, guidance and information regarding OCAD U's procedures, student support services and extracurricular activities.

Are you going into second, third, or fourth year and looking for:

a positive student experience?
enhanced personal growth?
new friends?

Then consider becoming a volunteer Peer Mentor.

Becoming a Peer Mentor allows you to get involved and stay connected. Benefits include:

leadership skills
communication skills
time-management skills
enhanced self-confidence and interpersonal skills
teamwork and networking

The program runs from July through to November each year.
Peer Mentors are recruited between February and April.

Mature and International Peer Mentors:

Are you an upper-year mature (25+) or international student?

Are you interested in becoming a Peer Mentor? Join us, along with new and first-year mature and international students coming to OCAD U in September who can benefit from your diverse and shared experiences.

As a Peer Mentor, you will:

Participate in a mandatory, one-day Program Orientation (Tuesday, April 24, 2012).
Be engaging and fun, the day allows new and returning Peer Mentors to connect and bond while receiving important and motivational information as a group.
Represent the program and greet new students at Registration Assistance Days (June/July) and/or fall Orientation & Welcome activities (September), as well as other OCAD U events where the presence of Peer Mentors is beneficial.
Contribute and participate online as moderators (May to September) with other Peer Mentors.
Be matched with a small group of Student Mentees.
Initiate contact, make introductions and clarify their preferred method of communication. Encourage them to contact you with questions or concerns.
Establish a monthly communication schedule and officially "check-in" with individual Student Mentees on a regular basis for the duration of the program.
Check email regularly and kindly respond within 24 hours.
Attend a mandatory Mentor Program Welcome, a "meet and greet" during fall Orientation & Welcome in September, and invite your Student Mentees to meet in person.
Work with a team of other Peer Mentors to create a monthly activity for Student Mentees: from September through to November.
Submit monthly online Mentor Report forms (July through November).
Respect Student Mentee's privacy, ensuring that contact information and personal conversations are kept confidential.