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How can I become a mentor?

Student Life is your one-stop shop for finding the mentorship opportunity that’s right for you. They offer many foundational training courses, workshops, and programs:

• Academic Bridging Mentorship Program
• Centre for Learning Strategy Support: Graduate Writing Group Peer Facilitator
• Accessibility Services: Peer Mentorship Program
• STEP Mentoring: Anthropology STEP Mentoring
• CSBSU Mentorship program: Cell and Systems Biology Student Union’s Mentorship Program
• First in the Family: Peer Mentor Program
• First-Year Learning Communities
• InSight: Innis Peer Mentorship Program
• Peer Mentor Facilitators
• University College Mentorship Programs
• Woodsworth Mentorship Programs

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Things to consider

There are many pluses to being a mentor.  Not only can work towards acquiring a Mentor Leadership Certificate, you can further develop your:

  • Communication skills: Learn how to facilitate conversations, mediate conflicts and actively listen.
  • Personal motivation: Learn how to set your own goals, problem solve, motivate.
  • Knowledge about U of T: Become the oracle for all things U of T to better connect your mentee with the services and resources they need.

 

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