Be a mentor
Help nurture the development of an upper-level UBC student (in their third or fourth year of study) by acting as their mentor. You'll provide them with valuable insight on how to build a successful career and leadership skills - and they, in turn, will use that knowledge to mentor a student in their first or second year of study.
Benefits of being a mentor
- Offer students support and inspiration
- Build your professional network
- Improve your communication and leadership skills
- Develop or maintain your UBC connections
- Contribute to the future of your industry by assisting the next generation of leaders
To participate as a mentor
- Take our "Is mentoring right for you?" quiz.
- Get tips on being an effective mentor by downloading our Mentoring Orientation Guidebook (224KB PDF).
- Review the following list of faculty and department mentoring programs and contact the program coordinator for more information.
| Arts Programs | For the following students | For the following mentors | Program coordinator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and Social Sciences Mentoring Program | Anthropology, Asian Studies, Economics, English, Geography, Political Science, Psychology or Sociology students | Arts alumni from any of the departments to the left | Bonita Perko 604-827-3618 arts.mentoring@ubc.ca |
| Film | Film Production undergraduates | UBC Film Production alumni working in the industry | Sidney Chiu sidney@ubcfilmalumni.org Rachel Talalay rtalalay@gmail.com |
| Music Mentorship Program | School of Music undergraduates | Music professionals and School of Music alumni | Laurie Townsend laurie.townsend@ubc.ca |
| Science Programs | For the following students | For the following mentors | Program coordinator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Science Mentoring Program | Undergraduate students from Life Sciences and/or with an interest in research. | Medical researchers, UBC alumni, graduate students, teachers, and other industry/faculty members | Tannis Peterson mentoring@science.ubc.ca |
| Computer Science Tri-Mentoring Program | Computer Science undergraduates and graduates | Industry/faculty members with a Computer Science background who are working in the field | Michele Ng mng@cs.ubc.ca |
| Other Mentoring Programs | For the following students | For the following mentors | Program coordinator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Mentoring Program | Engineering undergraduates and graduates | Engineers in industry or academia | Emily Wyatt emily.wyatt@ubc.ca |
| Forestry Mentoring Program | Forest Sciences, Natural Resources Conservation, Wood Products Processing, Forest Resources Management, and Forest Operations students | UBC Forestry alumni | Geoffrey Anderson geoffrey.anderson@ubc.ca |
| Golden Key International, UBC chapter | Students in the Golden Key International Honour Society (members and new inductees) | Golden Key International alumni or honourary members and other local professionals | Raman Sandhu trimentoring@ubcgoldenkey.org |
| Kinesiology Mentorship Program | School of Kinesiology students | Kinesiology, Human Kinetics, Recreation & Physical Education alumni | Jackie Hoffmann kin.alumni@ubc.ca jackie.hoffmann@ubc.ca |
| Land and Food Systems Tri-Mentoring Program | Students in dietetics, Nutritional Sciences, Food Science, Global Resources Systems, Human Ecology, Animal Science, Resource Economics, Soil and Environment, and Food Market Analysis | Professionals in fields related to Land and Food Systems |
Mona Lee |
| Aboriginal Mentoring | Mentoring program for Aboriginal students (all levels, all faculties) | Aboriginal mentors can be 3rd or 4th year students, graduate students or alumni | Lesley Campbell fnhlmentoring@exchange.ubc.ca |
Other mentoring programs
If you're not eligible for the UBC Tri-Mentoring Programs, consider participating in one of the following mentoring programs:
- Arts Co-op Mentorship Program
- Association for Women in Mathematics Mentor Network
- Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (for pre-tenured faculty)
- Connect to Success (YWCA)
- Imagine UBC (first-year orientation and transition program)
- International Students' ReachOut Program
- Leaders of Tomorrow Mentorship Program (Vancouver Board of Trade)
- Sauder School of Business Commerce Mentorship Program
- Sauder School of Business Executive Mentor Program
- Undergraduate Research Opportunities Peer Mentorship Program
Questions about Tri-Mentoring?
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