The importance of mentoring

Mentoring is a partnership through which a mentor supports a mentee to manage his or her own learning, growth and development.

• A mentor can be a student, a staff or faculty member, or an alumnus/alumna
• A mentor serves as a guide and role model
• The relationship is based on a mutual willingness to learn and share

 

Explore Mentorship at the University of Toronto

There are many ways to engage with mentorship at U of T - both as a mentor and as a mentee.

Peer Mentorship Programs

Discover peer-mentoring programs, connecting students to peer academic and leadership mentors

Alumni and Career Mentorship Programs

Discover alumni mentorship programs, connecting students to alumni and professionals

Mentorship Roles and Responsibilities

Understand the competencies and skills needed to be an effective mentor

The Mentorship Resource Centre

The Mentorship Resource Centre is new initiative at the University of Toronto that emerged as a result of the Council on Student Experience (2011).

Our mission is to be a mentorship hub that: 

• Houses a central clearinghouse of mentoring best practice and resources
• Maintains an inventory of mentorship programs at U of T
• Supports the development of new mentoring programs
• Coordinates collaborative training and support for mentors

The Mentorship Resource Network

Coordinators of the various peer-mentoring programs at the University of Toronto will be coming together a few times a term to find areas of collaboration and to collect mentorship standards. For more information, please contact:
 

Rahul Bhat

Student Life Coordinator, Mentorship Programs
Office of Student Life
21 Sussex Avenue, Room 325
1-416-978-1402
rahul.bhat@utoronto.ca