Mentors
Help students have a global impact by working with Calgary community partners.
Applications for our winter challenge are now closed.
If you are interested in participating in our Fall 2021 competition, please fill out the survey through the link below.
Benefits of being a mentor
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Expand your UCalgary network
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Participate in a variety of free training on topics like ideation, cross-cultural communication, and teamwork
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Give back to the campus community
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Develop and hone your leadership and coaching skills
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Work with staff and students from across campus and around the world
Mentorship commitment and expectations
As a mentor, it is expected that you will:
- Attend the mentor training session in January.
- Meet for a total of 6-8 hours during the time span of the challenge from early February to late March 2021 via zoom
- We estimate 3-4 meetings at 1.5 hours each
- 1 initial meeting for introductions and brainstorming
- 1 meeting to finalize narrowing down problem scope and ideas for solutions
- 1-2 meetings for follow up and finalizing ideas
- We estimate 3-4 meetings at 1.5 hours each
- Provide guidance to your student group in narrowing down ideas for their solution
- Respond to students’ emails within 3 business days
It is the students’ responsibility to reach out to the mentor for introductions, asking for support via email, and to set up meetings. If students haven’t reached out by February 10th, or in case of any questions or issues, please contact us at global.challenge@ucalgary.ca.
You are also invited, encouraged even, to attend the workshops that are mandatory for your students as well as the first and second rounds of competition. For more details and tentative dates, please see the schedule below.
Support for mentors
We will be adding you to a D2L site to connect with your group and also to facilitate check-ins with our program coordinators. Bring your questions, concerns, strategies, and anything you want to talk out with our coordinators. More details to come via email.
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Expectations of students
Mentoring students through this challenge will be a very unique experience for all parties involved. It's a good idea to get an understanding of the expectations we have for students in advance to guide your feedback. Check out the Student section of our website to get an understanding of our expectations of students as well as the judging criteria for the actual competition.
Challenge Timeline
This is the tentative schedule for our winter challenge and is subject to change.