Mentors
The deadline for the Fall 2022 challenge has now passed. For updates on when we open our Fall 2023 challenge, register using 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 September.
- Meet for a total of 6-8 hours during the time span of the challenge from late September to November 2022 via zoom
- We estimate 3-4 meetings (approximately 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 (approximately 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
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 have weekly drop in hours for mentors to check-in with our team. Bring your questions, concerns, strategies, and anything else you want to talk to our coordinators about. More details will be sent via email once you have been accepted.
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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 Fall 2022 challenge and is subject to change.
Aug. 27, 2022
Student and Mentor applications open
Sept. 6, 2022
Information session for students from international partner schools.
12pm-1pm MST
Sept. 9, 2022
Information session for UCalgary students
Details to come!
Sept. 15, 2022
Student and mentor application deadline
11:59PM
Sept. 21, 2022
Mentor acceptances announced via email
Sept. 26, 2022
Mentor training
Details to be sent out via email to accepted mentors
Sept. 27, 2022
Student acceptances announced
Please be advised due to limited capacity we will not be emailing candidates that have not been selected by this date. Thank you for your understanding.
Oct. 3
Workshop #1: Challenge Kickoff and Introduction
Zoom link available to accepted students only
11am-12pm MST
Oct. 5
Workshop #2: Innovating for Impactful Projects
Zoom link available to accepted students only
3pm-4pm MST
Oct. 11
Workshop #3: Introduction to Building Your Intercultural Capacity
This workshop will be run at 2 separate times this week.
Oct. 17
Workshop #4: Building a Strong Team
This workshop will be run at 2 separate times this week.
Oct. 25
Workshop #5: Building Intercultural Awareness
This workshop will be run at 2 separate times this week.
Oct. 25
Feedback Time
From October 31-November 11 students will have no workshops to attend but are expected to touch base with their community partner and their assigned UCalgary expert with a draft of their project to gather feedback before preparing their presentations for the finals.
More details will be provided to participants upon acceptance.
Nov.
Workshop #6: Professional Applications of Challenge Work
This workshop will be run at 2 separate times week.
Nov.
Workshop #7: Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion
This workshop will be provided as a recording to participants. Everyone is expected to watch the recording asynchronously.
Nov. 24, 2022
Final Presentations
Details to come