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Would you like to have someone to help you answer all of those questions you have about your first year in the Faculty of Science at the University of Windsor?

WHAT IS MYSCI MENTORSHIP?

The MySci Mentorship Program is a peer-support initiative designed to help first-year science students transition smoothly into university life. Through MySci, incoming students are paired with upper-year mentors from their program or a related field who can provide guidance on academics, navigating labs, course selection, student resources, and opportunities such as research, volunteering, and clubs. Mentors bring valuable first-hand experience, helping mentees build confidence, improve study strategies, and feel more connected within the Faculty of Science community. MySci also supports leadership development for mentors, who gain communication, problem-solving, and mentorship skills while giving back to newer students. By fostering meaningful one-on-one connections, MySci empowers science students to thrive both personally and academically throughout their university journey.

MENTEE INFORMATION

If you are entering your first year with a major or minor in a program within the Faculty of Science (Biology, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Behaviour Cognition and Neuroscience, Health and Biomedical Sciences, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Computer Science, Earth and Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Economics, Forensics, Concurrent education and General Science, Mathematics & Statistics, Physics, Medical Physics) and wish to have a mentor throughout the course of your first year, please fill out the form below. We will work to pair you with an upper-year student in the same program and if possible, with similar interests as you. This person will help you by sharing their tips for studying and maintaining a successful university experience.

Your responsibilities as a mentee will include keeping up on-going communication with your mentor and checking your UWindsor email account on a regular basis, as that is our main form of communication.

Depending on when you apply, your MySci Mentor should be in contact with you within one or two weeks of the completion of your application, however, if you apply before September 10th, then your mentor will be reaching out to you within the first week of classes. We hope to have all applicants paired up by the third week of the Fall 2020 semester at the latest. If you happen to not hear anything from us or a MySci Mentor within two weeks, please contact the MySci Coordinator at mysci@uwindsor.ca.

If you would like more information about the program before applying, please do not hesitate to email us at
myscimentor@uwindsor.ca.

NOTE: This is a mentorship program, NOT a tutoring program! Your mentor will provide you with advice and guidance but not necessarily tutoring. There are tutoring programs, both free and paid that the University offers, which you can ask your mentor about.

MENTOR INFORMATION

Are you a science student who would like to mentor incoming science students throughout the school year?

The following would be some of your duties as a mentor:

Weekly commitment of ~1 hour from approximately September to April
Communicate with your mentee via in-person meetings, internet, or instant messaging
Complete monthly reports of your communications with your mentees
Advise students on 1st year classes (i.e. how to study for tests, what the tests are like)
Share experiences about what it’s been like in the program for them thus far
Teach students how to prioritize, manage their time, read textbooks efficiently, and decode their degree audits
Know resources on campus that could help your mentee and refer them to go there if they need help

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