Information for mentees
 

The Postgraduate Peer Mentoring program is a Monash run program led by student leaders and staff, designed to help postgraduate students who are new to Monash transition to university life.

As a postgraduate student new to Monash, you’ll have the opportunity to join the Postgraduate Peer Mentoring Program where you'll be connected with experienced Postgraduate Peer Mentors and a small group of other postgraduate students from your faculty. Your mentors will be experienced students and your go-to support throughout your transition to uni life.

Your mentors will share their knowledge and answer your questions, as well as invite you to group catch ups to assist in your studies, share what's on offer at Monash and let you know about fun events and activities to help you meet other postgraduate students.

How are catch ups conducted?

Participants meet four times throughout the semester-long program, either face-to-face or online depending on where everyone is located Your mentors will share their knowledge and insights into their Monash experience, answer your questions, provide study tips and tricks, share what's on offer at Monash, and connect you with fun events and activities to help you meet other postgraduate students and build your first community at Monash. You will also be part of the larger Peer Mentoring Community of mentees.

How and when are groups matched?

Mentors and mentees are matched based on course and overseas status. Matching takes place in January/February when mentees start to enrol. Mentoring groups are published on our mentoring platform, Chronus, in mid February before the O-week and participants will be notified via email, so make sure you keep an eye on your student email in the lead-up to Orientation Week.

While we do our best to match you with students from similar study areas, this may not always be possible if there are not enough mentors or mentees from your specific course.

Mentors are more experienced postgraduate students in their second semester or above who have been where you are now. Mentors go through an application process and undertake specific training to equip them for their role so they can best support you in your transition to Monash.

Your mentors will share knowledge and tips and answer your questions about university life. They can show you how to use Monash platforms and where to find uni programs, resources and services at Monash and share their study tips and tricks so you can have an enjoyable and successful first semester. They will be your go-to support throughout your first semester at Monash.

How do I contact my mentors?

Your mentors are responsible for reaching out to you via the mentoring platform (Chronus) and coordinating your first catch up, so keep an eye on your email in the lead-up to Orientation Week with instructions on how to login to Chronus and connect with your mentoring group and mentors! You can only do this once you've received the email in February letting you know you've been matched.

The Postgraduate Peer Mentoring Program is designed for postgraduate students who are new to Monash University. To participate, you must:

• Be currently enrolled in a postgraduate course in the Faculty of Information Technology at Monash University
• Haven't studied at Monash University before or in the past three years
• Be undertaking your first semester of study
• Be willing to attend all four catch-ups with your mentoring group and commit to the program for your first semester

The Postgraduate Peer Mentoring program is specifically tailored to postgraduate students to ease their transition into Monash University and postgraduate study. Your mentors have not only been in your shoes before but have been thoroughly trained so they are well equipped to support you. There are so many benefits to joining Peer Mentoring, some include:

• Support from trained postgraduate peer mentors
• Make new friends in your faculty
• Support to achieve your university goals
• Invites to events & opportunities on offer at Monash
• Chat to ask your mentor all of those questions you need answered
• Being part of the Postgraduate Peer Mentoring Community

Your personal information and contact details are only shared with administrators and your mentors.

Other students can't view your profile at any time, your mentors can only view your profile after you have been matched with them. For the purposes of ensuring the program continues to meet all expectations, program administrators can also view your profile information and your activities.

The information you provide on Chronus, our third-party provider, is stored in their offshore cloud. You can find more information about how your data is used and stored by Chronus in their Privacy Policy