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Role of Mentee

Mentored students will have the opportunity to:

Establish meaningful interconnections with peers and members of the faculty.  

Learn more about campus resources, community-based activities, and/or pertinent resources/initiatives. 

Engage in community-building practices that foster academic excellence and encourage personal motivation.  

Learn more about academic, professional, and/or pertinent opportunities.  

Receive guidance, tips, advocacy, and support from members of the Latin American/Latinx community, whose insights and experiences will encourage student success.  

Acquire information, as well as the necessary tools, to better navigate academic and professional lives as Latin American/Latinx students who are part of the McMaster campus community.  

Ask field-and-program-specific questions, as well as pose general inquiries, to Latin American/Latinx academics, researchers, and upper-year/graduate students.  

Establish working relationships with Latin American/Latinx academic, researchers, and upper year/graduate students, which can lead to professional collaborations.  

Engage in building a sustained culture of mentorship that promotes Latin American and Latinx students, and fosters an enhanced student experience, academic and research excellence at McMaster University.