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.