Alumni-Students Mentorship Program
The Alumni-Students Mentorship Program is a one-to-one mentoring program. It provides career exploration and professional development for upper-year Woodsworth College students. Alumni mentors interact with students by sharing their knowledge and experience in the workforce.
Program Overview
2025 - 2026
- The program will run from October 2025 to April 2026
- Alumni and students will be matched one-to-one based on professional and personal interests
- Mentorship pairs will meet throughout the program period as agreed upon (minimum three times)
- Alumni and students will be invited to a mandatory Orientation session
Why become a mentee?
- Explore careers, ask questions and gain insights
- Develop your professional and personal skills
- Reflect on values and personal characteristics which will inform your career exploration
- Connect with professionals; find your role model from within our alumni community
Role and benefits of being a mentor
- Help foster the professional growth and development of your mentee
- Help your mentee explore key aspects of your profession
- Stimulate reflection about personal and professional development in your mentee
- Discuss the development of skills needed to enter your profession or the workforce in general
- Support your mentee by being available and willing to connect and give appropriate guidance and feedback
- Be open-minded, flexible, empathetic, and encouraging
- Mentorship is a valuable practice that helps develop your leadership skills
- It's a great way to volunteer your time!
For more information please contact us at alumni.woodsworth@utoronto.ca.