You鈥檒l be matched with a peer for the term based on your interests. If you want multiple peers, just complete multiple forms.
Once matched with another student, you can connect through the online platform of your choice or meet in person. If you鈥檝e signed up for multiple peers, make sure you allocate time for all of them.
If you think you won鈥檛 be able to complete the term in the program, you must let the Student Experience Officer know.
Program benefits
- Network with other Faculty students.
- Meet new people, interact with them and discover new activities.
- Share experience and expertise with your peer while helping each other.
- Develop your language skills in both official languages.
After you register
Once you submit your form, wait for an email confirming your match. You should receive it the day after registration closes. It will contain you peer鈥檚 contact information. (If you鈥檝e signed up for multiple peers, you鈥檒l receive one email per match.)
Then, contact your peer(s) within five business days of receiving the confirmation email.
Expectations as a participant
- We鈥痟ighly鈥痚ncourage you to maintain contact with your鈥痯eer鈥痜or鈥痶he duration of鈥痶erm.
- Connect鈥痑nd interact with your assigned peer through the contact information they provide.鈥痀ou will receive an email with your鈥痯eer's鈥痗oordinates; it is up to both students to reach out within 5 days of your match.
- Meet鈥痺ith your peer virtually at least once every two weeks for the entire term (at a minimum).
- Maintain realistic expectations of support from your peer;鈥痳emember, your peer is a student too and may not have time to communicate with you鈥痚very鈥痙ay. Therefore, remember to be patient and understanding when coordinating plans or communicating with them.
- It is up to you to decide the extent of your involvement with your peer. You are encouraged to foster this new relationship to help each鈥痮ther鈥痸irtually鈥痑s鈥痵tudents鈥痑t the Faculty of Engineering.
- At any given鈥痶ime,鈥痵tudents might have trouble with a course or might need guidance with鈥痙ecisions鈥痶o make in their program, it is important to guide鈥痶he鈥痵tudent to the appropriate services or departments. Check out鈥痶he鈥痩ist of resources below.
- We do not expect students to answer every question鈥痽our peer could鈥痑sk.鈥痀ou can reach out to The Workshop Mentoring Centre.鈥疢entors will be happy to help you find appropriate resources on campus.
- You could also help鈥痽our peer鈥痓y sharing鈥痽our鈥痮wn鈥痚xperiences鈥痑nd introducing鈥痶hem to other students.
- If鈥痑 student expects that they will be unable to fulfill鈥痶heir鈥痗ommitment as a peer, they must inform their peer and the鈥疭tudent Experience Officer.鈥