Peer mentors

Overview

Peer Mentoring is used across the university to welcome and orientate new students, reduce the isolation that students can feel and provide an environment where a more experienced student can provide guidance to other students.

There are also benefits for student who become mentors such as using and extending people skills and a chance to reflect on their own knowledge and learning needs.

• Peer assisted study sessions Developed specifically for 1st year students more commonly called PASS.
• Access Monash Mentoring Monash students mentor VCE students from our partner schools. This assists with the development of leadership skills for eligible students.

Mentoring programs across the university

Students can be a mentee or a mentor in the Monash Peer Mentoring program run by Access Inclusion and Success.

Some Schools/Departments may run a separate peer mentoring program specific to their discipline.  Students will be notified if by their School if this is available.