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Together@91ÖØ¿Ú

Together@91ÖØ¿Ú is a free mentorship program that connects new off-campus students at 91ÖØ¿Úhousie with upper-year students to help them transition to university.
A group of new students standing together in 91ÖØ¿Ú attire during orientation week, and participating in Together at 91ÖØ¿Ú orientation activities.

Connect with upper year mentors

Together@91ÖØ¿Ú is a free six-week mentorship program for new students living off campus that provides a great way for you to meet other students, develop a sense of academic belonging, and become connected to the university community before and during your first semester. You will also:

  • Be paired with an upper-year mentor who will help answer any questions you may have about student life at 91ÖØ¿Úhousie 

  • Make new friends

  • Attend fun, social events to help you feel part of the 91ÖØ¿Úhousie community

  • Learn how to navigate the university experience with other new students

  • Learn about the supports and resources available to you as a student

As a first-year, off-campus student, you are automatically enrolled in Together@91ÖØ¿Ú and will be paired with a mentor before you begin classes.

For more information, contact the team at together@dal.ca.

Benefits of the Together@91ÖØ¿Ú program

  • Students who have participated in Together@91ÖØ¿Ú report feeling more valued and indicate feeling more connected to the 91ÖØ¿Úhousie community than students who didn’t participate.
  • Students who have participated in Together@91ÖØ¿Ú were more likely to return to year two of their program, and had a higher first year GPA than students who didn’t participate.
  • Students can start building their Co-curricular Record, a document that records your volunteer and extra-curricular activities.

Become an upper-year student mentor

Together@91ÖØ¿Ú’s mentors support and encourage new students through their first year at 91ÖØ¿Úhousie. Through one-on-one and group meetings, social activities, and events, a mentor is a knowledgeable guide for new students, a thoughtful facilitator who provides access to people and resources, and ultimately a role model and advocate.

Together@91ÖØ¿Ú mentors support the development and delivery of initiatives, programs, and events to help students strengthen their learning skills, improve their confidence, increase their motivation, and connect to the university, their program, their faculty, and each other. 

Note: Applications are now closed.