{"id":290,"date":"2014-09-01T11:29:19","date_gmt":"2014-09-01T11:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/?p=290"},"modified":"2014-09-01T11:45:36","modified_gmt":"2014-09-01T11:45:36","slug":"apply-to-become-a-mentor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/global\/apply-to-become-a-mentor\/","title":{"rendered":"Apply to become a mentor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are you a current student?\u00a0<\/strong>Would you like to help a new international student to settle in and gain volunteering experience to add to your CV?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Apply\u00a0to become a volunteer mentor<\/a> for Culture Connect peer mentoring scheme*.\u00a0<\/strong>This is an opportunity to improve your communication skills\u00a0and learn about another student’s\u00a0culture by sharing your experiences as a student at Sheffield Hallam.<\/p>\n

\u00a0As a mentor (student doing the mentoring\/ helping), you will meet your mentee (student being mentored\/ helped) regularly at university, a local cafe or other venue of choice. You will help\u00a0your mentee talk things through, while demonstrating listening skills and challenging their assumptions where necessary.<\/p>\n

Your mentee may wish to discuss\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n