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YU Explore Peer Mentorship

The YU Explore Peer Mentorship program is designed to connect new and first-year students to knowledgeable, friendly, and supportive upper-year students who have a drive and passion to help other students acclimate to university life at York. Our mentors are a great resource for peer-to-peer support as a new or first-year student and are excited to provide guidance, support, answers, and get to know you!

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Undeclared major students, we’ve got your back!

Undeclared major (UNMA) students at York have unique needs. Often needing extra guidance, care, and a helping hand, UNMA students can benefit from information about academics, careers, finances, accessibility needs, accommodations, student clubs, associations, and ways to get involved.

UNMAs who are True Explorers may need extra support with course enrollment and career path exploration. UNMAs who are Temporary Detours and Determined Achievers may need extra support with program requirements, course enrollment, and general faculty information.

All UNMAs can benefit from their connection to a YU Explore Peer Mentor and the well-rounded support they can provide to students, from students who were in their shoes not long ago.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

A YU Explore Peer Mentor is an upper-year student at York in any LA&PS major that is knowledgeable about campus resources, services, and on-goings. YU Explore Peer Mentors are assigned to new and first-year students to offer support, advice, guidance, a helping hand, and a listening ear when needed. YU Explore Peer Mentors are your first point of contact when looking for information about where to access university services and get involved on campus. 

A YU Explore Peer Mentor is there to act as a friend and guide. They use their knowledge and experience to provide mentees with referrals to Academic Advising, Career Centre, Student Counselling Health and Wellbeing (SCHW), Centre for Indigenous Student Services (CISS), Student Accessibility Services (SAS), Writing Centre, Office of Student Community Relations (OSCR), The Centre for Sexual Violence Response, Support & Education, The Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Inclusion (HREI), Food Support Centre, and more. 

YU Explore Peer Mentors can help connect their mentees with other campus student services such as Peer-Assisted Study Sessions (PASS), Student Numeracy Assistance Centre at Keele (SNACK), ESL Open Learning Centre, Learning Skills Services (LSS), Health Education & Wellness, Student Community & Leadership Development (SCLD), and more. 

YU Explore Peer Mentors can help with other university aspects such as eClass and Office 365 navigation, Yorku Libraries (including printing and copying pages, borrow, renewing, and returning books, study space booking, etc.), Yorku Bookstore navigation, YU Connect navigation, how to get information about and join student clubs and associations, how to apply for Work/Study, RAY, and LEAP positions, accessing My Online Services for resources such as your course schedule, course registration, degree progress reports, and more. 

Visit our Meet Our Mentors page to get to know all of our YU Explore Peer Mentors for the 2023-24 academic year. Reach out to a mentor individually, or our YU Explore Program Coordinator, Harshita Sharma (sharma3@yorku.ca) to get connected.

We are always looking to have more YU Explore Peer Mentor on board! We will begin viewing and selecting YU Explore Peer Mentor candidates for the 2025-26 academic year around April 2025. Check back then! 

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