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The Graduate Peer Mentoring Program pairs established graduate students with peers who are new to graduate school. The role of a peer mentor is to provide support, guidanceÌýand connection. Peer mentors serve as graduate student life experts and they may have suggestions about work-life balance, adjusting to life in Boulder, advisor/advisee relationships, etc. Ideally, mentorsÌýserve as both personal and professional support for their mentees.

• This program is offered through the Graduate School and is aÌýsupplement to existing departmental mentoring programs.
• While participants may be paired based on similar interests, one aim of the program is to offer graduate students ways to meet and build community across disciplinary boundaries.
• Participants are free to set their own meeting schedules, butÌýwe expect that you will meet at least once a monthÌýthroughout the academic year.
• All mentors will be asked toÌýattend anÌýorientation at the beginning of fall termÌýwhere we will discuss mentoring skills, expectations and available campus resources.
• There will be a mentor/menteeÌýsocial event to kickoff the program, where matches can meet each other in-person over coffee.
• Throughout the year, we will offer a variety of additional socialÌýevents to foster connection with mentor/mentee matches (e.g. cookies decorating, ice cream social, coffee meet-ups, etc.)
• We expect that each participant will make a good faith effort to communicate with their mentor/mentee.

Please Note:ÌýThe graduate student peer mentoring program is not a substitute for clinical counseling, medical services, or academic advising. A full list of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ safety resources and services is available on theÌý.