Overview
The Business Mates peer mentoring program has been set up to assist commencing students
with the transition to this University, and provides you with an opportunity
to meet other students, attend social activities and ask your Business Mates
any questions.
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Objectives
- Assist students with transition to the social and academic
culture of the University
- Facilitate interaction between students through social and learning
networks
- Encourage interaction between students, in particular international
and domestic students
- Provide a reliable and accessible support network for commencing
students
- Improve the quality of the first year experience for mentees
- Increase retention rates in first year for Division of Business
students
- Provide continuing students with the opportunity to develop
leadership, communication, organisation and team work skills
- Develop the international perspectives of both mentors and mentees
Who are the Business Mates?
The Business Mates are students who are already currently studying at UniSA,
and know what it is like being a new student at university.
How can the Business Mates assist new students?
The Business Mates work in pairs and are allocated new students which
they then contact via email. Your Business Mates will regularly contact
you throughout the study period to see how everything is going with starting
university and if you have any questions.
Social Events
Throughout the study period, the Business Mates arrange social events
and invite all new students to attend. These events are created for new students
to meet up with your assigned Business Mates. It will allow you to ask any
questions that you might have regarding university. It is also a time for new
students to socialise with other students over free meals and activities (Wii,
table tennis, foosball). In addition to pizza and drinks, there
will be foods randomly selected from around the world including Indian,
Malaysian, Thai, Indonesian and others.
Business Mates lunches for new students
Questions and Feedback
The Business Mates program is coordinated by the Coordinator: Student
Transition in the Division of Business, and any questions about the program and
feedback can be directed to
Tristana Sidoryn, (08)
8302 0235
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