What better way to learn about university life than to ask a peer mentor, a current student who can give you the benefit of their first-hand experience and welcome you into our CCCU community.
You can request a pre-arrival peer mentor as soon as you have accepted an offer to study with CCCU.
How can student peer mentors support you?
Our student peer mentors can be first, second, or third years, as well as postgraduate students, who are trained to provide a safe and confidential space for new students to talk freely and ask questions. Providing reassurance and advice about settling in, they can help signpost you to support and build networks with the wider University community.
Before you arrive they will connect with you via email and, once you start, they will be happy to meet up, show you around campus, and have a chat to see how you are getting on.
Finding the right peer mentor for you
We try to match you with a mentor who is doing the same or similar course to you to provide targeted support.
We have a diverse pool of peer mentors for you to connect with at CCCU, from various backgrounds and differing experiences. Students from the Black Asian, and Minortised Ethnic and LGBTQ+ communities, those with mental health experiences, learning differences, and other disabilities, to those living on or near the campuses, commuting, mature students, international students, parents, or carers, and much more; each has their own unique experience and insight to share.
The mentoring relationship is flexible and will work around what works for both you and your mentor.
When I started at CCCU, I got a great mentor who gave me lots of support - introducing me to the University, the Library and all the resources. In fact, she inspired me so much I became a peer mentor myself!
Adewumi,Mental Health Nursing Student