Peer mentoring
Join your faculty program
Be supported in your first 5 weeks, online and on-campus, by an experienced student in your faculty. Meet with your mentor weekly, and other new students in your faculty and make a great start to your studies. You will understand Deakin’s learning environment, form friendships and study connections, and discover a range of ongoing assistance available to you.
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Arts and Education
Provides social connection and guidance to new students, plus one-off quick meetings offering advice and referral to services for all Faculty students.
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Business and Law
Get support and meet other students through on-campus and online group mentoring. Study workshops, drop-in spaces and social events are available to all faculty students.
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Health
On-campus and online mentoring offers new students help with navigating uni and settling in. Drop-in sessions focused on timely topics are available to all Health students.
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Science, Engineering and Built Environment
Mentoring for new on-campus and online students, plus opportunities to network. An online ‘ask a mentor' service is available to all Faculty students.
Academic mentors
Get free support from specialised peer mentors who can help you find answers for your queries, understand your subjects and improve your academic skills.
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Maths mentors
Learn how to better understand maths concepts and build your maths confidence. Drop in to a session or ask a question online.
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Writing mentors
Get help with unpacking assessment questions, researching, academic writing, referencing and more.
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Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS)
Meet and work with other students from your unit through free, online group study sessions in tough units.
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About Students Helping Students
No one knows what it’s like to be a student better than students do. That's why peer mentoring is such an important part of Deakin.
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Become a peer mentor
Mentoring offers you personal growth and an opportunity to build your soft skills. It also helps other students
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Students Helping Students awards
Every year, Deakin recognises the contributions of the many trained mentors and student leaders who share their unique knowledge and skills with their peers.