What is expected of you as a GROW mentor?
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You attend the TiSEM Introduction Day on Monday, August 19;
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You provide 8 class meetings during the academic year (these will be put in the schedule in advance and you will be supported in giving these class meetings a.o. by a powerpoint per class meeting);
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You attend the MAK Development Day;
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You actively contribute to peer review and reflection on the program;
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And of course, you will be a point of contact for the students in your group and the Academic Director/Education Coordinator throughout the year.
What do you get in return?
- You will have a Mentor Training Day where you will meet your fellow mentors and receive workshops on group dynamics and interviewing techniques. We conclude the day with drinks;
- You will be coached and guided throughout the year in giving the class meetings;
- You will receive monthly salary;
- You get to know more people in the organization (enlarge your network), develop and/or discover new talents and besides that it is very sociable;
- After successfully completing one year of mentorship, you will receive a letter of recommendation from TiSEM.
What is expected of you as a mentor?
As a GROW-mentor, you will guide your students during their first year at Tilburg University. Therefore, you have to be available on campus a full year. Furthermore, you will have to guide your students concerning study and integration. You will also meet with your group regularly during the year.
On top of this, you will organize or attend informal activities together with your group. MAK organizes several informal activities throughout the year. On top of that, MAK organizes the Development Day as a formal event with inspiring speakers like Rico Verhoeven, Tim Hofman and Sharon Hilgers of MyJewellery.
Next to that, there will also be a MAK Training Day, specifically set up to provide future mentors with the best preparation to become a mentor. During this day, there will be a combination of formal and informal activities. Please keep in mind that the MAK Training Day is mandatory for future mentors!
Experience of a PASS mentor (previous program before GROW was introduced)
Lisa K. (PASS mentor in 2022-2023): "As a PASS mentor, you are very useful to the first year students, being the first person they can come to with all their questions. I really wanted to contribute to this, because it is nice to know you can actually make an impact on others. Furthermore, I have also learned a lot myself. In comparison to being a first year when everything was arranged for you by your mentors, I now had to be the person who takes the initiative and helps the students get settled at the university. And most importantly, it has been a lot of fun to get to know the new students and to do activities together!"