Would you like to help commencing students, meet new people, gain valuable leadership experience, get two certificates for your resume and receive a $100 book voucher? Well then think about becoming a SOS student mentor in 2009!

Student mentors are being needed for all degree programs across all campuses to welcome new students during Orientation Week in 2009.

The main role of a Mentor is to:

• Show new students around the campus and introduce them to academic staff and university services
• Share with them experiences of settling into university
• Inspire and motivate commencing students to engage socially and academically while at university.

There is an on-line expression of interest form that you can complete and if accepted to the program, you will then receive details of the training sessions. Training will include a short 2 hour session at the end of November and then a day in early February 2009.

For further information about the program please email mentors@newcastle.edu.au