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African Black Caribbean, Latin American, Southeast Asian & First Generation Student Engagement

African Black Caribbean, Latin American, Southeast Asian & First Generation Student Engagement is a mentorship program at UTSG. The Mentor Navigators are caring upper-year students who are African Black Caribbean, Latin American, Southeast Asian and First Generation with intersectional identities that include: racialized, international, English as a second language, religious or spiritual, 2SLGBTQIA+, mature, students with disabilities, Transitional Year Programme students (current & former), and other lived identities. Mentor Navigators provide connections to academic, career, wellness, engagement, and many other services, as well as to faculty, librarians, staff, club leaders, and peers from similar backgrounds, fostering a sense of belonging to the broader U of T community. They also help students navigate barriers to access and inclusion.

Focus

  • Access and transition: promote successful academic and social transitions to post-secondary education
  • Outreach and Engagement: increase awareness and understanding of post-secondary pathways
  • Retention and Persistence: help participants complete and graduate from postsecondary programs

Features

  • Tutoring & mentorship

Timeframe

  • Fall Term
  • Summer
  • Winter Term

Participants

Ages

  • Graduate students
  • Mature students
  • Undergraduate students

Groups

  • African, Black, Caribbean students
  • First-generation students
  • Indigenous students
  • Latin American students
  • LGBTQ+ students
  • Low-income students
  • Newcomers to Canada
  • Racialized students
  • Southeast Asian students
  • Students requiring outreach/transition support
  • Students with disabilities