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Hi all, In my previous post, I mentioned that Mentors have been emailing their mentees with Welcome Letters. Kindly, Lewis Brennen, a History Mentor, has allowed me to share his Welcome Letter with you all.  This is a perfect example of what Mentors are saying to Mentees, as a way of introduction! "Hi everyone! First off, I just want to say massive congratulations on getting into the University of Southampton to study history. Continue reading →

The Mission Employable team are almost at the end of our internships with only one week left and Humanities Peer Mentoring has already begun! Once the details of the University of Southampton’s new students were accessible I began matching up these students, who are now mentees, into groups with two Mentors. The Mentors have all been emailed with the details of their new groups and instructions for their next steps. Continue reading →

Good Morning everyone! The Humanities Peer Mentoring scheme is coming along extremely well. The mentor applications closed on Sunday (17/08), and I am currently in the process of reading through them all. There were an incredible 166 applicants from across our seven departments! Reading through the applications is one of the highlights of this role because it is a great privilege to read students’ reasons and motives for joining the scheme. Continue reading →

As Charlotte has mentioned in her previous post, the Mission Employable team are contributing to the Southampton Opportunity Project. All the interns who are involved in the project meet up fortnightly to discuss what they have achieved so far and the problems they have encountered. There are interns from across different faculties and campuses, including the National Oceanography Centre and the Winchester School of Art. Continue reading →

Hello everyone, I cannot believe how quickly these past five weeks have passed, and how much has been achieved. In week 4 I had a meeting with the Humanities Senior Tutors to inform them of the exciting Humanities Peer Mentoring scheme. The Senior Tutors provide a role of pastoral care for students, both at undergraduate and post graduate level, and are the point of call above a student’s Personal Academic Tutor (PAT). Continue reading →