Regional Mentoring Centre

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Academic support and mentoring

Regional Mentoring Centre

Let us help you feel at home at university! We’re a friendly, knowledgeable team of 19 student mentors, from different regions around the world, who offer a variety of valuable services to support you in your studies and life at uOttawa. Whether you’re arriving from Ontario, another Canadian province or another country, you can count on us to provide you with the guidance you need.

Why speak to us?

You need a hand finding resources and strategies to help you with your course work.
You are new to the Canadian academic environment and need some help adjusting.
You'd like to take part in an activity, but don’t want to go alone.
You are missing home and want to talk to someone who can relate to that experience.
You are new to Canada or to Ottawa and want to know more about the country or the city.
You are experiencing some culture shock and want to learn how to cope.
Something is bothering you or you’re stressed out.
You need to confide in someone anonymously.
You’d like to know more about services offered at uOttawa.
You might want to switch programs, or drop or change a course.
You’d like to help us improve the student experience by telling us about your own university experience.

If any of these situations apply to you, or if you want to learn more about the mentoring program, be sure to contact your regional mentors!

What we offer

We offer individualized services, mostly to first-year students or students who are new to uOttawa. We strive to go above and beyond to help you. No one is better suited than we are to support you in your studies and life at university.

Your academic, social and cultural well-being is our priority.

We’re here to support you from the moment you arrive on campus to the last day of exams. You can also book an appointment with a mentor from your home country or region.

We have access to key people and resources in every uOttawa service and department.

We know a lot about the services offered on campus and we can also speak about our own student experience. Our advice is based on what we’ve learned on our journey.

Connect online with your mentor

Get support and answers to your questions. Appointments are available starting June 24.

Book your chat

Our team

Greater Toronto Area

Julian

Language: English
Program of study: Philosophy

What is your favourite thing about your region?
Skating at Celebration Square during the winter and going to Port Credit during the summer.

Kemi

Language: English
Program of study: Biopharmaceutical Science

What is your favourite thing about your region?
Going to Woodbine to watch movies and get Real Fruit!

Manuella

Languages: French and English
Program of study: Statistics
What is your favourite thing about your region?
What I appreciate most about my region is its great diversity.

Eastern Ontario

Olivier

Languages: French and English
Program of study: Psychology
What is your favourite thing about your region?
I love wandering through the village while listening to music as the sun sets, spending time with my family and my best friend.

Southwestern Ontario

Sarah

Language: English
Program of study: Criminology
What's your favourite thing about your region?
Going skiing at Chicopee during the winter. Getting boba at Sweet Dreams Tea Shop and going for a walk in Waterloo Park during the summer.

Northern Ontario

Natalia

Program of study: History

What's your favourite thing about your region?
Fishing on Lake Nipissing and walking on our beautiful waterfront!

Ottawa

April

Language: French

Program of study: Psychology
What is your favourite thing about your region?
Hiking in Gatineau Park and paddle boarding at the beach.

Amira

Language: English
Program of study: Biomedical Sciences with a Minor in Psychology
What is your favourite thing about your region?
Going to the movies with my high school friends or a walk around Petrie Island after getting ice cream from Chocolat Favoris with my family!