Spring Mixer Event 2024

Dear FoN Graduate Students & Faculty Members,

Get ready to shake off those study blues and join us for an epic Spring Mixer hosted by MentorUs! We're turning up the heat on May 8, 2024, at 4:30 PM, and you won't want to miss out on this extravaganza!

Date: May 8, 2024 

Time: 4:30 -8:30 PM 

Location: St. Joseph College

Join us for an unforgettable experience as we celebrate the spirit of community and collaboration at our 2nd annual MentorUs Spring Mixer. This is an excellent opportunity to build lasting connections, gain valuable insights, and simply enjoy the company of your peers in a relaxed setting. The event will include icebreaker games, charcuterie snacks, and door prize giveaways! 

Admission fee to the event is  $5, please pay via e-transfer to mentorus@ualberta.ca, but hey, if that's putting a squeeze on your tight student budget, shoot us a message at the same email, and we'll make sure you're not left out of the fun.

Mark your calendars and get those payments in by May 1st at 23:59 to secure your spot on the guest list. We're counting down the days until we can party with all of you!

Questions, comments, or just wanna chat? Drop us a line at mentorus@ualberta.ca

All dietary restrictions will be happily accommodated :) If you did not list your needs in our prior survey, please drop us a line to ensure you can enjoy the tasty treats provided!

Wishing you all the best at the end of another academic year!

Special thanks to the GSA for their monetary support of this event:

Nurse Practitioner & Graduate Nurse Panels

Hello Nurse Practitioner and Graduate Nurse students, 

Do you have questions about entry to practice? Are you wondering how to study for your licensing exam?
Do you have questions about career options? Or how to break into a new job market? 
Do you want real life practical answers?

Look no further. 

Join us for our Nurse Practitioner Panel Tuesday February 13th at 1900h over Google Meet 

And/Or

Join us for our Graduate Nurse Panel Friday March 8th at 1300h over Google Meet  

Ask our extra special guests all of your burning questions!

We look forward to seeing you there!

January 2024 JackBox Night!

Greetings Fellow Graduate Nursing Friends,

Welcome to a New Semester and we hope you all had a wonderful Break!

 For our January event, we are hoping you will join us for a virtual JackBox night! 

Please use this link to register - as Jackbox games can only hold a certain number of people, pre-registration is required! Once you have pre-registered, we will be in touch to send you the meeting link. 

Unsure what JackBox is? We made a FAQ for those who have never played before! Still have questions? Email us at mentorus@ualberta.ca

Welcome Back!

Welcome back to another academic year!

Applications are underway for the Mentor Us 2023-2024 academic year. If you haven’t already, make sure you sign up to be a mentor/mentee/co-director.

As well, make sure you mark your calendars to attend our first event of the year - our September virtual coffee chat! Join us for an hour of casual intros, Q&As, and icebreakers. Bring your questions and a cup of Joe (or Vino…. no judgement here!)


We look forward to seeing you all!


Regards,

Your Mentor Us Leadership Team (Muriel, Alyssa, and Karlin)

Nurse Practitioner Q&A Panel

Hello Nurse Practitioner students, 

Do you have questions about entry to practice? Are you wondering how to study for your licensing exam? Do you want real life new grad NP answers?

Look no further. 

Join us on April 3, 2023 at 1900 over google meet to ask our extra special guests all of your burning questions. 

We look forward to seeing you there!

Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/vrt-tcuq-mys
Or dial: ‪(US) +1 585-376-2733‬ PIN: ‪675 885 404‬#

January Nature Walk

Thank you to everyone who joined our January Nature Walk - our first in-person social event since COVID-19! The weather was beautiful and we were able to watch the sun set over the river valley.

Save the date for our February social event occuring on Feb 26th! More details to come soon!

What do you want to see for future MentorUs events? Feel free to email us at mentorus@ualberta.ca.

January Social Event!

Hello everyone and welcome back to the winter semester! 

For our Janaury event, we are planning a Coffee Walk on January 24th at 5PM. This will be about an hour long walk starting from Main Quad and looping through the River Valley.

Please keep your eyes open for an email to a Google Doc with information on what to wear, what to bring with you, and for event sign-up (so we can get an idea of who is all coming).

We look forward to seeing all of your friendly faces!

Cheers!

Danielle, Muriel, Alyssa, and Karlin.

Call for Future Mentor Us Activities!

The leadership team is currently looking at bringing back some in-person social events! Do you have any suggestions for future group activities?

What are some things you want to see from us going forward? Rock climbing? Relaxing at a coffee shop? Bevvies on Whyte?

Fill out this Google Form to let us know your thoughts!

Wishing everyone the best in their final push for the rest of the semester!

MentorUs Co-Director Positions Available!

Hello friends!

Are you interested in joining the MentorUs team?

We are in search of 2 co-directors! Leadership, mentorship, and friendship guaranteed!


Mentorship Committee Responsibilities include:

  • Maintain the mentorus@ualberta.ca email account

  • Help promote MentorUs program (through academic activities and otherwise) 

  • Organize mentor/mentee events

  • Commit to taking over the MentorUs program for the 2023/2024 academic year

Positions Available: 2

Hours of commitment: approx. 1h/week

*** Please note this position is a two year commitment including the 2022-2023 & 2023-2024 academic years ***

If you are interested, please follow this link to fill out the application form:

https://forms.gle/tB1ksKfGBFMm2QhE7

Or scan this QR code:



Thank you for your interest, we can't wait to work with you!