Ignite Mentorship | Start Here & Resources

Not sure where to begin? Start here.

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Schedule Monthly Face-to-Face Meetings

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Talk About Personal Goals and Create an Action Plan

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Don't Be Afraid to Stretch Your Student Professionally

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Utilize Advisor Community for Network Assignments

Essential Resources

A flexible guide to keep your meetings focused, intentional, and centered on meaningful growth.

Open Sample Meeting Guide →

Designed to prompt intentional, meaningful dialogue — a starting point for each month's theme, not a script, but a guide to help you go deeper.

Open Conversation Starters →

Meet-ups can take many forms — think outside the box! Volunteer together, share a hobby, go for dinner, or take your student to a networking event.

Open Meetup Ideas →

Vocation goes beyond career — it's about understanding who you are and how your unique gifts can serve the world.

Open Vocation & Ignite →

8 ProTips for Effective Mentoring Relationships → Watch Video

How Ignite Works — Cycle Overview

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September

Program Launch

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Sept – April

One in-person meeting per month

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Jan / Feb

Spring Networking Event

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April

Year-End Celebration

8 Pro Tips for Effective Mentoring

01Protect your time together — honour that commitment and make it a priority.

02Be intentionally curious — listen actively and ask questions like "Tell me more..."

03Come prepared — review notes and be ready to engage & follow up.

04Be open and honest — share what's really going on in your life. Be willing to "be known."

05Focus your time — have a "hot topic" ready for each meeting.

06Follow up after — send a quick text or email to report & check in.

07Check your "inner game" beforehand — be present to this person in the right attitude/mindset.

08Celebrate the wins — Expel good things, real growth, and acknowledge it when it happens.