Pacifica Peer Mentorship Program
The Pacifica Peer Mentorship Program offers incoming graduate students guidance, support, and valuable connections to navigate the academic and professional challenges of their first year of graduate studies. The program is designed to foster a sense of community, promote academic success, enhance the overall graduate experience, and improve first-year retention rates.
Beginning a graduate academic journey often comes with many questions, anxieties, and a desire to connect with someone who has recently walked the same path. This peer mentorship program provides incoming students with the opportunity to be paired with current students before they even arrive on campus or begin their first quarter. Mentors serve as a resource to answer general questions, direct mentees to institutional resources, and share insights from their own academic journey at Pacifica.
Mentors also benefit by gaining valuable experience applying their education from Pacifica. They embody Pacifica’s mission of “tending the soul of and in the world” by introducing incoming students to the campus and the traditions of depth psychology.
Pairings, Availability, and Guidelines
Mentee and mentor pairings are subject to availability on a first come, first served basis. The duration of mentorship depends on the mentee’s needs and the mentor’s availability.
Mentors must be in good academic standing. Any conduct-related violations that occurred in the last 12 months will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Mentor applications will be reviewed and approved by a committee of faculty and staff.
Mentor Application
- Applications open March 15 and close August 1.
- Mentors will be notified as early as April 15 regarding their application status.
- Apply here Mentor Application
Mentee Application
- Applications open May 15 and close September 15.
- Apply here Mentee Application
Mentor/Mentee Pairing: Mentorship pairings will be notified as early as June 15.
