Saheer Wajid, SMILE Lead Mentor at Newnham Campus

What is SMILE Mentoring?

Seneca College has a unique program designed to help new students make the most of their college life. SMILE or “Student Mentoring in Life and Education” offers new students a great opportunity to connect with a senior student mentor in their program area who can support them in their transition into the College. With SMILE, students get the answers they need from someone who has been there. SMILE is about helping students gain the knowledge, self confidence and skills they need to make a success of their college career.

The SMILE Mentoring Program began in 2002 at Seneca@York with funding from Seneca’s iBox. SMILE is now available to all full time students in two, three and four year programs at Seneca@York, Newnham and Markham Campus and in select programs (SSW, SSWG, SSWI and PND) at King Campus. For more information about iBox, visit: www.senecac.on.ca/ibox.