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Together@Dal

Together@Dal is a free mentorship program that connects new off-campus students at AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ with upper-year students to help them transition to university.
A group of new students standing together in Dal attire during orientation week, and participating in Together at Dal orientation activities.

Connect with upper year mentors

Together@Dal is a free six-week mentorship program for new students living off campus that provides a great way for you to meet other students, develop a sense of academic belonging, and become connected to the university community before and during your first semester. You will also:

  • Be paired with an upper-year mentor who will help answer any questions you may have about student life at AV¾ãÀÖ²¿â€¯

  • Make new friends

  • Attend fun, social events to help you feel part of the AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ community

  • Learn how to navigate the university experience with other new students

  • Learn about the supports and resources available to you as a student

As a first-year, off-campus student, you are automatically enrolled in Together@Dal and will be paired with a mentor before you begin classes.

For more information, contact the team at together@dal.ca.

Benefits of the Together@Dal program

  • Students who have participated in Together@Dal report feeling more valued and indicate feeling more connected to the AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ community than students who didn’t participate.
  • Students who have participated in Together@Dal were more likely to return to year two of their program, and had a higher first year GPA than students who didn’t participate.
  • Students can start building their Co-curricular Record, a document that records your volunteer and extra-curricular activities.

Become an upper-year student mentor

Together@Dal’s mentors support and encourage new students through their first year at AV¾ãÀÖ²¿. Through one-on-one and group meetings, social activities, and events, a mentor is a knowledgeable guide for new students, a thoughtful facilitator who provides access to people and resources, and ultimately a role model and advocate.

Together@Dal mentors support the development and delivery of initiatives, programs, and events to help students strengthen their learning skills, improve their confidence, increase their motivation, and connect to the university, their program, their faculty, and each other. 

Applications for Together@Dal mentors will open in March 2026.