Connections Archive

Temreke Ngira
Editorial intern

A new mentoring and recruitment program will offer Avondale students a free subject for every new student they introduce to the college.

The program, called Helping Hands, rewards Avondale's best recruiters for their efforts, says director of advancement Lorin Bradford.

Students become mentors to those they introduce to the college by, among other things, helping them register and introducing them to college life. Upon completion of a checklist, the student serving as the mentor can choose to receive a free subject or take $1000 off their living expenses. Marketing officer Nadine Clark confirms there is no limit to the number of students a student can recruit. She says Helping Hands is an incentive particularly to international students because of the higher costs associated with tuition fees and living expenses.

Lorin says Helping Hands has two major benefits. First, it helps first-year students better adjust to their new environment and, second, it encourages other students to promote Avondale in the community.

Collect a Helping Hands information pack from the Enquiry and Enrolment Centre.