Volunteer mentors are the most important part of PASS. Without them, the scheme could not run. They can offer first-years something staff members cannot – recent experience of being a first-year in the mentees’ own school or departments.
Hours
Mentors in each department give varying amounts of time, it is a flexible scheme. Mentors who commit to more than 3 sessions per semester are accredited through HEAR.
Who can be a mentor?
Mentors are second and third-year volunteers chosen or approved by their school or department. Most mentors are motivated by wanting to give new students the help they wished they had had at the same stage. Through mentoring, students increase their own academic and social confidence and gain useful experience and key employability skills.
What is the key skill of a PASS mentor?
Mentors are there to help mentees come to their own conclusions and solutions, not to supply answers.
How can you become a mentor?
Mentor recruitment will open again in March-April 2025.
For more information about the role see the careers jobs and work experience web page. Please note: compulsory training sessions are held at the start of each new academic year.
Mentees are the first-year (and sometimes second year) students who attend PASS sessions. All students are welcome, no one is judged as struggling because they come along – they may want to get ahead for the following year or just enjoy talking to other students about their subject.
How do I know if it’s useful to come to PASS sessions?
Go along to a session and find out. There’s no requirement to be there on the dot or to come more often than you want to. You will get friendly, informal advice in a relaxed environment from people who understand your situation.
'I understand my feedback much better after going through it. I know how to improve now'
PASS Mentee
PASS session details for Semester B 2024/25 can be found below:
School of Biological and Behavioral Sciences:
Session times are still being finalised, please check again closer to the 3rd of February.
Student Organiser to contact with any queries: Holly Kitley h.m.kitley@se21.qmul.ac.uk
Psychology:
Session times are still being finalised, please check again closer to the 3rd of February.
Student Organiser to contact with any queries: Francesca Charat Binney f.binney@se22.qmul.ac.uk
School of Business and management:
Sessions will take place Every Wednesday from 29th January on a fortnightly basis from 12pm - 1pm in Bancroft 1.08.
The specific dates are: Wednesdays 29th Jan, 12th Feb, 26th Feb, 12th March, 26th March and 9th April.
Student Organiser to contact with any queries: Connor Hiroto Bray c.h.bray@stu22.qmul.ac.uk
English/School of Arts:
Session times are still being finalised, please check again closer to the 3rd of February.
Student Organiser to contact with any queries: Siân Kira Arkan s.arkan@hss23.qmul.ac.uk
School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science:
Session times are still being finalised, please check again closer to the 3rd of February.
Student Organiser to contact with any queries: Syed Nabeel Ali Shah s.n.a.shah@se23.qmul.ac.uk
School of Engineering and Material Science:
Wednesdays 1pm-2 pm in Queens Building, Room LG4
Thursdays 1pm -2 pm in Queens Building, Room LG4
Student Organiser to contact with any queries: Mitansh Vishalkumar Choksi m.v.choksi@se22.qmul.ac.uk
School of Economics and Finance:
Mondays 11am - 12pm in Laws, Room 119 on the following dates: 3rd February, 17th February, 3rd March, 17th March, and 31st March.
Thursdays 11am - 12pm in Bancroft, Room 2.41 on the following dates: 30th Jan, 13th Feb, 27th Feb, 13th March, 27th March and 10th April.
Student Organiser to contact with any queries: Aurora Hafidza a.hafidza@hss22.qmul.ac.uk
School of Dentistry:
The sessions within School of Dentistry take place before the first year ICA exams. Please contact the current student organiser Maria Petridi for session details via m.petridi@smd22.qmul.ac.uk
School of Geography
Every Tuesday from 11am - 12pm in Bancroft, Room 1.08
Student Organiser to contact with any queries: Nusrat Tasnim n.tasnim@hss23.qmul.ac.uk
School of History:
Wednesdays 1pm - 2pm in Bancroft, Room 1.02.6
Wednesdays 3pm-4pm, online (Please contact Yasmin for the joining link)
Student Organiser to contact with any queries: Yasmin Begum y.begum@hss22.qmul.ac.uk
School of Maths:
Tuesdays 1pm - 2pm in Bancroft, Room 3.40
Student Organiser to contact with any queries: Shyla Jadav s.jadav@se23.qmul.ac.uk
School of Politics and International Relations:
Thursdays from 1pm - 2pm in the Graduate Centre, Room GC204
Student Organiser to contact with any queries: Pattarachanon (Mimi) Ngernanek p.ngernanek@hss23.qmul.ac.uk
Student organisers are at the pivot of the whole scheme as they are the main contact point for all the staff and students involved in PASS. They lead their team to publicise and plan the scheme in their department and are often experienced mentors.
Hours
More commitment is expected of organisers, they have paperwork to complete and sessions to organise.
How do you become a Student Organiser?
Contact the current organiser in your department (details on this web page) find out when the sessions run and go along to find out more. Each department recruits their mentors and student organisers differently but usually, this is finalised by the summer. Please click on the student organiser profiles below to find out more about the role.
I just wanted to say a big thank you for everything that PASS has meant to me these past few years. The new SOs are really perfect for the job. I couldn't be more proud of them and the whole team and of the sense of community that PASS has built within our course.
Previous Student Organiser from Dentistry
Every school or departmental PASS scheme has an interested and involved academic to liaise with the student organisers on course matters and logistical issues. Some academic coordinators work with an administrative or support colleague who is also a key contact for the mentor team.
