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Promoting Aboriginal Community Together (PACT) program

Grassroots mentorship: Support for Indigenous students

June 9, 2014 — 

WHO: Carla Loewen, University 1 academic advisor, who helped to establish the Promoting Aboriginal Community Together (PACT) program.

HER GOAL: To find a way for first-year Aboriginal students to better connect with each other and the university.

HOW IT WORKS: PACT pairs new Aboriginal students with experienced Aboriginal students, encouraging them to support each other in the university experience. In 2009, 21 students signed up for PACT; by 2013, that number jumped to 78.

IN HER OWN WORDS: “I am so grateful to PACT students for taking the time to share their knowledge,” says Loewen. “I’d like people to know that the Aboriginal student community is making a difference in all they do and are full of positive energy. And, in order to reach even more Aboriginal students, I participate in committees that look at Aboriginal student retention, success, and student programming. One important thing to highlight is that I don’t do any of this alone. Everything I do is in partnership and consultation with the many colleagues and friends I have on campus. Aboriginal student success is a team effort and I am just glad to be a part of it all.”

 


 

FUNDERS: University 1, the Aboriginal Student Centre, and the Office of Indigenous Achievement, University of Manitoba

 


 

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