Outstanding Mentor Citations
Each semester, new students are invited to put forward examples of mentors who have gone out of their way to provide outstandig service to new students. This page will carry the nominations from the current group of mentors.
2009 Outstanding Mentors
Semester 2
Mentor name: Brooke Jones
Course: International Relations
Mentee name(s): Mark Penter
Date submitted: 09 / 11 / 2009
Message: Brooke was very helpful in contacting me and giving me all the information i needed to set myself up for a successful semester, she also checked in regularly to ensure everything was going ok. She was a great help
Mentor name: Rhiannon Italiano
Course: Nursing
Mentee name(s): Yelin LI
Date submitted: 05 / 11 / 2009
Message: She is a good mentor, very kind, very helpful. alway send email us with helpful information. good !!
Mentor name: Vaelei Walkden-Brown
Course: interior architecture
Mentee name(s): bic nguyen
Date submitted: 04 / 11 / 2009
Message: Vaelei has helped me overcome being a mature age student and to use that to my advantage.She is always happy to lend an ear or direct me in the right and objective directon. Besides her endless help academically, she is a true mentor emotionally, a quality in which I find much more valuable. Thanks Vaelei!
Mentor name: Rhiannon Italiano
Course: Nursing and Midwifery
Mentee name(s): Jessica Nugent
Date submitted: 03 / 11 / 2009
Message: Very caring and concerned for our progress as first semester students.
Available all the time to answer questions.
Very helpful and informative if we are lost in an assessment/ confused with the concept of something.
Very motivating and effective in helping us to study early, get on with our assignments early from her past experience.
very very good!!!! Always sending us emails and setting up group meetings.
Mentor name: Mi Mi Myat Mon Cho
Course: Architecture
Mentee name(s): Ivan Liaw
Date submitted: 03 / 11 / 2009
Message: She was supportive and told me quite a lot of stuff happening around the campus. And then there was continuous contact via the email so it's really nice.
Mentor name: Matthew Cole
Course: Computer Science
Mentee name(s): Ran Li
Date submitted: 27 / 10 / 2009
Message: Useful information about studying techniques and really help me a lot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mentor name: Grace French
Course: Nursing and Midwifery
Mentee name(s): Margret Mushaurwa
Date submitted: 26 / 10 / 2009
Message: Grace has really gone out of her way to provide support. she is very easy to approach and always on top of everything. She even knows the due dates of our assignments and reminds us to submit them. I think she has done a great job with our team.
Mentor name: Mischa Resnick
Course: Jounalism/ Performance Studies
Mentee name(s): Kelly Miottti
Date submitted: 26 / 10 / 2009
Message: He kept in contact through out the whole semester, just knowing he was there was a great relief, as I was extremely nervious, and a little overwhelmed coming back as a mature age student.
Thank you.
Mentor name: Mitchell Lucas
Course: Bachelor of Education
Mentee name(s): Rochelle Firth
Date submitted: 26 / 10 / 2009
Message: ontinuously provided us with support, was always readily available to help when issues arose. Was always positive, friendly and willing to help or guide us in the right direction with any concerns we had.
Semester 1
Mentor name: Kaye Lirio
Course: multimedia design
Mentee name(s): lauren swioklo
Date submitted: 09 / 06 / 2009
Message: she always tries to help us out with everything, whether that be in the beginning, she helped get us all sorted with blackboard and registering till now-where she offers to help search for resources for assignments- taking the time out of her busy 3rd yr schedule. often go in to see her, and shes always weighed under with massive amount of work, yet she still is eager to give us a hand. have gone to see her many times this semester- and she has made adjusting to uni very easy. She has been very good with contact- always gets back to you asap, and will point you in another direction on the very odd occasions where she cant help us. Comparing her to the other mentors in this course- i think she has been by far the best. other students complain that they hardly ever see their mentor (we have a weekly meeting) and that most of the information or help they needed through the semester- they had to figure it out on their own- which wouldve taken much more time and effort! usually she gives us handouts each week- all typed up by her, with help for the different stages in the semester. eg. how to reference assignments properly, how to research in the resource centre properly, a list of some really effective books that she found useful in her first year, to kinds of careers we can get out of doing this course and how to go about them after uni. Our group has often relied on her as giving her opinions about the course, the work and the lecturers (all good !). It has helped me for when choosing electives and options for sem 2- because she tells us what you actually do in the units, the assignments you have to do, the work you get involved in and the new lecturers. There is not really any other source of this information on campus- other than her word of mouth and we didnt know what the elective units were even about- just told to pick one. so overall, i think she has done a really good job in providing help to us, and that she deserves the recognition for a job well done. we were very lucky to have her.
Mentor name: Kate Hart
Course: FTV
Mentee name(s): Bianca Connop
Date submitted: 20 / 05 / 2009
Message: She was continually emailing me with support, arranged meetings, was great to talk to about any problems, questions, etc. She even lent me a book for a few weeks which i really needed. Kate made my first semester experience at Curtin alot less stressful and inviting!
Mentor name: Louise Vanderplas
Course: Early Childhood Education
Mentee name(s): Alyssa Veenendaal
Date submitted: 20 / 05 / 2009
Message: Louise has been a great mentor as she has kept in contact, continously asking us if we needed help or have any questions. She has a honest, positive view which has also allowed me to look forward to the tasks ahead with confidence.
Mentor name: Amelia Gillies
Course: Mass Communication
Mentee name(s): Shane Cartledge
Date submitted: 20 / 05 / 2009
Message: I had quite a few questions to ask about the Uni and other things, and Amy was reliable for giving me the information that I was after, made my first semester a lot easier.
Mentor name: Vaelei Walkden
Course: Interior Architecture
Mentee name(s): Bich tam Nguyen
Date submitted: 15 / 05 / 2009
Message: Extremely helpful Academically and emotionally also.
Mentor name: Chris Harman
Course: Urban and Regional Planning
Mentee name(s): Madison Robb
Date submitted: 04 / 05 / 2009
Message:
-Constant informative emails
-Approachable
-Gave insider tricks (such as places to find virtually unoccupied computers to use)
-Gave practical advice on the best way to submit assignments
Mentor name: Chris Harman
Course: Urban and Regional Planning
Mentee name(s): Mark Rossi
Date submitted: 01 / 05 / 2009
Message: Very welcoming and eager to help me as a first year, couldn't ask for anything more from him. Thank you Chris
Mentor name: Hanim Binti Hassan
Course: Social Work
Mentee name(s): Amanda Meyn
Date submitted: 15 / 04 / 2009
Message: Hanim is a warm and welcoming person. She is easy to contact, makes herself available and I feel comfortable to ask any questions I may have. She has been supportive and encouraging and I am very grateful to have her assistance and freindship.She deserves the extra recognition. Thank you to Hanim.
Mentor name: Ashliegh Gleeson
Course: primary education
Mentee name(s): Zayaan Albertyn
Date submitted: 24 / 03 / 2009
Message: she is an outstanding and supportive mentor thanx ashliegh
Mentor name: David Lim
Course: bachelor of pharmacy
Mentee name(s): Vania Guntoro
Date submitted: 23 / 03 / 2009
Message: friendly , responsible, organised
Mentor name: Vaelei Walkden-Brown
Course: architecture
Mentee name(s): Maude Pilote
Date submitted: 23 / 03 / 2009
Message: My mentor is always in contact with her mentees. She sends us emails with helpful information and asks us if we need any help with anything. She seem to be always there if we have a problem. She also is very energetic and very fun to be with.
Mentor name: Vaelei Walkden-Brown
Course: Architecture
Mentee name(s): Valery Weyn
Date submitted: 23 / 03 / 2009
Message: Vaelei has been invaluable in my transition into university.
She has been extremely helpful and given lots of advice and many useful tips along the way.
Not only has she been friendly, welcoming and willing to help, she has also been keeping me informed of what's happening in and around the university.
I know she has a very busy schedule, but this has never stopped her from finding the time to see me, even if it was just a quick hello. From day one, she already made me feel as though I was part of the university.
She has, without a doubt, made the whole 'starting university' experience seem a lot less terrifying than what I actually thought it would be.
She definitely deserves to be nominated.
Mentor name: Kate Beilby
Course: Occupational Therapy
Mentee name(s): Valerie Guevara
Date submitted: 19 / 03 / 2009
Message: Hi! I think Kate has been a great mentor this year. She has made the effort to e-mail the group throughout the semester and meet for tea. It has made me want to become a mentor at some point as well. It's the little things that make a great difference and Kate has certainly done that.
Mentor name: Michael Phillips
Course: Architecture
Mentee name(s): Eugenia Manning
Date submitted: 19 / 03 / 2009
Message: Mike conducts a drawing workshop. It's great. I think he gets something out of it and therefore so do we. It's informal and fun.
