CHAT (Come and Have A Talk)
ANU College of Law, Student Mentoring Scheme

Student Mentors 2012

Students who are interested in being CHAT mentors in 2012 need to email Kath Hall (Kath.Hall@anu.edu.au) setting out their:
Name
Student No.
Contact Phone No.
Eligibility Statement
(no more than 100 words saying why you think you would be a great mentor)
Staff/Academic Referee

At the ANU College of Law we value collegiality. When you become a student in our College we want you to be a part of that collegiality and to feel that you are known and supported as an individual student. Critical to this is forming relationships with staff and other students. To assist this process, in 2008 we introduced our CHAT program into the College. CHAT is a mentoring scheme that teams you up in groups will other first year students, 2 later year student mentors and 1 staff member.

All first year law students are encouraged to enrol online in a CHAT group. (Enrolment Key CHAT). There is also a student run WATTLE webpage with lots of information about CHAT events, discussion forums with later year students and much more.

Once enrolled in a group, student mentors will contact your group to discuss a social get-together and also to answer any questions and issues that arise from starting your time as a law student. Staff mentors will be available to refer students to appropriate sources of support, to give advice and to assist with any academic or study related matters. There will also be CHAT social gatherings, coffee sessions and discussion sessions.

We hope that CHAT will enrich your experience at law school. For further information on being involved please contact Kath Hall at Kath.Hall@anu.edu.au or on (02) 6125 4608.

CHAT: Student Mentoring Scheme Guidelines (currently under revision)