When going away to university for the first time, it can be helpful to talk to someone who has studied at Corpus, knows the environment and is from a similar background. The Corpus Black and Minority Ethnic and the 'First Generation' Student and Alumni Mentoring Schemes connect current undergraduate and graduate students with alumni who have volunteered to provide personal and professional mentoring, to share experiences and advice, and to encourage and enable students to fulful their career aspirations. Following the overwhelmingly positive response the BME Student and Alumni Mentoring Scheme has garnered since its beginning two years ago, from both alumni and students, in 2023 the College introduced a new, parallel scheme for 'first generation' students.
The Schemes are open to non-British or British students of colour and ‘first generation’ students. For the academic year 2023-24, there are twenty-four mentor/mentee pairings. Both schemes have been featured in the College's alumni magazine the Sundial.
Read the January 2022 article here.
Read the August 2023 article here.