{"id":872,"date":"2021-11-25T14:39:34","date_gmt":"2021-11-25T19:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/indigenous\/cise\/?page_id=872"},"modified":"2026-04-20T15:09:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T19:09:23","slug":"iesp-coaches","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/indigenous\/cisce\/iesp\/advising-and-peer-mentors\/iesp-coaches\/","title":{"rendered":"IESP Coaches and Peer Mentors"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>IESP Coaches<\/h2>\n<p>IESP Coaches are upper-year Carleton students who can help you with coursework. They are positive, friendly, and encouraging. As members of the Indigenous Enriched Support Program, their goal is to help you succeed at Carleton University.<\/p>\n<p>Coaches meet with students one-on-one for an hour, offering individual help with challenges that new university students often experience:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Understanding &amp; getting started with an assignment<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Making a study plan that works for you<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Reading, Writing &amp; Research Skill Building<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Meet the 2025-26 IESP Coach<\/h3>\n<section class=\"content-wrapper content-wrapper--shortcode\"><div class=\"cards-wrapper\"><div class=\"u-post-reload\">\n<div class=\"card card--no-underline card--people-list\">\n<a class=\"card__link equalheight\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/indigenous\/cisce\/people\/liam-mcgunnigle\/\">\n\t<div class=\"card__people-thumb\"><img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/indigenous\/cisce\/wp-content\/uploads\/Liam-M-e1765402292302-200x200.jpg\" class=\"card__image card__image--people\" alt=\"Profile photo of Liam McGunnigle (He\/Him)\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Round thumbnail photo of Liam McGunnigle (He\/Him)\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/indigenous\/cisce\/wp-content\/uploads\/Liam-M-e1765402292302-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/indigenous\/cisce\/wp-content\/uploads\/Liam-M-e1765402292302-160x161.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/indigenous\/cisce\/wp-content\/uploads\/Liam-M-e1765402292302-768x773.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/indigenous\/cisce\/wp-content\/uploads\/Liam-M-e1765402292302-360x362.jpg 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/indigenous\/cisce\/wp-content\/uploads\/Liam-M-e1765402292302.jpg 1196w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/div><h3 class=\"card__heading card__heading--people u-center-text u-hide-in-toc\">Liam McGunnigle (He\/Him)<\/h3><p class=\"card__subtitle u-center-text\">IESP Coach<\/p>\t<p class=\"card__more-link u-center-text\">Full Profile<\/p>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">IESP Peer Mentors<\/h2>\n<p>Each student in the IESP will be matched with an Indigenous Peer Mentor at the beginning of the school year. You and your mentor will initially meet weekly to get to know each other and come up with a plan to help you be successful at university. After a plan has been set in motion, you will meet with your mentor as needed.<\/p>\n<p>Indigenous Peer Mentors are upper year Indigenous students, who may have completed the IESP program and who have successfully completed the transition into a degree program. They have lots of knowledge about the resources on and off campus and are a great connection to the Indigenous community at Carleton.<\/p>\n<h3>How can the mentors help you?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>to help orient you to the university<\/li>\n<li>to share their stories about how they persevered through first year<\/li>\n<li>to provide you with useful tips on how to have a successful academic year<\/li>\n<li>to direct you to campus resources that you might not know about<\/li>\n<li>to offer a sympathetic ear<\/li>\n<li>to organize social events<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information about the Indigenous Peer Mentorship program or to apply to be a mentor visit\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/indigenous\/cise\/indigenous-peer-mentorship-program\/\">https:\/\/carleton.ca\/indigenous\/cise\/indigenous-peer-mentorship-program\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Meet your 2025-26 IESP Peer Mentors<\/h3>\n<section class=\"content-wrapper content-wrapper--shortcode\"><div class=\"cards-wrapper\"><div class=\"u-post-reload\">\n<div class=\"card card--no-underline card--people-list\">\n<a class=\"card__link equalheight\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/indigenous\/cisce\/people\/jonathan-alldridge\/\">\n\t<div class=\"card__people-thumb\"><img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/indigenous\/cisce\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jonathan-200x200.jpeg\" class=\"card__image card__image--people\" alt=\"Profile photo of Jonathan Alldridge (He\/Him)\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Round thumbnail photo of Jonathan Alldridge (He\/Him)\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><h3 class=\"card__heading card__heading--people u-center-text u-hide-in-toc\">Jonathan Alldridge (He\/Him)<\/h3><p class=\"card__subtitle u-center-text\">Inuk from Iqaluit<\/p>\t<p class=\"card__more-link u-center-text\">Full Profile<\/p>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"card card--no-underline card--people-list\">\n<a class=\"card__link equalheight\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/indigenous\/cisce\/people\/sofia-volpentesta\/\">\n\t<div class=\"card__people-thumb\"><img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/indigenous\/cisce\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sofia-200x200.png\" class=\"card__image card__image--people\" alt=\"Profile photo of Sofia Volpentesta (She\/Her)\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Round thumbnail photo of Sofia Volpentesta (She\/Her)\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><h3 class=\"card__heading card__heading--people u-center-text u-hide-in-toc\">Sofia Volpentesta (She\/Her)<\/h3><p class=\"card__subtitle u-center-text\">Cree \/ Ojibwe<\/p>\t<p class=\"card__more-link u-center-text\">Full Profile<\/p>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IESP Coaches IESP Coaches are upper-year Carleton students who can help you with coursework. 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