UEL SMILES Mentoring Project Introduction SMILES Mentoring School of Education and Communities Podcast

In this episode, the SMILEs project managers Miriam and Donaleen discuss the first-hand experiences and benefits of being a peer-to-peer mentor. Mikki Daly (one of our successful mentors) opens up and shares her experiences.

In the second podcast of 2022, Miriam and Donaleen had a chance to catch up with Dr. Paulet Brown-Wilsher regarding her vision for SMILEs, including developing her wellbeing project Pots and Pans with Dr. Paulet and her overall passion for mentoring. Have a listen to this interview for a view into Dr. Paulet Brown-Wilsher's thoughts about the SMILEs project and mentoring in general.

In our first podcast of 2022, SMILEs Project Managers Miriam and Donaleen discuss the origins, visions and future of SMILEs with the founder Earle Abrahamson. Just before his departure from UEL, we were lucky enough to capture his pioneering story. Listen in for a truly inspirational moment.

Smiles mentors Inga and Darren welcomed to the podcast Jane Watson representing the UEL Wellbeing team. We as mentors believe that student wellbeing is an important aspect and closely connected to student academic success. Therefore, the aim of this podcast is to provide more information about the support available at UEL as the academic journey can be often challenging and stressful especially for new cohorts.

Edited by Megan Oberholzer

In this podcast, Cassey is sharing her learning experience as a mentee with two of our esteemed SMILES Mentors. 

Edited by Megan Oberholzer

Smiles mentors Darren and Inga have welcomed back Smiles co-founders Lizana Oberholzer and Jonathan Mann. The project has come to an end for this academic year and we would like to hear their thoughts about it. The aim of the session is to reflect on how has the project grown when looking back at the original idea and is there a potential future for it.

Edited by Megan Oberholzer