Information sessions
Two information sessions will be held to share program details, feature participant experiences from the pilot, and answer questions:
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The first is held virtually on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, from 12:00-1:00 p.m. This session will be recorded, and the recording will be made available on the OHD resources website afterwards with your WatIAM credentials.
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The second information session will be held in-person in East Campus 5 on Thursday, January 15, 2026, from 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Program Overview
Cultivating Talent: A Mentorship Collective is a mentorship program focused on supporting the personal and professional growth, and development of employees that identify as Black, Indigenous and/or Racialized. The program is grounded on a collaborative, peer-based mentorship model that focuses on mutual mentorship. This model understands mentorship as the mutual reciprocity of being mentored and mentoring. When peer or near-peer colleagues come together, they create a powerful space to reflect, co-develop, share knowledge, and explore in an atmosphere of trust, collaboration, curiosity and cooperation.
The Cultivating Talent: A Mentorship Collective program is a five-day, in-person, intensive cohort-based experience. In this multi-day development experience, a cohort of employees will begin a journey of self-reflection, community building and personal and professional development. Participants will be given the tools and resources to support their development and will have access to a diverse network of leaders and peers. By the end of the program, participants will develop a personal and professional development plan that will support them as they continue to learn, grow, and develop in their careers at the University of Waterloo.
Spring 2026 Offering:
The Cultivating Talent: A Mentorship Collective program is specifically designed for folks who identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or Racialized. The focus on Black, Indigenous and other Racialized employees is a direct response to PART recommendations 56 and 57 geared towards embedding anti-racism into mentorship and employment advancement opportunities at the University of Waterloo.
In-person program dates: Wednesday, May 27, 2026 – Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Questions about this development opportunity can be directed to: Laura Maple (lcmaple@uwaterloo.ca).