Mentorship Resources

Your guide to a fullfilling and successful mentorship experience at Turing.

Quick Guides

Mission and Overview Who to Contact Module Dates

Mission

Turing’s mission is to unlock human potential by training a diverse, inclusive student body to succeed in high-fulfillment technical careers.

Turing’s mentorship program is rooted in this mission with a focus on creating connections within the technology industry, building competencies for industry leadership, and providing continued career growth and development opportunities for our greater community.

This resource guide aims to support the Turing mentor community through:

  • More focused support and connection for struggling students
  • Greater consistency across entire mentor program through trainings, support, and communication
  • Reinforce and enhance classroom instruction and learning goals set by instructors

Overview

This FAQ site provides guidance for the Mentor Program at Turing by building a mutually beneficial program that supports the growth of our students as well as the growth of our mentors.

The Turing mentorship program aims to support students as they progress through Turing by helping them develop these mindsets:

  • Agency: Taking initiative and ownership over your learning and work
  • Empathy: Understanding and sharing others' emotions in order to relate to them
  • Engagement: Active participation in community
  • Grit: A combination of perseverance and passion
  • Growth: A belief that your abilities can be developed through dedication, hard work, and resiliency

Turing Contacts

The Turing team is here for you, please don't hesitate to reach out with any questions, concerns, or feedback. As a mentor, your point people at Turing are:

Emma Byers

  • Community Engagement Coordinator
  • On Slack: @Emma Byers

Louisa Barrett

  • Senior Manager, Developer Relations
  • On Slack: @louisa

Upcoming Module Dates

Modules are structred with 6 weeks of in-session classes, and a 7th week "off" called intermission. Over intermission, students are given prep work to prepare them for the demands of the upcoming module.

Module names are created by combining the last two digits of the year with the number of the month the module starts. For example, the 2006 module started in June, 2020. Cohorts are referred to by program and the module number they started Module 1 in (2006BE and 2006FE).

2008 inning

  • August 17 - September 25
  • Intermission September 26 - October 4

2010 inning

  • October 5 - November 13
  • Intermission November 14 - November 29

2011 inning

  • November 30 - January 22
  • Intermission January 23 - January 31