Peer Mentor Programs Mission Statement/Purpose
About the Freshman Programs Peer Mentor Program
Freshman Programs Peer Mentors are upper-division students who join a First Year Success Team along with a faculty member and Student Services Professional to support first-year students in a section of UNIV 100: Foundations for College Success and Lifelong Learning – for the Fullerton First Year, Compass or Fullerton Future Teachers learning communities. The Peer Mentor plays an active role in class discussions and meets with individual students to serve as a resource and role model.
Purpose: The Freshman Programs Peer Mentor Program is designed to assist first-year students in their social, personal and academic transition to Cal State Fullerton by providing a peer mentor in each section of University 100 who acts as a resource, support system and role model.
Goals: The goal of the Peer Mentor Program is to develop the leadership and communication skills of mentors in order for them to provide superior assistance in the social, personal and academic adjustment of first year students.
Through this experience, Peer Mentors will:
- Be able to list essential on campus resources.
- Be able to identify student needs and refer students to appropriate on campus resources.
- Be able to develop and present a detailed lesson plan to a group of 20-25 first-year students.
- Be able to identify their preferred leadership style.
- Be able to apply their preferred leadership style in a University 100 classroom.
- Be able to identify at least 2 transitional issues facing first-year students at CSUF.
- Be able to synthesize their learning experience into a final project.
Interested in Becoming a Peer Mentor?
Download, complete, and submit the application to LH 216.
Interested in becoming a Peer Mentor for Fall 2012 submit your application today!
Deadline for PRIORITY consideration: Friday, March 9, 2012
Final deadline: Thursday, March 22, 2012
