Three Ways to Improve Your Peer Mentor Programs

December 7, 2011

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Overview

Learn how you can retain and develop peer mentors by addressing three common gaps found in even the most successful programs.

Recent research on peer mentor, peer advisor, and resident advisor programs confirms these programs positively impact the mentors' student development while increasing retention and academic performance. However, many campuses do not achieve the greatest possible impact with their programs.

Join us online to learn about the University of South Carolina's recent study on the needs of peer mentors and advisors. Our instructor will share the study findings and talk about three key gaps they revealed. Then he and the panelists will highlight case studies from a variety of institutions that show how you can fill these three gaps in ways that can lead to higher satisfaction and greater retention among the peer mentors on your campus.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This webcast is ideal for anyone responsible for peer mentor programs, resident advisor programs, student leadership programs, student unions, and student activities, and those who work with peer mentors in orientation and first-year experience programs.

Agenda

Learning Outcome:

After participating in this webcast, you will be able to address three common gaps in peer mentor programs to improve the experience of peer mentors on your campus.

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

1:00 - 2:30 p.m. EST

Highlights from the University of South Carolina assessment of peer mentors' needs
- Peer mentor programs at the University of South Carolina
- The study and results
- "The Big 3" gaps
Filling the gaps: case studies
- Professional development
- Networking opportunities
- Feedback and recognition
Next steps and final Q & A

Want more information about this event?

Contact Lisa Wexler, Assistant Conference Director if you'd like additional information about the program agenda.

Instructors

Craig Benson

Director of Career Exploration and Strengths Development

University of Missouri

Craig oversees a program in which peer mentors are trained as Career Specialists who provide comprehensive walk-in services at the MU Career Center. He has supervised more than 275 students in this nationally recognized program. He applies his unique blend of business and education degrees (MBA from the University of Missouri, M.Ed. in educational organization and leadership from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a B.S. in business administration with a human resource emphasis from Kansas State University) to his work in career services. Craig has given national presentations on managing student staff in career services.

Jimmie Gahagan

Director of Student Engagement

University of South Carolina

Jimmie Gahagan is the director of student engagement at the University of South Carolina, where he also teaches a University 101 class for first-year student success. He has presented and published widely on such topics as residential learning initiatives, the first-year student experience, academic advising, leadership development, the sophomore-year experience, spirituality, and student retention. He has a B.A in political science from the University of Richmond as well as an M.A. in higher education and student affairs and a Ph.D. in educational administration from the University of South Carolina. Jimmie has worked with AI for more than five years presenting on SYE, peer, and other leadership topics, consistently receiving high ratings from attendees.

Joe Henry

Manager of Student Access | Student Access, Wellness and Development Student Services

Humber College

Joe Henry is an educator and student services professional with more than 10 years of progressive experience in the postsecondary sector in Ontario. He is currently the manager of student access at Humber College in Toronto. Previously, Joe served as the manager of accessible learning and student development at Sheridan College, serving the educational needs of 1,600 students with disabilities and coordinating the ongoing development of student leadership activities on all four campuses of the college. Joe also taught part-time in Sheridan’s adult education program. A believer in lifelong learning, Joe is completing his doctorate in education at Northeastern University in Boston. He is also a graduate of OISE/UT, where he completed his Master of Education (M.Ed) in adult education and community development.

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