Peer Mentor

Description:

Peer mentors will work with an SUU Disability Resource Center (DRC) student cohort of 6-8 students for the  academic year. Peer mentors coordinate, develop and guide/instruct DRC students with academic strategies, study skills, career and professional development services in weekly meetings that could include the following;

Time management: creating and implementing a weekly academic and personal schedule,
Goal-setting, study strategies and exam preparedness,
Campus tours with introduction and exposure to campus resources,
Stress management and self-advocacy advice,
Resume assistance, job search guidance, interview helps, registration assistance, financial aid and scholarship applications,
Communication relating to social situations, as well as in university settings, as well as in the workplace and other professional scenarios,
Academic skill development, budgeting techniques and soft skill instruction,
Training will be offered at the beginning of fall semester and peer mentoring positions are for the full academic year; fall & spring semester.

Qualifications:

A qualified peer mentor should be/possess the following characteristics:

A current SUU student in the senior or junior class with a minimum 3.5 GPA,
Experience working with, or a desire to learn how to work with persons with disabilities,
Effective at time management, organization, study and social skills, as well as preparing and planning for instruction shared with mentees.
Compassionate, patient, resourceful and willing to learn alongside their student cohort how to individualize instruction that aligns with each students' needs,
Competent in own personal professional development.
Awareness of SUU campus resources and how to access and utilize resources.

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