{"id":22,"date":"2015-12-02T17:17:11","date_gmt":"2015-12-02T22:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/academicsumws.wpengine.com\/fye\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2026-04-02T11:50:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T15:50:50","slug":"peer-mentoring-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fye\/peer-mentoring-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Peer Mentoring Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-umw-hero alignfull umw-custom-block umw-hero umw-hero--dark-text umw-hero--media-float-right umw-hero--white umw-hero--with-no-media\"><div class=\"umw-hero__inner\"><div class=\"umw-hero__media\"><\/div><div class=\"umw-hero__title\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__title__wrapper\"><div class=\"umw-hero__eyebrow\">First-Year Experience<\/div><h1 class=\"umw-hero__title__header\">Peer Mentoring Program<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-hero-ctas alignfull\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links__wrapper\">\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-peer-mentoring-program\">Peer Mentoring Program<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"375\" height=\"327\" src=\"http:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fye\/files\/2016\/06\/NS-Student-Senate-6-e1464965646589.jpg\" alt=\"Peer Mentor Group where the Peer Mentor is talking with first-year students about life at UMW.\" class=\"wp-image-87\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Peer Mentoring component&nbsp;of the First-Year Experience connects each section of the first-year seminar (FSEM) with a&nbsp;designated&nbsp;upper-class student. The peer mentors are an integral part of first-year students&#8217; academic support network, which also includes the students&#8217; FSEM instructors and a professional advisor from the Office of Academic Services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The goal of&nbsp;the Peer Mentoring Program is to provide our first-semester students with mentoring and guidance from the perspective of an experienced UMW student.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Peer mentors help promote a positive relationship between faculty, Resident Assistants (RAs), and the first-year students in order to adequately support them through their transitional first semester at UMW.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Peer mentors support the academic advisement and course registration process through in-class degree audit workshops or other activities as directed by the faculty, as well as by being available during the registration period to offer guidance and answer questions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Peer mentors provide great connections&nbsp;for first-year students to get involved on campus in FSEM-related activities and activities beyond the classroom.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peer Mentoring Program The Peer Mentoring component&nbsp;of the First-Year Experience connects each section of the first-year seminar (FSEM) with a&nbsp;designated&nbsp;upper-class student. 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