Peer Mentor

A peer mentor was recently introduced into our inquiry classes. What exactly is the role of a peer mentor?  To me the peer mentor’s are meant to provide information, support, and advice to the students if needed. Lee was just introduced to my inquiry class a couple of weeks ago and she has done just that. Lee, being a part of the southern community and having more experience than us in college, she can easily give us advice and information on what she has done on campus. Having a peer mentor adds another way for us to learn about opportunities around campus or about activities to participate in like free hugs. We need to remember that a peer mentor is a student just like us. Being around the same age, students may find it easier to ask question to a peer mentor rather than a professor.  Peer mentors also add another dimension to our inquiry class. In college, students need to learn to think outside the box and need to learn how to be more open about themselves as individuals. For example, we are going to be doing a bucket list. A bucket list is a list of things that you want to do before you die. Most of the things on the list are stuff that people are afraid to do or have a strong interest in doing. By making a bucket list it may open our eyes that we should try new things and step out of our boxes.