Building & Growing a Peer Mentor Program Using Best Practices (Webinar)

July 22nd, 2022

Webinar Recording Available | $395

Walk through the process of developing a peer mentor program from scratch then scaling up.

Why This Topic Matters

The benefits of peer mentoring programs are clear. At the college level, students who work with mentors experience less stress, participate more, and perform better in classes. Research also shows that peer-to-peer mentoring increases college retention rates. Plus students can gain leadership training and skills by serving as peer mentors. However, many college professionals setting up or improving a newer mentor program lack the information they need to make a program successful, including best practices and a step-by-step process to set up a successful program.

Who Should Attend?

This program is ideal for college professionals looking to start or grow a successful peer mentoring program on campus, including:

• Academic Deans, Provosts and Vice Presidents who oversee Student Success, Student Affairs and Academic Affairs

• Directors of First Year, Transfer Student Experience Summer Bridge

• TRIO, Student Support Services

• Any college professional developing or improving a college peer mentor program

Overview

Building a peer mentor program can appear daunting. Yet, with an understanding of key program elements, best practices and how to make a program effective and fun, you’ll be developing or scaling up your peer mentor program in no time.

Join our expert speaker as she walks you through the process of developing a peer mentor program from scratch then scaling up. She will us the example of the peer mentor program she built for transfer students to Virginia Tech based on peer mentor program best practices that can be applied to any college peer mentor program, especially those that aim to help students find community and integrate into life on campus.

You will also learn how to leverage program assessment to make the case for increased program funding. Making your case effectively can help you scale up your program, including moving advanced peer mentors into leadership positions. Chat discussions during the webinar will help you gain ideas for and answer any questions you have specific to your peer mentor program. This interactive webinar will help you:

• Develop a framework, goals and learning outcomes for your program

• Recruit, select and motivate great mentors

• Provide on-boarding and on-going mentor training

• Assess program success to improve program funding

• Scale up and add peer leadership opportunities

Pricing and Webinar Connection Information

Live Webinar Site Connection and On-Demand Recording    $395

Includes:

• 5 connections for staff members from your institution with each registration (only during the health crisis)

• Connection information sent one week prior to the event and again the day before the event. Any questions can be emailed to the program contact at the bottom of this web page.

• An electronic link containing a recording of the webinar and resources emailed to you within 7 business days following the live webinar date (active for 30 days). The link can be shared with your entire staff to view the recording.

• Follow-up resources and assignments to help you implement your learning.

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Nasim Schwab, Assistant Director of Transfer Student Initiatives, Virginia Tech

Nasim Schwab has over 13 years of higher education experience and has a passion for working with transfer students and making sure they feel welcomed and included at their new institution. She served as the Director of Advising for the College of Business and Economics at Radford University for 7 years and in that role also served as the primary academic advisor for new transfer students in the Accounting, Finance, and Economics majors. In May 2018 Nasim transitioned to Virginia Tech (VT) as the Assistant Director of Transfer Student Initiatives. In this role Nasim provides leadership in the development, implementation, and assessment of holistic university-wide programs and initiatives for VT’s transfer students (i.e., a mentor program, Living Learning Community, 1-credit transition course, National Transfer Student week programming, etc.) that create a seamless transition and integration of VT's transfer students into the campus community and promote student success. In her role Nasim also advises transfer students as they transition from prospect, to applicant, to admitted student and teaches a section of the 1-credit transfer student transition course.