First-Year Peer Mentoring Program within the DRC

This program is designed for first-year students who identify as having a disability. All peer mentors are students already connected with the Disability Resource Center. Interested first-year students will need to complete the academic accommodation process, to be eligible for this program. 

Here are the types of supports that peer mentors can provide: 

• Help students problem-solve issues and navigate concerns.
• Assist students in navigating campus resources.
• Assist in developing positive study skills and connecting students to the larger campus community. 
• Help to identify individual student barriers when accessing campus resources and working with students to develop positive skills to appropriately address these barriers. 
• Assist students in successfully transitioning to college.  
• Offer guidance as it relates to spring registration and meetings with faculty. 
• Offer assistance in learning about employment opportunities on campus.  
• Provide guidance, tips, and advice on topics like living on campus and working with others. 
• Assist students in navigating student platforms (Canvas, ESIS, etc.) 
• Assist students in understanding the accommodation process. 
• Mentors provide support during the Disability Resource Center's Jumpstart Program (Monday, August 26th-Thursday, August 29th )
• When possible, mentees are matched with mentors who have a similar disability/disabilities.  

If you are interested in being assigned a peer mentor, please select the “Disability Resource Center Peer Mentoring Program for First-Year Students," on the New Student Application.

If you have already completed the New Student Application, and would like to be assigned a peer mentor, complete the 24-25 Mentee Form. Your mentor will be in contact in the first week of the semester. 

We are very excited to continue to offer this program for the 2024-2025 academic year!