Peer Mentoring

Catalog description

This course will prepare students for the roles and responsibilities of being a Peer Mentor. CN ED 200 Peer Mentoring (1) "Peer Mentoring" is designed to present to the student the basic principles, characteristics, and benefits of a peer mentoring relationship. Peer Mentoring is a beneficial relationship to both the mentee and mentor and ultimately can aid in college retention rates. Once this knowledge is gained, students in the course will learn how to deal with the various situations that could occur during the transition process. This course offers the student the opportunity to develop intellectual relationships with faculty, current campus peer mentors, and fellow classmates who share similar academic interests in leadership, mentorship, and role modeling. In this course, students will be introduced and learn to apply active listening skills, the hidden rules of college, how to conduct mentee interactions both virtually and in person, intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, along with cultural and self-awareness. Once introduced to the multi-layer elements of the course, students will demonstrate their knowledge of these skills through their in class involvement. The course is delivered as an interactive learning environment where in class exercises and hands-on demonstrations help the student understand the principles and implications of peer mentoring. Additionally, students will work on a campus resource project outside of the classroom that will be presented to the entire campus community at the conclusion of the semester. The course is open to all students, however, students interested in taking the course must get course entry approval by the faculty member in charge to determine the student's true interest in peer mentoring.