Peer Mentor Award

The Syracuse University, College of Arts & Sciences | Maxwell School Peer Mentor Award, signifies completion of Peer Mentor’s responsibilities of helping new international students successfully transit into Syracuse University, for a duration of seven months. Peer Mentors demonstrate new students how to utilize academic resources and opportunities, help new students analyze the college’s academic requirements and expectations, and develop leadership skills and professionalism. Peer Mentor meets a group of 10 mentees on a weekly basis to facilitate academic discussions, as well as responding to mentees’ inquiries and hosting cohort building activities. The Peer Mentor Award demonstrates that a student has obtained leadership skills, civic engagement capabilities and professionalism, necessary for success in employment market and/or graduate school. Purpose: To indicate that a Syracuse University undergraduate student has completed required responsibilities of serving as a Peer Mentor for new international students attending the College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School of Citizenship, helping them successfully transit into Syracuse University. - Demonstrate new students how to utilize academic resources and opportunities - Help new students analyze the college’s academic requirements and expectations - Develop leadership skills and professionalism Criteria: - Complete required tasks with mentees - Complete writing assignments Evidence: - Work report - Meeting attendance - Assignment submission Minimum Requirements: - Meet with mentees as one group one hour per week for 13 weeks - Respond to mentee email/phone/text within 24 hours of receiving them - Attend at least one on-campus and one off-campus event with mentees as one group - Attend the new international student welcome event during the opening weekend - Write two reflection journals and submit via Blackboard - Attend nine monthly mentor trainings - Contact mentees as soon as the mentor and mentee matching is completed, for informal communication