Undergraduate Peer Advisors

Undergraduate peer advisors are volunteer School of Education students who represent the School in many ways, including:

• Assisting with Orientation during Opening Weekend
• Mentoring first year and new transfer students, with responsibilities beginning in the summer and continuing throughout the academic year
• Representing the School at recruitment and admissions events
• Being involved in various receptions, events, and programs that occur throughout the academic year

Requirements and Responsibilities

• On-campus responsibilities begin the week before classes start, with some obligations through the weekend
• Be willing to communicate with advisees in the summer before Orientation
• Continue to be a resource for advisees and meet with them periodically throughout the academic year
• Attend a one hour training session in June and a half-day session in August
• Have a 3.0 GPA and be in good academic standing
• Be on campus for at least the fall semester (students can be abroad for spring)

Questions?

Heather Macknik, Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions

hmmackni@syr.edu|315.443.4269