{"id":1695,"date":"2025-07-22T19:15:28","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T19:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/academics\/?page_id=1695"},"modified":"2025-07-28T16:13:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T16:13:25","slug":"peer-mentors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/academics\/desousa-brent-scholars\/peer-mentors\/","title":{"rendered":"Peer Mentors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-1695\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-1695-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1695-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1695-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"big-text panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-1695-0-0-0\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>Peer mentors act as role models for DeSousa-Brent Scholars. They guide new students in making the transition to college life, serve as classroom assistants, and organize special events.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1695-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1695-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1695-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-gold-buttons panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-gold-buttons so-widget-smcm-gold-buttons-default-d75171398898-1695\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><nav class=\"smcm-gold-buttons\"><ul><li><div class=\"smcm-gb-item\"><a href=\"#core-mentor\"><div class=\"smcm-gb-label-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-helmet-safety\"><\/i>Core Mentors<\/div><div class=\"smcm-gb-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-angles-down smcm-gb-linktype\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"smcm-gb-item\"><a href=\"#db-mentor\"><div class=\"smcm-gb-label-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-graduation-cap\"><\/i>DB Peer Mentors<\/div><div class=\"smcm-gb-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-angles-down smcm-gb-linktype\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"smcm-gb-item\"><a href=\"#summer-mentor\"><div class=\"smcm-gb-label-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-building-columns\"><\/i>Summer Bridge Mentors<\/div><div class=\"smcm-gb-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-angles-down smcm-gb-linktype\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1695-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1695-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1695-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div id=\"core-mentor\" class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-1695-2-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\">Core <strong>Mentors<\/strong><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-1695-2-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>CORE Peer Mentors help plan seminars, facilitate \u201c5th Hour\u201d events, and provide an advanced student perspective within the Seminars. They receive academic credit by concurrently enrolling in CORE401: Peer Mentoring Practicum.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Apply:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Three positions available; call for applications will go out in February.<\/p>\n<p>Applications must include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A letter that details your interest<\/li>\n<li>Your class standing (Junior or Senior)<\/li>\n<li>Overall GPA<\/li>\n<li>Why you think they would be a good peer mentor<\/li>\n<li>Resume<\/li>\n<li>The name of one faculty reference<\/li>\n<li>The section or sections of the First Year Seminar for which you would want to be considered<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-1695-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1695-2-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-1695\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/07\/IMG_8536.jpeg\" width=\"1192\" height=\"1590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/07\/IMG_8536.jpeg 1192w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/07\/IMG_8536-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/07\/IMG_8536-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/07\/IMG_8536-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1192px) 100vw, 1192px\" alt=\"Students work collaboratively at lab benches in a classroom, recording observations and using scientific equipment; a whiteboard and projector are visible in the background.\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1695-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1695-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1695-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-1695\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/07\/53068054174_daab5767e5_o-e1753716205691.jpg\" width=\"955\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/07\/53068054174_daab5767e5_o-e1753716205691.jpg 955w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/07\/53068054174_daab5767e5_o-e1753716205691-287x300.jpg 287w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/07\/53068054174_daab5767e5_o-e1753716205691-768x804.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 955px) 100vw, 955px\" title=\"53068054174_daab5767e5_o\" alt=\"A person standing in a green field, smiling and holding up a freshly harvested purple radish. Trees and a road are visible in the background.\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-1695-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1695-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div id=\"db-mentor\" class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-1695-3-1-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\">DB Peer <strong>Mentors<\/strong><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-1695-3-1-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>Like the CORE Peer Mentors, the DB Peer Mentors help lead classroom discussions and provide an advanced student perspective within seminars; however, they also provide crucial social support, being Scholars who have themselves just completed their first year at St. Mary\u2019s College. They receive academic credit by concurrently enrolling in DBSP301: DeSousa-Brent Mentor I and DBSP302: DeSousa-Brent Mentor II.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Apply:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Three positions available; call for applications will go out in February.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sophomore standing<\/li>\n<li>Must be a St. Mary\u2019s College full-time student<\/li>\n<li>Good academic standing (minimum 2.5 GPA)<\/li>\n<li>Knowledgeable about the campus<\/li>\n<li>Have strong oral and written communication skills<\/li>\n<li>Enthusiastic about St. Mary\u2019s College<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1695-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1695-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1695-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child\" data-index=\"8\" ><div id=\"summer-mentor\" class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-1695-4-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\">Summer Bridge <strong>Mentors<\/strong><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-1695-4-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-last-child\" data-index=\"9\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>Summer mentors help with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Scholar recruitment<\/li>\n<li>Summer Light Programming (including fall registration and transportation)<\/li>\n<li>Event hosting<\/li>\n<li>Summer mentors receive training, housing, a meal plan, and a modest stipend.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How to Apply:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fifteen positions available; call for applications will go out in February.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Must be a St. Mary\u2019s College full-time student<\/li>\n<li>Good Academic standing (minimum 2.5 GPA)<\/li>\n<li>Knowledgeable about the campus<\/li>\n<li>Have strong oral and written communication skills<\/li>\n<li>Enthusiastic about St. Mary\u2019s College<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-1695-4-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1695-4-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"10\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-1695\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/07\/53060031194_e8129691a1_o-e1753716428719.jpg\" width=\"1183\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/07\/53060031194_e8129691a1_o-e1753716428719.jpg 1183w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/07\/53060031194_e8129691a1_o-e1753716428719-300x254.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/07\/53060031194_e8129691a1_o-e1753716428719-1024x866.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/07\/53060031194_e8129691a1_o-e1753716428719-768x649.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1183px) 100vw, 1183px\" title=\"53060031194_e8129691a1_o\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peer mentors act as role models for DeSousa-Brent Scholars. 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