Peer Counselors have a vital role in delivering student services and are valuable members of the Student Affairs team. Each freshman is assigned to a peer counselor during the summer. Peer counselors then write to their students to offer congratulations on their acceptance to USP and to welcome them to campus. Throughout the fall term, peer counselors are resource persons for their students. Peer Counselors are supervised by the Director of Peer Counseling on a weekly basis and are therefore fully supported in their relationship with their students.
Objectives Provide freshmen with an immediate support system and information source.
Explore with freshmen their interests and goals. Familiarize freshmen with staff and student groups with interests similar to their own. Encourage and reinforce the relationship between freshmen and faculty and administrators. Foster a general sense of satisfaction with the college experience. Identify difficulties that freshman may be experiencing and direct students to the appropriate resources.