Education Network s Region 11 conference April 1-2. Using trained, committed students as instructors about these topics helps to bring the message home to students.
Students sit in classes all day, being lectured to by professors.
When they are in their residence halls, the last thing they want is to be lectured by administrators or college professionals about their lives. The organizations sponsor programs in residence halls and social living groups, Marsit explains. As a head resident advisor, I have seen many programs by these groups in my residence halls, and they are all very strong and informative. I think Lafayette students respond very well to the messages that they receive from these peer educators and the role modeling that occurs through peer education. Also presenting at the conference will be Elaine Pasqua, who lost her mother and stepfather to AIDS, and.