Honors Peer Mentors

Want to make a positive impact?

Be an Honors Peer mentor for Honors First Year Seminar (in fall). Do you remember your first day walking into your First-Year Seminar class? You may remember the feeling of anxiety, confusion, and curiosity.

As a peer mentor you will co-facilitate a First-Year Seminar course and be a resource for students outside of class. It is a partially paid position, through the Office of New Student and Family Programs. In addition, students have the opportunity to earn community service hours, which will help fulfill the community service requirement of 30 hours.

Roles and Expectations of the Peer Mentor

Lead community-building activities with the support of the advisor
Collaborate with the instructor to facilitate engaging classroom discussions and cultivate a respectful and inclusive learning environment
Establish community guidelines and expectations for incoming first-year students
Serve as a mentor to incoming first-year students
Assist students with assignments, such as the four-year plan (see completed template here).
Record attendance and assist with administrative tasks, including Brightspace administration
Commit to mandatory training and meetings, including orientation, convocation, and weekly planning sessions with the FYS instructor during the Fall semester (dates TBD)
Communicate effectively and promptly with FYS Instructor and students, including email, meetings, class sessions, and activities
Keep FYS Instructor apprised of any issues/concerns raised by your FYS students

Our goal is create an inclusive community where students thrive and student leaders share their distinctive experiences to support a comfortable and intellectually productive learning environment for their peers.

So, are you ready to become a Peer Mentor? If so, be sure to look out for an email from your Advisor and complete the application. After you apply, students will be contacted and invited to interview with several Honors Advisors. After the interview students will be contacted with a decision. Applications open mid-March, and close Sunday, April 13th at 11:59 PM!

Apply here

What our current Honors Peer Mentors say:

Habeeba Farid, Class of 2026

“I am excited, once again, to join an amazing cohort as an Honors Peer Mentor. I had a wonderful time teaching the last cohort and I wanted to relive the same experience and make it even better. Being a peer mentor has helped me a lot with my planning, stage anxiety, communication, and creativity skills to produce a memorable FYS experience for myself and the students. As a junior, I have built even more knowledge to share to the upcoming freshman to make them feel like they belong. I am thrilled to share my experience, knowledge, and become a familiar face that students can go to and feel comfortable to ask anything. Let’s make this a good semester and I hope to see everyone.”

Oliver Saget, Class of 2027

“Becoming a peer mentor has given me the unique opportunity to connect with and give back to first-year students, igniting my passion for mentorship and servant leadership. My communication skills, connections, and overall presence in the Baruch community has benefitted. I look forward to continuing to help others as I grow as a leader and professional.”

What former Honors FYS Students have to say about their peer mentors:

“I really appreciated the video [my peer mentor] put together… I felt like I wasn’t alone in what I was stressing out about or curious about, so thank you!” – FYS Student

“I enjoyed the several tips we received about networking from [my peer mentor] and the other [Peer Mentors]. I’m definitely looking forward to internships and other similar opportunities in the future.” – Saima Kayes

“What stood out most from [my peer mentor] and the other upper-class student experiences was internships. I think the idea of getting internships has always been a little scary because of the interview process and what not…they gave good advice and made me feel a little more secure about my inexperience.” – Zoë Crook

Roles and Expectations of the Peer Mentor

Goals of the Peer Mentor Program

Apply to become an Honors Peer Mentor