Benefits & challenges of the program

SAM-buddy (peer-mentoring) program is filled with great potentials for a student. It offers group activities, professionally managed support for mentors via the designated office and staff, and provides great practice of people skills even if you have no such school experience.

With most duties, peer-mentoring comes with the challenge, that you really need to have an open heart for listening, meanwhile fulfilling your own academic obligations (attending classes, studying etc.) Thus, the office of peer-mentoring put together a peer-support program that is understanding the academic pressures of its volunteers.

Therefore:
- the eight week long program ends before the midterms,
- it offers flexible time management for scheduling your meetings with peer-buddy,
- it does not require you to commit for more than one time (unless you like to continue your work),
- it offers orientation training in the spring term so you can emotionally prepare for your "job" for September,
- it provides online "how to" resources for your role while gives you the liberty to respond to your mentoree's needs as they come.

Please, read our Recruiting Brochure by clicking here , and share it with your fellow students. Feel free to write us e-mail if you have any question. See e-mail address in the menu under "contact."

Orientation training

During the orientation training peer-mentor candidates receive practical overview of the program and its components. They will learn how to use the Central Information Hub (CIH) while working with their peer-buddies and also receive useful materials during the 4 hour long team building event. Peer-mentors will also need to consent to SAM-buddy rules & regulations at the orientation. Training will take place in May 2019.