The Peer Mentoring Program emphasizes the connection between the academic and the social. The Peer Mentors take a year-long course to develop their knowledge and skills in writing, communication, interpersonal ethics, and computer technologies. They use these skills in the Peer Mentoring Center (Bolton Hall 192), which provides a warm and comfortable environment for students to work together and form lasting friendships.

     Any UWM student . Although, typical entrance into the program is through faculty recommendation, students can apply directly. Almost all of the students accepted into the program are at the end of their first and beginning of their second year.

     Students in this program gain vital writing, communication, and technology skills while working in a collaborative setting with other undergraduate and graduate students and UWM administrators. Because of the range of situations, which arise at the PMC, mentors learns about how to negotiate creative solutions for the wide variety of problems. If you want to make a difference for other students on the campus and if you want to help people get through difficult times, you should consider the Peer Mentoring Program.