Overview
The Interest Area Peer Mentorship Program provides support to students throughout their college experience beginning with their transition into their first year in college. The goal of the program is to foster academic excellence through peer-to-peer support.
Who are Mentees?
Mentees are students from traditionally underserved and underrepresented backgrounds who want to excel in academics and be actively involved with Cañada College campus life.
Who are Peer Mentors?
Peer Mentors are current students who are engaged in a mentee’s progress. They are assigned a student(s) to provide support and guide them through their college experience. Peer Mentors come from diverse backgrounds and they are trained in various services available to students. They establish a strong, personal relationship with mentees, help them achieve academic success, and get mentees acquainted with campus life at Cañada College.
As our college vision takes shape, peer mentors will play a key role in reaching out and supporting students in any of the four Interest Areas (Art, Design, Performance/Business/Human Behavior and Culture/Science and Health).
Assistance we provide to mentees
- Provide one-on-one peer support as part of Interest Area Success Teams
- Share referrals to support resources on campus
- Keep mentees informed on important college deadlines and processes
- Help mentees develop college success strategies
- Provide base of support to mentees as they navigate the learning path
Benefits for students
Peer Mentors in this program can help students be knowledgeable of:
- Support resources available on campus and through Interest Area Success Teams
- Tutoring and learning assistance programs
- Effective study and test-taking strategies
- Financial aid services and financial literacy
- How to have a sense of acceptance and belonging in a community
- The process of transferring to a four-year college or university
- The different majors, programs, and careers available within their Interest Area
- How to promote personal development and self-efficacy
- Student organizations and clubs
Peer Mentors schedule
- Nicolas Duran 1:30 - 5 PM & Tuesday 3 - 6 PM & Thursday 1:30 - 5 PM
- Miku Sato Tuesday 10 AM - 2 PM & Thursday 10 AM - 2 PM
- Melanie Reano Tuesday 12 - 5:30 & Wednesday 12 - 6:30 PM
- Leilani Kenny Monday 12 - 5 PM & 2 - 6:30 PM
- Precious Sunday Tuesday 12 - 4 PM & Wednesday 1 - 6 PM
- Mikael Cheng Monday 10 AM - 2 PM & Wednesday 10 AM - 2 PM
- Carlos Martinez Saavedra Monday 12 - 5 PM & Wednesday 12 - 6 PM
Our Mission - Putting Down Roots
Formerly known as the Guided Pathways Peer Mentor, the Interest Area Mentor program is a key part of our college effort to help all incoming and continuing students choose and complete their academic journey at Cañada College. Peer Mentors are part of the Success Teams that support each of the four Interest Areas.