Peer Mentors
Student Success Programs has many opportunities for current UTC students to become employed as SSP Peer Mentors. We use Peer Mentors to help staff Moc Up, MOC Academy, First Year Experience, and First Gen Mocs programming. These are paid positions. Throughout the year, SSP Peer Mentors may also be asked to volunteer to staff certain First-Year Experience-related events, such as Read to Achieve’s First Class and Mocs Flock Finley.
- USTU 1250- The First-year Experience (Fall only)
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The First Year Experience course, often referred to as FYE, is a course that introduces students learning in and out of the classroom and the community and culture at UTC. The peer mentor will work closely with the instructor in planning and preparation for the course, including attending each class, assisting students with the transition to UTC and coordinating out-of-class activities.
- First Gen Mocs Mentor (Fall only)
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The FGM Mentor serves as important resource and guide for incoming first generation students. Mentors play an integral role in helping new mocs transition into UTC through intentional interactions.
- Moc Up Mentor (Summer only)
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The Moc Up Mentor serves as an energetic and enthusiastic student leader during summer Moc Up sessions. Mentors play an integral role in helping new mocs with the transition from high school to UTC.
- MOC Academy (Summer with limited Fall/Spring options)
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The MOC Academy Mentor serves as an important resource and guide for incoming students who are participants in MOC Academy, a new approach to developing the successful transition to the UTC community of first-year student men of color and other incoming first-year students.