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Peer Advisement Program at Queens College attracted me when I heard about it through other students. I have friends and relatives who have gone through the program with various problems related to school and home and they have always come away with excellent solutions and plans of actions for those problems. I was attracted because of the information I received about the program from my fellow students and I decided I would like to be a part of any team that succeeds in helping students help themselves.
What is it you that you hope to gain from being a Peer Adviser?
I hope to gain insight through being a Peer Adviser about the profession of counseling. I have always enjoyed assisting friends and family members figure out how to address problems they encountered. Through this interaction, the field of counseling has tugged at the back of my mind for many years. Whether or not I ultimately go into the helping professions as a career, or instead devote my desire to serve through volunteer work, the Peer Adviser program will give me some experience in that...
I am excited about being able to learn communication and problem solving skills outside my family and social group.
If you were given the opportunity to change anything about Queens College, what would it be and why?
If I could change something about Queens College I would change two things regarding the program. The first thing I would do would be to invest some money into providing a more conducive space to conduct the program. While the most important aspect of the program is problem solving, it is important that when students enter the program they feel they are dealing with a highly professional and capable program. A professionally designed atmosphere that is exclusive to that use would be an important step in that goal. The second thing I would change would be the hours of operation of the program. I believe students have their own biological schedules in which they are more comfortable discussing problems and opening up. In addition many students who are having problems are doing so because of their stressful schedule. I believe…
Peer Advisement Program? I was attracted to the Peer Advisement Program because of the potential it has to assist students in learning to problem solve. One of the most important steps to becoming a responsible productive adult is the ability to examine options in any given situation and choose the one that will work the best at that time. I was attracted to the Peer Advisement Program because of the
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Higher education is the foundation for growth within our global economy. Students who properly utilized the system to its fullest extent, garner life altering skills and abilities. These skills, which are often transferable from industry to industry further, enhance the quality of life for society (Jacks, 1932). Academic advising is critical to this process, facilitating the development of talent for organizations. These organizations, in turn, create goods and services that
Methods for evaluating and monitoring the effectiveness of peer-assisted learning programs are discussed as well, followed by a summary of the literature review. Background and Overview. The growing body of scholarly evidence concerning peer tutoring has been consistent in emphasizing the powerful effects that children can exert on the academic and interpersonal development of their classmates and/or other students (Ehly & Topping, 1998). For example, Bloom (1984) reported early on that
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