National Collegiate Honors Council

 

Empowering Student Leadership amid Transition: Student-Centered Revision of First-Year Honors Peer Mentoring

Jacob R. Schlange, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Tamy Burnett, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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Abstract

Precipitated by a surge in enrollment, authors describe the three-phase revision (2017–2021) of a first-year peer mentoring program in honors. Grounded in student input and leadership, large-scale programmatic changes involve curriculum expansion, student leadership development, and co-curricular experiential support. Program objectives, implementation, and outcomes are described.