BSPH Peer Mentoring Program

The BSPH Peer Mentoring Program at Virginia Tech is a student-led program designed to foster the academic, social, and professional growth of Public Health undergraduate students. Exemplary students serve as peer mentors for a small group of first-year students, providing additional support for their mentees during their first year at Virginia Tech! This model empowers first-year students to adjust to the college environment, to learn how to take advantage of academic and professional resources, and develops a strong sense of community within the public health program.

Benefits and Outcomes

Participating in this program has strong benefits for first-year students, returning students, and the BSPH community as a whole, including:

• A greater sense of community among BSPH students that will help to relieve some of the social stress associated with college transition.
• Create a broad support system for students to help address social, academic, and professional challenges.
• Foster and celebrate:
  • Academic growth
  • Professional development
  • Career exploration
  • Social adjustment
  • Leadership