Peer Advisors Lead the Way

For recent graduate Famery Yang, participating in the Lundquist College's Peer Advising program was a satisfying way to share her knowledge with fellow undergraduates--including international students like herself. "I've gone from the point where I knew nothing about the system to now, where I can help other students get to know the requirements and figure out their schedule," Yang recalled in the above video. For Cameron Clement, another recent graduate, the satisfaction came from seeing the "weight lift off someone's shoulders" when he helped work out solutions for schedule conflicts and other issues. These are just a few of the reasons more than sixty-five business and accounting majors applied for the twelve available spots in the program last fall. Once they've completed the program's extensive training, peer advisors spend five hours a week in the undergraduate advising office, providing drop-in sessions to fellow students. This spring, the program's training techniques will serve as the model for the undergraduate advising office's soon-to-be-launched Duck Guides initiative, in which--similar to the UO Ambassador program--current undergraduates will introduce prospective students to the Lundquist College of Business. Hear from current and former peer advisors in the above video by business major Jonathan Thomas '13.