"Putting together a team of twelve to fifteen people from different countries and different backgrounds and watching them bond over a common goal--it's one of my favorite things," said Kim Rambo-Reinitz, describing the Lundquist College undergraduate Peer Advising program she coordinates. Each year, business majors apply to take part in the program's extensive training in order to volunteer five hours a week, providing drop-in advising to fellow students. Along with the satisfaction of helping others, peer advisors also gain professional skills: "Being a peer advisor has given me the confidence to ask questions when I am unsure of an answer and also given me the tools to work with people from different cultures," said current advisor Amanda Kennedy. That impact has not gone unnoticed. Rambo-Reinitz has been busy presenting the college's peer advising program to campus-wide audiences as a model others are seeking to adopt. She has also been invited to present at the regional conference of the National Academic Advising Association in Portland this March.
