Peer Advisors
Peer advisors are an integral part of the College's pre-major advising program and the first point of contact for incoming College students. They provide the perspective of an upperclass student in the College and assist first-year students in making the transition from high school to Penn by sharing their strategies for academic success and knowledge of campus.
Peer advisors contact their advisees during the freshman Advance Registration period in the summer and remain accessible to the freshmen by email and/or phone throughout the rest of the summer. During New Student Orientation peer advisors introduce the freshmen in their group to their pre-major advisor.
The peer advisors are recruited from amongst the College upperclass student body, trained by the College Office and supervised by a peer manager. The peer advising system is coordinated by Ms. Katrina Glanzer and Mr. Doug Stuart in the College Office.
Peer advisors provide the following kinds of assistance to first-year students:
- • Help facilitate conversations between the student and pre-major advisor.
- • Assist with Advance Registration in the summer and in November and March.
- • Help with the use of Penn InTouch, including creating an Academic Planning Worksheet at the appropriate time.
- • Help schedule appointments with the pre-major advisor during Advance Registration.
- • Help find the answers to questions in College and University publications.
- • Answer general questions about degree requirements, academic support services and University procedures throughout the first semester.
- • Direct students to the College Office (120 Logan Hall).
- • Provides information about opportunities for research and academic pursuits outside of the classroom.
Any student who does not know who his or her peer advisor is should contact Ms. Katrina Glanzer in the College Office.