Balancing Authority and Development: An Emerging Model of Peer Mentor Leadership Practice

Program Type: General Interest Session

Professional Competencies: Leadership, Student Learning and Development

Target Groups: Mid-level Student Affairs Professionals, Senior-Level Student Affairs Professional

Institution Types: Large Universities, Mid-Size Colleges & Universities

Certification Domains: Student Learning, Development, and Success, Leadership

Abstract

The session will discuss the emergence of a peer mentor leadership practice model that developed from a pilot study on the leadership experiences of peer mentors. Data from the study, as well as a case study using a peer mentor leadership model at the University of Tampa, will be shared in this session. Additionally, participants will explore their own work with peer mentor programs and the value of a model of leadership practice for such programs to help students become effective mentors and translate the experience to other opportunities, including career opportunities.

Presenters

• Katie Friesen
  Assistant Professor
  Florida Atlantic University
• Nicholas Martinez
  Associate Director of Leadership & Competency Develoment, University of Tampa
• Emilie Morris
  Coordinator for Student Competency Development Programs, University of Tampa