Kyrsten Runkle Serving as Peer Mentor at Alvernia University

2014 Oct 7

Kyrsten Runkle of Ashland, Pa., is serving as a Peer Mentor for the fall 2014 semester. Majoring in Occupational Therapy at Alvernia University, Runkle is a graduate of North Schuylkill Jr-Sr High School.

Every First Year Seminar class at Alvernia University is assigned a Peer Mentor. These mentors are high-achieving, upper-division students who act as guides and additional resources for first year students, as they adjust to college life and academic expectations.

Each mentor establishes his or her unique relationship with students in his or her section, but all students can expect peer mentors to model successful time management techniques, help them learn how to find and use information about student support services, and guide them toward informed decision making.