PEER MENTORING PROGRAM
Peer Mentoring Program
The Kawerak Peer Mentoring Program is designed to pair a third- or fourth-year student as a mentor to a first- or second-year student as a mentee. Mentors provide support services, offer resources, and help the incoming students adjust to life in college throughout the academic year.
The program seeks to support first- and second-year students in accomplishing their academic goals, provide a support system and sense of community on campus, and strengthen connection to cultural identity for all participants.
Benefits
Peer Mentors (for incoming juniors and seniors)
- Earn $1000 monthly (minus taxes)
- Develop your leadership and support skills
- Participate in Alaska Native cultural activities
- Strengthen your local network of peers
- Gain experience to include on your resume
Peer Mentee Benefits (for incoming/first-year freshmen and sophomores)
- Receive a laptop, roundtrip airfare to/from your home community for one semester, and a one-time $500 stipend.
- Enhance your academic experience & strength your local network
- Receive direct support from a peer and learn about university resources
- Participate in Alaska Native cultural activities
Eligibility Criteria
Peer Mentors
- Students in junior class standing or higher in upcoming academic year
- Kawerak scholarship recipients with a minimum 2.5 GPA
- Enrolled in UAA or UAF and living in the community where their school is located
- Must be in good academic standing
- Able to pass a Tribally Approved Background Check
Peer Mentees
- Students in freshman and sophomore class standing in upcoming academic year (freshmen are preference but sophomores will be considered)
- Kawerak Higher Education scholarship recipients
- Enrolled in UAA or UAF and living in the community where their school is located
- Able to pass a Tribally Approved Background Check
Program Expectations
Mentors and mentees meet semimonthly throughout the academic year. Participants will also participate in monthly cultural gatherings hosted by Kawerak.
Apply to be a Mentor or Mentee
To apply for the Kawerak Peer Mentoring Program as a mentor or mentee, complete the online application by the deadline:
Mentor Application – Deadline April 25
Mentee Application – Deadline June 30
If you have questions, contact the Higher Education department, he@kawerak.org or call the Peer Mentoring Coordinator Brandi Wheelehan at 907-434-6919, bwheelehan@kawerak.org.
For Incoming Freshmen/Sophomores:
For Incoming Juniors/Seniors:
Peer Mentoring Program
The Kawerak Peer Mentoring Program is designed to pair a third- or fourth-year student as a mentor to a first- or second-year student as a mentee. Mentors provide support services, offer resources, and help the incoming students adjust to life in college throughout the academic year.
The program seeks to support first- and second-year students in accomplishing their academic goals, provide a support system and sense of community on campus, and strengthen connection to cultural identity for all participants.
Benefits
Peer Mentors (for incoming juniors and seniors)
- Earn $1000 monthly (minus taxes)
- Develop your leadership and support skills
- Participate in Alaska Native cultural activities
- Strengthen your local network of peers
- Gain experience to include on your resume
Peer Mentee Benefits (for incoming/first-year freshmen and sophomores)
- Receive a laptop, roundtrip airfare to/from your home community for one semester, and a one-time $500 stipend.
- Enhance your academic experience & strength your local network
- Receive direct support from a peer and learn about university resources
- Participate in Alaska Native cultural activities
Eligibility Criteria
Peer Mentors
- Students in junior class standing or higher in upcoming academic year
- Kawerak scholarship recipients with a minimum 2.5 GPA
- Enrolled in UAA or UAF and living in the community where their school is located
- Must be in good academic standing
- Able to pass a Tribally Approved Background Check
Peer Mentees
- Students in freshman and sophomore class standing in upcoming academic year (freshmen are preference but sophomores will be considered)
- Kawerak Higher Education scholarship recipients
- Enrolled in UAA or UAF and living in the community where their school is located
- Able to pass a Tribally Approved Background Check
Program Expectations
Mentors and mentees meet semimonthly throughout the academic year. Participants will also participate in monthly cultural gatherings hosted by Kawerak.
Apply to be a Mentor or Mentee
To apply for the Kawerak Peer Mentoring Program as a mentor or mentee, complete the online application by the deadline:
Mentor Application – Deadline April 25
Mentee Application – Deadline June 30
If you have questions, contact the Higher Education department, he@kawerak.org or call the Peer Mentoring Coordinator Brandi Wheelehan at 907-434-6919, bwheelehan@kawerak.org.