Peer Mentors are upperclassmen who are knowledgeable about the university and are trained to assist first-year students as they transition into college life. These relationships provide a connection to assist and guide students as they begin their college experience at IU Southeast.
Who can be a peer mentor?
- Must be a student enrolled at Indiana University Southeast
- Must have completed 26 credit hours
- Must have a minimum of a 2.3 GPA
- Must complete and submit the Peer Mentor application including
- Two references
- Essay
- Must interview with the Mentoring Coordinator
What are the benefits?
- Opportunity to assist and guide first-year students at Indiana University Southeast
- Opportunity to develop skills including leadership and interpersonal relationships
- Opportunity to lead and serve as a role model
- Opportunity to receive a $1,000 Peer Leadership Scholarship
We invite you to become a part of this rewarding journey!
Apply to become a peer mentorMeet your current peer mentors
Ruby Delgado
“YOU MUST TELL YOURSELF, NO MATTER HOW HARD IT IS, OR HOW HARD IT GETS, I’M GOING TO MAKE IT.” – Les Brown
Classification: Senior
Major: Human Resource Management
Minor: Entrepreneurship
Hobbies/Involvement:
Phi Sigma Sigma, Peer Mentor, going to the gym, spending time with friends & family
Breanna Doss
“IF WE WANT TO ACHIEVE OUR GOAL, THEN LET US EMPOWER OURSELVES WITH THE WEAPON OF KNOWLEDGE AND SHIELD OURSELVES WITH UNITY AND TOGETHERNESS.” – Malala Yousafzai
Classification: Senior
Major: Psychology
Minor: Communication
Hobbies/Involvement:
Honors Program, Psi Chi, Tri-Alpha, Orientation Leader, being with family & friends, music, traveling
Sarah Fischer
“BELIEVE YOU CAN AND YOU’RE HALFWAY THERE.” – Theodore Roosevelt
Classification: Senior
Major: Secondary Education
Minor: Psychology
Hobbies/Involvement:
soccer, reading, exercise
Megan Gogel
“WHETHER YOU THINK YOU CAN OR YOU THINK YOU CAN’T, YOU’RE RIGHT.” – Henry Ford
Classification: Sophomore
Major: Nursing
Hobbies/Involvement:
spending time with friends & family, hiking, traveling
Mackenzie Hashem
"DO NOT STRESS OUT ABOUT THINGS YOU CAN'T CONTROL OR CHANGE. EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON."
Classification: Senior
Major: Health Information Management
Minor: Informatics
Hobbies/Involvement:
Alpha Phi
Ericia Henry
“BELIEVE YOU CAN AND YOU’RE HALFWAY THERE.” – Theodore Roosevelt
Classification: Senior
Major: Marketing & Professional Sales
Minor: Public Relations
Hobbies/Involvement:
Student Involvement Liaison, Crossfit, CRu
Tien-Lu Huang
“I DISCOVERED I ALWAYS HAVE CHOICES AND SOMETIMES IT’S ONLY A CHOICE OF ATTITUDE.” – Judith M. Knowlton
Classification: Senior
Major: Chemistry & Biology
Minor: Creative Writing
Hobbies/Involvement:
Pre-med Society, Student Government Association, tennis, turtle research
Dana Hoffman
“EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON.”
Classification: Senior
Major: Accounting & Finance
Minor: Economics
Hobbies/Involvement:
Accounting Club, Economics Club, Peer Mentor, Degree in Four Program, tennis, spending time with family & friends
Matthew Kahafer
“DO A GOOD TURN DAILY.”
Classification: Senior
Major: Psychology
Minor: Criminal Justice
Hobbies/Involvement:
hiking, reading
Zaid Hussain
“THE FIRST STEP IS TO ESTABLISH THAT SOMETHING IS POSSIBLE; THEN PROBABILITY WILL OCCUR.”
Classification: Junior
Major: Computer Science
Minor: Mathematics
Hobbies/Involvement:
photography, travelling, cricket
Jessica Kay
“CREATE THE HIGHEST, GRANDEST VISION POSSIBLE FOR YOUR LIFE BECAUSE YOU BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE.”
Classification: Senior
Major: Nursing
Hobbies/Involvement:
Alpha Phi Sorority, Rotaract Club member, hiking, watching Netflix
Kilee Littrell
“HARD WORK BEATS TALENT WHEN TALENT FAILS TO WORK HARD.”
Classification: Junior
Major: Nursing
Minor: Communication
Certificates: Healthcare Documentation & Healthcare Coding
Hobbies/Involvement:
Sorority Life, softball, soccer, being outdoors, animals
Keregyn Masterson
“YOU GAIN STRENGTH, COURAGE AND CONFIDENCE BY EVERY EXPERIENCE IN WHICH YOU LOOK FEAR IN THE FACE. YOU ARE ABLE TO SAY TO YOURSELF, ‘I LIVED THROUGH THIS HORROR. I CAN TAKE THE NEXT THING THAT COMES ALONG’.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
Classification: Junior
Major: Political Science, Spanish, International Studies
Minor: Pre-Law
Hobbies/Involvement:
Honors Program, Political Science Honors Society, Resident Assistant (RA), Peer Mentor, Student Body/SGA Vice President, Capital Mitigation Research
Jacob Matthews
“DON’T LET THE FEAR OF STRIKING OUT GET IN YOUR WAY.” – BABE RUTH
Classification: Senior
Major: Psychology
Minor: Sociology
Hobbies/Involvement:
movies, basketball, baseball
Miranda Miller
“YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE WHO GETS TO DECIDE WHAT YOU WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR.” – Taylor Swift
Classification: Senior
Major: Speech Communication
Hobbies/Involvement:
IUS softball team, Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), Resident Assistant (RA), Kölkin coffee
Ana Munoz
“DON’T WORRY ABOUT FAILURES, WORRY ABOUT THE CHANCES YOU MISS WHEN YOU DON’T EVEN TRY.” – JACK CANFIELD
Classification: Senior
Major: Nursing
Minor: Psychology
Hobbies/Involvement:
Mentoring, spending time with family, enjoying the outdoors
Dilia Perez
“LEADERS NEVER USE THE WORD FAILURE. THEY LOOK UPON SETBACKS AS LEARNING EXPERIENCES.” – Brian Tracy
Classification: Senior
Major: Health Information Management
Minor: Informatics & Data Analytics
Hobbies/Involvement:
reading, exercise, dog mom
Josiah Pohl
“MAKE YOUR LIFE A MASTERPIECE; IMAGINE NO LIMITATIONS ON WHAT YOU CAN BE, HAVE, OR DO.” – BRIAN TRACY
Classification: Senior
Major: Digital Art
Minor: German
Hobbies/Involvement:
Crimson Crew, Multicultural Student Union, Spectrum, vlogging, watching Netflix, hanging out with friends
Kaitlyn Rickert
“THE WAY TO GET STARTED IS TO QUIT TALKING AND BEGIN DOING.” – Walt Disney
Classification: Senior
Major: Applied Health Science
Minor: Health Administration
Hobbies/Involvement:
Tri Alpha, spending time with family & friends
Natalie Schapker
“THE SECRET OF GETTING AHEAD IS GETTING STARTED.” – Mark Twain
Classification: Junior
Major: Finance & General Management
Minor: Entrepreneurship
Hobbies/Involvement:
Campus Activities Board (CAB), softball, hiking, playing with cats, baking
Eric Scott
“THROW CAUTION TO THE WIND AND JUST DO IT.” – Carrier Underwood
Classification: Junior
Major: Digital Art
Minor: Ceramics
Hobbies/Involvement:
Christian Student Fellowship, reading, listening to music, hang out with friends & family
Janae Thomas
“GO THE EXTRA MILE – IT’S NEVER CROWDED.”
Classification: Senior
Major: Psychology/Pre-Med
Minor: Entrepreneurship
Hobbies/Involvement:
National Society of Leadership Success, Degree in Four Psychology Program, photography, reading, writing, cooking, baking, yoga
Cameron White
“WE CANNOT SOLVE OUR PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME THINKING WE USED WHEN WE CREATED THEM.” – Albert Einstein
Classification: Senior
Major: Informatics: Digital Media
Minor: Graphic Design
Hobbies/Involvement:
traveling and seeing new places, learning new subjects