Using Undergraduates as Peer Mentors to Empower Curricular Change, Active Learning and Research Engagement
Dr. Patrick J Killion - Director of First-Year Research Programs in the Office of the Provost and Senior Vice President and an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics
Monday, May 4, 2015, 12:00-1:00 pm 
Abstract
Abstract: The use of undergraduates as peer mentors has been demonstrated to increase the efficacy of curricular change, adoption of new pedagogical strategies and research engagement. This session will explore best practices in the recruitment, training and deployment of mentors for course-based, lab and research settings. UMD departments, colleges and special programs currently using undergraduate peer mentorship will be discussed with an emphasis on sustainability of these initiatives.
Bio
Bio: Dr. Patrick J Killion is the Director of First-Year Research Programs in the Office of the Provost and Senior Vice President and an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics. Dr. Killion is the founding director of FIRE: The First-Year Innovation & Research Experience, a new initiative started at UMD in 2014 that provides first-year students research experience, broad mentorship and social connectivity that impacts academic success, personal resilience and professional development. FIRE enables student success in authentic research settings through broad mentorship including the broad use of undergraduate peer mentors.
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