Welcome!
Welcome to the shiny new Peer Mentor Blog – presented to you by the University Learning Centre! My name is Joel, and I'll be your host on this introductory tour.
Peer Mentors are the product of 100 years of evolution in student services at the University of Saskatchewan, distilled, condensed, dropped, and quickly put back on the plate to be served up to you. We are students, just like you, who work within the Learning Centre to help you make the most of your academic experience. You can think of us as the cool aunts and uncles of the university community... yeah, we've grown a little bit responsible, but we still know how to have fun.
In the coming weeks and months, this blog will serve both as entertainment and as a resource for that little cricket that lives on your shoulder – you know, that quiet little voice that reminds you from time to time that working towards a University education isn't just an extension of high school, rather it is a choice that you have made, something that you have personally undertaken, for your own reasons; that little part of you that views your grade not as a form of punishment but as a challenge, and exams and assignments not as a form of torture but as an opportunity to better your academic self.
I invite you to check back after the holidays when we will begin to feed that cricket the information you need to thrive in a university environment. From the availability of workshops to help you build your scholarly skills, to the cheapest way to eat on campus at night without getting scurvy, the Peer Mentors have you covered.
Happy Holidays, and I'll see you in the new year,
Joel, Peer Mentor – University Learning Centre