New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences

Peer Mentor Program

Peer Mentor Program

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An investment in the New College Peer Mentor Program helps our new students build a community at ASU. Before stepping foot on campus, they connect with peer mentors to directly reduce barriers that lead to summer melt, a failure to attend after admission that happens when students are deterred by insufficient financial aid, missed administrative deadlines, lack of support from loved ones or other obstacles. Our peer mentors reach out to incoming freshman shortly after admission to build rapport and answer critical questions prior to their arrival.

Impact of Donor Support

  • More learners can pursue higher education. Thanks to our donors, more than 7,000 ASU students have received upwards of $32 million in scholarships with more than $39 million raised.
  • More students succeed. ASU ranks #1 among the state’s public universities for its 86% first-year retention rate thanks in part to donor-funded student success initiatives.
  • Important initiatives continue. More than $320 million in new gifts and commitments support ongoing initiatives at ASU.
  • The spirit of generosity abounds. In the past year, more than 100,000 individual, corporate and foundation donors stepped forward to help the ASU community.

I believe ASU is a major life force in our community and I want to do my part to help it thrive."

ASU donor Jeremy Meek

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