Duties For Being a Peer Educator.

According to the developers of the Peer Education program at Washburn University the definition of a Peer Educator is as follows: 
-A student who has been selected to aid first year students in their college transition.
-A person who is trained in ways to reach out to their peers who may be struggling.
-A student who assists others in attaining their academic goals.
-A student who encourages their peers to persist, and helps students to problem-solve.
-A student who listens to others and uses their own personal knowledge to help find solutions.
-A students who serves as a good role model for others.
-A person who accepts their peers and helps others without judgment.

Being a Peer Educator also has its own expectations to ensure us to be successful in our positions. Those are as follows: 
-Training Session (one semester)
-Appropriate behavior in the classroom.
-Using office hours effectively
-Group Meetings
-Passport/Special Events
-MAP-Works
-Professional Peer Educator and student relationship.

Washburn takes being a peer educator very seriously. This program is intended to be a learning experience for the peer educator, the students and of course the teacher within the classroom. It was very important that the peer educators and the teacher have a open relationship to better assist the students.