Editorial Type: The Advisor’s Toolbox
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Online Publication Date: 01 Sept 1995

An Effective Peer Advising Program in a Large Psychology Department

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Article Category: Research Article
Page Range: 41 – 43
DOI: 10.12930/0271-9517-15.2.41
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The authors–one the program's coordinator and the other a former peer advisor–explain procedures for recruiting, selecting training and organizing peer advisors.

Copyright: © 1995 National Academic Advising Association 1995

Contributor Notes

Eileen S. Nelson is professor of psychology and is the originator and coordinator of the Department of Psychology's Peer Advising Program.

Ginger L. Fonzi served as a peer advisor for three semesters at James Madison before beginning graduate studies in industrial and organizational psychology at Clemson. Address correspondence concerning this article to Eileen S. Nelson, Department of Psychology, 219 Johnston Hall, James Madison University, Harrisonburg VA 22807.

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