Amy Masi Named Peer Advisor At Western New England University

2011 Sep 7

Amy Masi of Bristol, CT, has been named a Peer Advisor for the 2011-2012 academic year at Western New England University in Springfield, MA. Masi is a Sophomore majoring in Elementary Education at the University.

Peer Advisors are a highly select and comprehensively trained team of students who seek to assist in the university transition. Each first year student is assigned to a peer mentor who serves as a source of information, point of first contact, and conduit to university programs and support services.

Peer Advisors coach each student in the formation of the personal success plan and act as an advocate for student success. The personal success plan provides a framework for establishing specific, reasonable, measurable, attainable, realistic, and timely goals for the first semester.

Western New England University is a private, independent, coeducational institution founded in 1919. Located on an attractive 215-acre suburban campus in Springfield, Massachusetts, Western New England University serves 3,700 students, including 2,550 full-time undergraduate students. Undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs are offered through Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, Engineering, and Pharmacy, and School of Law.