Tag: Peer Mentors

  • Hey you! We’re here to MoveU!

    Hey you! We’re here to MoveU!

    STORY BY MEHREEN SHAHID PHOTOGRAPHY BY MEHREEN SHAHID A game of afternoon soccer organized by fourth-year students at Davis Campus kicked up interest and participating students scored prizes. Tuesday marked the beginning of a three-day event with afternoon activity bursts to help get students involved in physical activity. “It was awesome,” said Sheldon Caruna, a…

  • Child Youth Worker hopes to spread message of tolerance

    Child Youth Worker hopes to spread message of tolerance

    STORY AND PHOTOS BY VANESSA GILLIS Michael Tyler never thought he could make it to college, let alone become a peer mentor and guide others through the experience. Tyler, a student in Sheridan’s Child Youth Worker program, struggled throughout high school with grades and was victimized by homophobic bullies. “I was never out in high…

  • Peer mentors spread the word about healthy living

    Peer mentors spread the word about healthy living

    STORY BY BRANDON MARTINEZ Eating. Drinking. Sleeping. Safe sex. That is the slogan of a new hall outreach campaign organized by Sheridan’s Health and Wellness Peer Mentors program, which offers lifestyle advice and counseling to struggling students. Cheryl Cnoop-Koopmans, 27, is a counselor at student services and oversees the peer mentor program. “The program has…