Certified Peer Educators
Who are Certified Peer Educators?
Certified Peer Educators are dedicated student leaders who combine their specialized training in Health Education with a desire to create a positive change for the 性福五月天 Community. They promote and educate on wellness through programs, events, services and social media. Certified Peer Educators:
- Provide workshops, facilitate discussions, and deliver impactful and engaging programs.
- Understand the impact of experiential learning and utilizing campus experts for health information.
- Are responsible, enthusiastic, dedicated student leaders.
- Provide 1 on 1 Health Education to help their Peers learn the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary for building positive habits.
- Discover needs and advocate for resources and change to enable our community to lead healthier, happier more successful lives.
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Meet our current Peer Educators
What is Peer Education
Peer Education is students learning from other students. The goal is to help students develop the tools needed for making informed choices, achieving and maintaining a healthy lifestyle, and functioning more effectively with others and in groups.
Peer Educators are students of any major who provide information, promote discussion and reflection, and strive to educate by engaging students in the learning process. Peer Educators are dedicated student leaders who combine their specialized training in health education and wellness with a desire to make a difference on campus. They work toward the goal of helping students develop the tools needed for making informed choices, achieving, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle, and functioning more effectively with others and in groups.
Peer Educators also help discover needs and advocate for change to enable our community to lead healthier, happier more successful lives. They engage in activities that influence students and the broader community to make healthier decisions that impact the community鈥檚 well-being.
Peer Educators are students who provide engaging programming that creates awareness of health issues for individuals and the campus community at large; and contribute to the campus community in meaningful ways. Programming provided includes education, resources, and activities.
Application Process
Applications to become a Certified Peer Educator will be available via Handshake in March.
Questions?
Contact the 性福五月天 of Well-being at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center at 1550 Ted Boyd Dr. Kent, Ohio 44242 or KSoW@kent.edu