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The UTEP Peer Leader Program is a first-year experience student mentoring program in which Peer Leaders (PLs) develop academic and professional mentorship relationships with entering freshmen and transfer students as well as promote their engagement at UTEP. Peer Leaders are paired with a UNIV 1301 faculty member and work directly in the classroom as part of the instructional team. In the UNIV 1301 sections, Peer Leaders help foster a sense of agency, engagement, and belonging among students as well as promote academic success and professional preparation. Ultimately, Peer Leaders serve as mentors, role models, and intermediaries between the professor and students and their primary goal is to help entering students succeed.