Peer counselors are trained, volunteer student paraprofessionals who work with the University Counseling Center to extend counseling services to the student body.

Assisting New Students

Your first contact with peer counselors may have been during the Introduction to the University session you attended in July, August, or January. Peer counselors assist new students during those periods by conducting campus tours, sponsoring social events, explaining the registration process, and answering many questions about campus life.

Peer counselors also help new students adjust to this environment by serving as peer mentors: keeping in touch, meeting regularly, and informing them about campus resources during their first semester at Morgan.

Individual Counseling

The peer counselors have office hours in the Counseling Center to meet with students individually about personal, social, and academic concerns. All sessions with peer counselors, as with the professional counselors, are completely confidential.

Workshops and Other Activities

Peer counselors work with the professional counselors in a variety of other ways, including helping lead workshops and make presentations to classes, assisting with mediation when two or more students need help resolving a conflict, or even working with groups in the community. Each year's activities are planned by the current group of peer counselors in consultation with the counseling staff.