Our Alumni are the Best Inspiration and Support
With support from the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation, PeerForward launched the First Year Forward program, a free program for incoming college freshmen pursuing a degree from a two or four-year accredited college or university. First Year Forward is based on research showing that text messaging is a low-cost, effective way to send reminders and information to college students and ultimately increase college persistence.
Our alumni are strongly encouraged to serve as First Year Forward Ambassadors responsible for sending a group of freshman students information, reminders, support, and advice on how to navigate the first year of college—all through weekly text messages.
If you are interested in the First Year Forward program, sign up here!
PeerForward thrives because of the thousands of alumni who help us inspire future generations with peer leadership. For years, PeerForward alumni have served in numerous roles, assisting students during workshops on their journey to become Peer Leaders. PeerForward builds on the experience and leadership of our alumni through four specific roles that make up the Alumni Support Team: Operations Specialist Captain, Operations Specialist, Peer Support Specialist Captain, and Peer Support Specialist.
The Alumni Support Team is vital to every workshop. Alumni selected for these roles commit to supporting students and ensuring that all Peer Leaders attain the their workshop goals. All team members offer advice, encouragement and reassurance to students throughout their workshop experience.
Apply for an Alumni Support Team position here!
Student Stories
Like a lot of other students at Santee, I come from another country and don’t have a tradition of college going in my family. Even if they wanted me to go, my parents didn’t have the knowledge or resources to help make it happen. On... Read More
Student Stories
Congratulations to Peer Leader Olawunmi Akinlemibola at Duval High School in Prince George’s County! Olawunmi has been accepted to more than 14 schools, including Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, Duke and the University of Pennsylvania. Now, college planning, she’s busy deciding which school to attend. Olawunmi is... Read More
Student Stories
Moises Urena, now a SUNY student, came to believe he could go to college after attending a PeerForward workshop. There, he was not only inspired to seek higher education, but to help his friends to do the same. Moises arrived on campus fairly well-equipped; once... Read More
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Send your story to Terin Bufford at tbufford@peerforward.org
Our Alumni Council Helps Us Continually Improve PeerForward
Aadon Penny
New York City, NY
Daniel Perez
Denver, CO
Mia Berry
Indianapolis, IN
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