{"id":47,"date":"2017-10-09T23:23:52","date_gmt":"2017-10-10T06:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/peer-jacks\/?page_id=47"},"modified":"2026-03-26T16:19:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T16:19:57","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/peer-jacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Peer Jacks Mentoring Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Peer Jacks Mentoring<\/h1>\n<h2>Making connections and building community<\/h2>\n<p>Connecting you with the Lumberjack experience wherever you are, the Peer Jacks Mentoring programs (Mountain Jacks, Transfer Jacks, and Jacks State) support incoming students as they find their community and personal success at Northern Arizona University. We offer three programs with one vision:<\/p>\n<!-- shortcode-block-quote -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-block-quote shortcode-block-quote--center\">\n    <div class=\"shortcode-block-quote__inner-container\">\n        <span>Peer Jacks Mentoring will ignite student success across NAU by connecting new Lumberjacks with caring mentors who inspire confidence, foster a sense of belonging, and champion each student&#8217;s journey. \u00a0<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <a class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Mountain Jacks_0\" href=\"#\">\n      <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n          <h4>Mountain Jacks <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n          <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\">\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<ul>\n<li>Serving first-year freshmen students.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Since 2010, the Peer Jacks Mentoring Program (now Mountain Jacks) has supported first-year students through their transition into NAU. Our team of 50+ mentors and staff work closely with our students to meet them where they are at and get them connected with what they value most.<\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Students accomplish this through developing:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Knowledge &amp; awareness of campus resources &amp; processes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Personal value\/goal identification in alignment with community integration<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Engagement in purposeful academic support and educational activities<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Every semester Mountain Jacks mentors host events and trips such as a Spooky Seasonings dinner in partnership with the School of Hotel and Restaurant Management, trips to go kayaking with Outdoor Adventures, and a fieldtrip to Bearizona.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <a class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Transfer Jacks_0\" href=\"#\">\n      <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n          <h4>Transfer Jacks <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n          <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\">\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<ul>\n<li>Serving new transfer students at NAU.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our vision is to create a culture where transfer students are valued and thrive, cultivating a robust community for transfer students at NAU. We provide resources, programming, and a dedicated lounge space to empower students to achieve their goals during their transition to NAU and throughout their educational journey.<\/p>\n<p>Every day we seek to provide a valuable peer mentoring experience, advocate for our students, and create a sense of community through our interactions, events, and spaces. We host weekly events in our lounge where transfer students can meet folks who share their experiences and develop profound and lasting connections at NAU.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <a class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Jacks State_0\" href=\"#\">\n      <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n          <h4>Jacks State <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n          <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\">\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<ul>\n<li>Serving Statewide and UNAD students.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXP62648364 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-scheme-color=\"@001B37,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP62648364 BCX0\">Jacks State Peer Mentoring supports new NAU students who enroll in degree-seeking programs at NAU <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXP62648364 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-scheme-color=\"@001B37,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP62648364 BCX0\">statewide locations and students who choose to participate in the NAU universal admissions program at <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXP62648364 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-scheme-color=\"@001B37,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP62648364 BCX0\">select community college partnership locations.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span data-scheme-color=\"@001B37,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Our team of peer mentors will provide regular 1-1 touchpoints with their assigned mentees, each of <\/span><span data-scheme-color=\"@001B37,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">whom will always know that they have the entire NAU team to support them. These monthly peer-<\/span><span data-scheme-color=\"@001B37,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">to-peer meetings encompass topics that will help students develop a sense of belonging and <\/span><span data-scheme-color=\"@001B37,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">community, identify resources, develop personal and academic goal setting, and navigate their <\/span><span data-scheme-color=\"@001B37,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">unique paths towards academic and career readiness. <\/span>&#8203;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<li data-charcodes=\"8226\" data-font=\"Arial,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"450\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-scheme-color=\"@001B37,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Mentoring Support:&#8239; Peer-to-peer meetings and follow-up prompted by a strategic plan of action <\/span><span data-scheme-color=\"@001B37,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">aligned with the student lifecycle. <\/span>&#8203;<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"8226\" data-font=\"Arial,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"450\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-scheme-color=\"@001B37,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Wrap-Around Care:&#8239; Virtual Meetings\/Workshops will be scheduled to support student readiness <\/span><span data-scheme-color=\"@001B37,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">and connectedness with the NAU community.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-button -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-button shortcode-button--center\">\n      <a class=\"main-button\" href=\"https:\/\/qualtrics.nau.edu\/jfe\/form\/SV_exjjlZmgEov3lye\" target=\"_blank\">Request a Mentor Today<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Inclusive Student Mentoring Video\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ysFOwPUzkeA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Peer Jacks offers 1-on-1 peer mentoring to incoming students and exposure to NAU resources.<\/h3>\n<p>Our mentorship programs provide a peer network to assist in the transition to college. Peer Jacks also hosts educational and social opportunities that support a path to academic success. Through developing self-direction and promoting learning beyond the classroom, we empower students to achieve autonomy while completing their degree.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <a class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Participants develop the following benefits of mentoring:_0\" href=\"#\">\n      <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n          <h4>Participants develop the following benefits of mentoring: <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n          <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\">\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<ul>\n<li>A sense of belonging at Northern Arizona University, whether they are in Flagstaff, the North Valley, or anywhere else that the Lumberjack experience finds them<\/li>\n<li>Knowledge &amp; awareness of campus resources &amp; processes<\/li>\n<li>An ability to identify and align values and goals for their first year<\/li>\n<li>Purposeful academic habits by participating in educational activities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <a class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Our program offers:_0\" href=\"#\">\n      <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n          <h4>Our program offers: <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n          <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\">\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<ul>\n<li>70+ peer mentors across 3 different programs who have been thoroughly trained to support their population of students<\/li>\n<li>Mentor matching based on similar majors, common interests, and\/or home states<\/li>\n<li>One-on-one meetings with peer mentors throughout your transition to NAU<\/li>\n<li>Access to monthly workshops, adventures and excursions:\n<ul>\n<li>Psych Night<\/li>\n<li>Hybrid Trivia<\/li>\n<li>Grand Canyon<\/li>\n<li>Bearizona<\/li>\n<li>and more<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <a class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Sounds awesome! How do I sign up?_0\" href=\"#\">\n      <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n          <h4>Sounds awesome! How do I sign up? <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n          <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\">\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<ul>\n<li>Visit the Peer Jacks and\/or Transfer Jacks lounges on the Second Floor of the University Union Fieldhouse (<a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/its\/naugo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bldg 30<\/a>). Peer Jacks is in the back of the Academic Success Center in room 252, and Transfer Jacks is down the hall next door to Career Development. We are happy to connect you with the program that best fits your needs.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"tel:9285236641\">Call<\/a> our office today and schedule a time to meet our mentors!<\/li>\n<li>Tell us about yourself and <a href=\"https:\/\/qualtrics.nau.edu\/jfe\/form\/SV_exjjlZmgEov3lye\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">request a mentor<\/a>!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peer Jacks Mentoring Making connections and building community Connecting you with the Lumberjack experience wherever you are, the Peer Jacks Mentoring programs (Mountain Jacks, Transfer Jacks, and Jacks State) support incoming students as they find their community and personal success at Northern Arizona University. 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