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Are you a returning Theatre Major? Do you like making friends and helping others?
Are you a returning Theatre Major? Do you like making friends and helping others?
Join the Theatre Department Peer Mentors, and help our new students successfully navigate their first year at SSU!
Join the Theatre Department Peer Mentors, and help our new students successfully navigate their first year at SSU!
Peer Mentors assist first year students with advising and answering general questions about the theatre program, auditions, classes, and TPP.
Peer Mentors assist first year students with advising and answering general questions about the theatre program, auditions, classes, and TPP.
Peer Mentor Requirements:
Peer Mentor Requirements:
Peer Mentors must be a full-time returning sophomore, junior, or senior Theatre Arts major for the 2024-2025 academic year.
GPA Requirement: Peer Mentors must have at least a 2.75 Major GPA.
Peer Mentors should have the ability to answer general questions about the Theatre program, auditions, advising, etc.-- and know when to ask faculty/staff for help answering any questions they do not know the answers to.
Peer Mentors must be available for the following mandatory meetings/events:
Peer Mentoring Info Meeting
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
4:30pm-5:30pm
SB200Theatre Movie & Game Night
Saturday, September 13, 2025
5:00pm-9:00pm
Sophia Gordon CenterFirst Year Lab Performance
Friday, September 26, 2025
7:30pm
Sophia Gordon MainstagePeer Mentoring Fall Advising Meeting
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
4:30pm-5:30pm
SB200Peer Mentoring Mixer for all mentors and mentees
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
4:30pm-5:30pm
Sophia LobbyPeer Mentoring Spring Advising Meeting
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
4:30pm-5:30pm
SB200Peer Mentoring Cake Party!
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
11:00am-3:00pm
Theatre Office (Admin 2)
Required Meetings & Events:
Required Meetings & Events:
Peer Mentoring Info Meeting
Peer Mentoring Info Meeting
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
4:30pm-5:30pm
SB200
Meet with Ashley O'Toole and Prof. Ginger Eckert to learn the responsibilities of a Peer Mentor and find out who your First Year mentee is!
Mandatory for all 2024-2025 Peer Mentors.
Theatre Movie & Game Night
Theatre Movie & Game Night
Saturday, September 13, 2025
5:00pm-9:00pm
Sophia Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts
Mainstage Theatre
Join us for a movie in the Mainstage followed by a student game night in the lobby! Please feel free to bring your favorite games and snacks!
First Year Lab 2024 Performance
First Year Lab 2024 Performance
Join us on September 27 to see the fabulous, unique production our first year theatre students have created during their first month at SSU!
Directed by Ginger Eckert
Friday, September 26, 2025
7:30pm
Sophia Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts
Mainstage Theatre
356 Lafayette Street, Salem, MA
Admission is free, and no reservations are required. See you there!
Peer Mentoring Fall Advising Meeting
Peer Mentoring Fall Advising Meeting
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
4:30pm-5:30pm
Sophia Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts
SB200
Meet with Ashley O'Toole and Prof. Ginger Eckert for tips on advising your peer mentees and preparing for Spring 2026 class registration!
Mandatory for all Peer Mentors.
Peer Mentoring Mixer
Peer Mentoring Mixer
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
4:30pm-5:30pm
Sophia Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts
Lobby
A brief meeting to check in with all of the Peer Mentors and first year mentees, welcome our new spring transfer students, and bring up any Peer Mentoring questions or concerns. With snacks!
Required for all first year students and Peer Mentors.
Peer Mentoring Spring Advising Meeting
Peer Mentoring Spring Advising Meeting
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
4:30pm-5:30pm
Sophia Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts
SB200
Meet with Ashley O'Toole and Prof. Ginger Eckert for tips on advising your peer mentees and preparing for Fall 2026 class registration!
Mandatory for all Peer Mentors.
Peer Mentoring Cake Party
Peer Mentoring Cake Party
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
11:00am-3:00pm
Theatre Office (Administration Building, Room #2)
Celebrate the end of the academic year with the Peer Mentors! All first-year theatre students and Theatre Arts Peer Mentors are invited to join Ashley and Prof. Ginger Eckert in the Theatre Office for cake!
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