Harper College will be closed Monday, December 23 through Wednesday, January 1 for Winter Break.
GLIDE Peer Mentorship Program
Guiding Learners to Intentionally Develop Efficacy (GLIDE) is a peer mentorship program designed for the success of Latinx and Black students to help minimize identified equity gaps, but all students are welcome to participate. GLIDE was launched during the 2022- 2023 academic year and is currently a two-year pilot program. Annually, we welcome 40 first-year Harper students as mentees and 10 returning Harper students as peer mentors during the Fall semester. GLIDE assists students with establishing peer connections, goal setting, supports their development of proactive study habits and overall acclimation to the campus. Additionally, GLIDE participants have opportunities to develop relationships with faculty, staff and administrators, engage in financial literacy education and are exposed to various academic and non-academic support services available at Harper. Furthermore, GLIDE students experience at least one Downtown Chicago excursion each semester that the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion fully sponsors. Mentors and mentees also receive stipends during the Fall and Spring semesters to help mitigate some of the financial needs that often arise.
If you would like more information about the GLIDE Peer Mentorship Program please email Esmeralda Guerrero Lopez at eguerrer@harpercollege.edu or Monica Shirley at mshirley@harpercollege.edu.