{"id":3388,"date":"2024-08-22T14:14:35","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T14:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/faculty-development-center\/?post_type=furman-update&#038;p=3388"},"modified":"2024-08-29T11:43:12","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T11:43:12","slug":"special-thanks-to-our-first-year-peer-mentor-leaders","status":"publish","type":"furman-update","link":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/faculty-development-center\/updates\/special-thanks-to-our-first-year-peer-mentor-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Thanks to our First-Year Peer Mentor Circle Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3389 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/faculty-development-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/108\/2024\/08\/thank_you.png\" alt=\"Block letters that spell Thank You\" width=\"400\" height=\"261\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/faculty-development-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/108\/2024\/08\/thank_you.png 577w, https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/faculty-development-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/108\/2024\/08\/thank_you-512x334.png 512w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/261;\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">We are grateful to the following colleagues for their leadership as Peer Mentor Circle (PMC) leaders for the upcoming 2024-2025 academic year. We are especially appreciative of their leadership and the time and energy these individuals invest in our newest community members!\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"20\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/people\/nathan-cook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nathan Cook<\/a> (Economics)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"20\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/people\/katie-kelly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Katie Kelly<\/a> (Education)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"20\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/people\/eunice-kim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eunice Kim<\/a> (Classics)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"20\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/people\/adam-putnam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adam Putnam<\/a> (Psychology)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Research suggests that new faculty who connect with established community members feel more satisfied and agentic at the end of their first year; the Peer Mentor Circles (PMC) are one component of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/faculty-development-center\/programs-grants\/first-year-furman-programming\/#:~:text=The%20goals%20of%20the%20First,designing%2Fnavigating%20your%20academic%20career.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">First Year @ Furman<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> program for new faculty colleagues.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are grateful to the following colleagues for their leadership as Peer Mentor Circle (PMC) leaders for the upcoming 2024-2025 academic year. 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