The Louisiana State University (LSU) College of Engineering's Peer Mentoring Program is an interdisciplinary program that utilizes upperclassmen to introduce and assist freshmen with their transition into the university environment. The mentoring program was initiated with five engineering "team leaders" working with 45 freshmen in the inaugural LSU 2007 Encounter Engineering (E~2) bridge camp. Over the last four years, the E~2 camp increased to 125 freshmen participants and the need for more peer mentors and a more formalized structure grew accordingly. In 2009, the E~2 peer mentoring model was expanded to support LSU's two credit hour course, ENGR 1050 Introduction to Engineering. A formalized leadership structure was developed and implemented in 2010. To date, seventy three students from eleven different engineering and math disciplines have participated in the peer mentoring program.
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