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Peer Success Coaching @ DePaul

​​What is Peer Success Coaching?

The Peer Success Coaching program is a program designed to provide individualized support services to assist undergraduate students in their continued success at DePaul. Through regularly scheduled one-on-one meetings, Peer Success Coaches work with students to address challenges that may hinder one’s overall experience at DePaul and create plans to address these challenges. Contact successcoach@depaul.edu​ for more information or set up a peer success coaching appointment.

Program Goals

  • Help students explore their academic habits and college success skills.
  • Establish goals that lead to academic success.
  • Improve academic performance and overall productivity.
  • Help students familiarize themselves with campus resources to aid in degree completion.
  • Build connections with peers and establish a supportive network.

Meet the Coaches

Peer Success Coaches are upperclassmen students (junior/senior standing) who have demonstrated the ability to excel academically and have a passion for helping others excel. Checkout the Peer Success Coaches' profiles below to learn more about their major, involvement, motivation for becoming a Peer Success Coach, and ways to connect with each Peer ​Success Coach.

Alyssa Unger Alyssa Unger
Audrey Sperling Audrey Sperling
Gavin Flood Gavin Flood
Lourdes Garduno Lourdes Garduno
Sai Deeksha Thakur Sai Deeksha Thakur

Frequently Asked Questions

During your initial meeting, the Peer Success Coach and student will work together to access the individual’s strengths, potential areas of improvement, and factors that impede academic success, taking into consideration one’s class standing.

Your Peer Success Coach will also help you:

  • Navigate your college experience.
  • Establish short-term academic and personal goals.
  • Improve time management skills and productivity.
  • Join or establish student organizations.
  • Identify campus resources most appropriate to assist you.

At the conclusion of your peer success coaching session, you will be provided with a course of action to address the topics/areas of concerns discussed during your meeting. Your Peer Success Coach will help you create deadlines and schedule a follow-up appointment to check in on your progress.

To connect with a Peer Success Coach, email successcoach@depaul.edu. First year and second year students will begin receiving outreach from a Peer Success Coach during Fall Quarter.

Peer Success Coaching sessions are meant to be limited. On average, students meet with a Peer Success Coach 2-4 times per quarter. Depending on availability, students can meet with a Peer Success Coach more frequently if time allows.

Peer Success Coaches communicate via email, call, and text. During the outreach phase, emails are typically sent to introduce the Peer Success Coaching Team. Throughout the academic year, coaches tend to text students to check in. Calling typically occurs if students are not responsive to the check-ins via text.

Recruitment typically occurs in April. To learn more about the position and to engage with current Peer Success Coaches, visit the Academic Continuity and Engagement (ACE) study lounge located in the DePaul Center, 1 E. Jackson Boulevard, Suite 11017.

The best way to stay connected is by following our Instagram page @depaulace and joining us on DeHUB. You can also stop by the ACE study lounge to inquire about upcoming programs and events.