The UConn Connects Program is seeking undergraduate students to serve as UConn Connects Peer Mentors for the Fall 2025 semester. UConn Connects Peer Mentors assist students in achieving their academic and personal goals. With over 30 years of supporting students’ success, UConn Connects is the University’s largest volunteer mentoring program offered by the Academic Achievement Center (AAC). UConn Connects is an academic intervention program, designed to provide students with the skills and support needed for long-term academic success.
UConn Connects Mentors meet with student mentees on a weekly basis to advise, guide, and support them as they navigate the university. Serving as a mentor requires attending a pre-semester training and enrollment in a 3 credit 120-hour internship course.
UConn Connects Mentor applications are available online at: http://achieve.uconn.edu/peer-mentor/
For more information, please visit the Academic Achievement Center (AAC) during drop-in hours.
Storrs Campus: Mondays – Thursdays 9:00 am – 7:00 pm and Fridays 9:00 am – 5:00 pm in the Rowe Building, room 217
Hartford Campus: Mondays – Thursdays 10:00 am – 6:00 pm and Fridays 10:00 am – 5:00 pm in the Hartford Times Building, room 202
Waterbury Campus: Mondays – Tuesdays 8:00 am – 5:30 pm, Wednesdays 8:00 am – 6:00 pm, Thursdays 8:00 am – 5:30 pm, Fridays 8:00 am – 4:00 pm,
The Academic Achievement Center is part of UConn’s First Year Programs & Learning Communities department, located in ROWE Undergraduate Center in room 217, Hartford Times Building in room 202, UConn Waterbury Room 128.
For more information, contact Leo Lachut, Director of Academic Support, at 860-486-1664; Valerie Jenkelunas, Assistant Director of Academic Support, Storrs Campus at 860-486-8792; Karima Jackson, Assistant Director of Academic Support, Waterbury Campus at 203-236-9959; Assistant Director of Academic Support, Ada Rivera, Assistant Director of Academic Support, Hartford Campus at 959-200-3809; or contact the Academic Achievement Office, Storrs campus at 860-486-4889.
For more information, contact: Leo Lachut at Leo.Lachut@uconn.edu