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UHP: How to Take Origins Like a Pro

By UHP Peer Advisor Grace Truslow Walking into one of your first college courses as a seminar style class with demanding philosophical readings can at first be overwhelming. However, origins classes offer the opportunity for you to strengthen your abilities in analysis, writing, and public speaking. Strengthening these skills…

Navigating Your First Year as an Introvert – By PA Grace Truslow!

October 18, 2022 Community Life Featured Student Peer Advisors Student Voices

Entering college is a large life transition for everyone. As an introvert, it may seem as though many of the keys to integrating into this new and dynamic environment are held by those who are more naturally outgoing. However, you can have an incredible first year by defining goals based…

Advice from the (Peer) Advisors: New Year, New You? Me Too.

January 12, 2021 Student Peer Advisors Student Voices

With 2020 behind us and the new year just beginning, Peer Advisor Megan shares what’s on her mind and how she’s starting fresh in 2021. — I think it’s fair to say 2020 was not the year most people were hoping for. I had all these big plans, and nearly…

Hold on to your Holiday Spirit: Balancing Finals & Winter Festivities

December 2, 2020 Community Life Student Peer Advisors

Check out Peer Advisor Emma Stopek’s tips on keeping up that good ol’ holiday spirit in the midst of at-home finals and the general malaise of 2020! For as long as I can recall, December has evoked memories of sipping hot chocolate, watching Elf surrounded by family, and the cozy…

Advice from the (Peer) Advisors: Budgeting your Attention

November 17, 2020 Community Life Student Peer Advisors Student Voices

Check out Peer Advisor Parker Blackwell’s advice on budgeting your attention and how to stay productive in these unique times. Throughout my experience with remote learning these last few months, I’ve found that without routine location changes, everything melds together. Snack breaks take over online lectures, and with finals approaching,…

#HonorsProblems: How to Curb that Impostor Syndrome and Embrace Your Awesome

November 17, 2020 Student Peer Advisors Student Voices

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Advice from the (Peer) Advisors: Tips from an Extrovert on Enjoying Time Spent Alone

October 20, 2020 Community Life Student Peer Advisors

Check out Peer Advisor Claire Shelby’s tips on how to make the most of your alone time, even if you’re an extrovert! Well, we’ve made it through half of our online semester (or a quarter of our online year if we’re being real)! I’m truly proud of us all, because…

A Writ of Writing “Right”

October 13, 2020 Community Life Student Peer Advisors Student Voices

Check out these writing tips from Peer Advisor Matthew Stauder! Coming into college, I thought I was a great writer. I soon learned, however, that simply utilizing a number of words one would only find in a thesaurus plus sentences with 3 separate clauses was not what constituted “great writing.”…

Finding Community at GW

September 21, 2020 Community Life Student Peer Advisors

Check out the following discourse about finding community, even in this virtual semester. Like many incoming first year students, I struggled a lot in finding community within GW. My first year I shopped around with student organizations, met loads of fellow students, and became incredibly close with my roommates. But…

Painting with Bob Ross – and Claire and Mei!

September 8, 2020 Community Life Events Student Peer Advisors

UHPers, have you ever wanted to take up painting as a hobby? Well your chance is here! Join Peer Advisors Claire and Mei on Friday, September 18, at 6:30PM EST for a delightful evening of painting and Bob Ross. He’ll walk you all through all the steps to paint his Distant Mountains…