Peer Educators

Our Peer Educators are recognized as Certified Peer Educators (CPE) through NASPA. Who better to discuss health topics with than your peers?! PATH educators develop communication, research, and teamwork skills as they engage their fellow TWU Pioneers in a variety of health and wellbeing activities to create a healthier campus. You can find PATH members on campus educating about sexual health, healthy relationships, drugs and alcohol, impaired driving, bystander intervention, nutrition, and stress management.

For information on upcoming programs, follow @HealthyTWU on Twitter and Instagram. To request PATH to present to your group, complete our program request form. If you would like more information on how to schedule presentations or any questions regarding membership, please email PATH.

Applications for Fall 2025 are now open! Applications are due by April 4th.

More Information

Apply to Become a Peer Educator

As a TWU Peer Educator, you will gain valuable experience that can be applied in your
future endeavors, strengthen your work experience and enhance your resume. While all Peer
Educators are volunteers, we operate on a points system and those who meet the semester point
requirements will be eligible for a stipend and graduation swag.

If interested in applying to become a Peer Educator, please fill out our application.

Interview Process

Once you fill out the application, you will be contacted to set up a time for a brief interview. Please
reach out to Amy Allison (PATH Advisor) if you have any questions.

What is a Peer Educator?

Responsibilities

Attend (in-person) weekly health topic training meetings every Thursday from 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM during the Fall & Spring semesters at Student Health Services.

Pass knowledge competencies on health topics to facilitate educational events across campus

Plan educational interventions on various health topics

Facilitate health topic events & activities for fellow TWU students

Connect students to relevant health & wellness resources

Serve as a Peer Educator for TWU campus community

Marketable Skills

Skills that will be learned or enhanced as a Peer Educator may include, but are not limited to:

Adaptability
Assessment
Confidentiality
Conflict Resolution
Crisis Management
Critical thinking/problem solving skills
Leadership
Literature Review
Networking/Collaboration
Program Planning
Public Speaking
Resource knowledge
Teamwork
Technology skills
Time Management

Find PATH on Pioneer Engage.

U in the Driver Seat

PATH partners with U in the Driver Seat, a peer to peer education program for college students dedicated to reducing their number one killer - car crashes.

Here are some stats you may not know:

There is a higher total number of fatalities for 18-24 year olds (college) than 13-17 year old (jr. high/high school) group: 651 vs 114
56% of fatalities occurred on the weekend (Friday through Sunday)
Crashes increased by 22% from Wednesday to Thursday as more and more students are going out on Thursdays.
In 2016, 221,237 drivers aged 18-24 were involved in a car crash in Texas and of those crashes, 1,553 young adults died. (TxDOT C.R.I.S.)

Peers Against Tobacco

PATH partners with Peers Against Tobacco (PAT), a peer-led initiative to eradicate tobacco use on college campuses across Texas. We're here to help educate fellow students about the dangers of all forms of tobacco use.

TWU is a Peers Against Tobacco Campus.

Texas Quit Line: 1-877-YES-QUIT (1-877-937-7848)

DIFFA

TWU is a DIFFA-Dallas grantee. PATH provides educational resources, presentations, and information about HIV.

Page last updated 1:29 PM, January 31, 2025