Indigenous Peer Mentor Program

The Indigenous Peer Mentor Program at Dartmouth is dedicated to empowering and supporting our first year students through mentorship.

Our Indigenous Peer Mentor Program pairs experienced mentors with mentees to foster growth, share knowledge, and build strong, supportive connections.

The program includes:

• One-on-One and Group Mentorship
• Cultural Connection
• Academic Support
• Community Building

Indigenous Peer Mentors (IPMs) are upper-class undergraduate students who support and guide incoming first-year students during Native and Indigenous Pre-Orientation Program and throughout their first year on campus, under the direct supervision of the Assistant Director. They are selected from an application and interview process held during Winter – Spring terms. 

IPMs participate in required training, including a series of programs for all upper-class undergraduate mentorship programs across Dartmouth. Training programs include collaborations with Equal Opportunity, Accessibility, and Title IX, the Sexual Violence Prevention Project, and the Undergraduate Dean's Office. 

All IPMs are required to participate in a two-day Native American Program leadership retreat featuring trainings on identity mapping, Indigenous approaches to mentoring, academic resources and advising, community care, One Small Step dialogue training, and land-based connections.