Peer mentor programs can be a crucial component of positive student learning experiences. With an objective of increasing student persistence and academic performance, the RCPD has introduced a resiliency program for freshmen registered with the Center. This program is designed to support the needs of first year MSU undergraduate students and provide them with the tools needed to develop, establish, and maintain healthy habits, and expand connections to the Spartan community.
When MSU transitioned to online learning in the spring of 2020, the Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities (RCPD) sought to create an experience to virtually build a supportive community for students with psychiatric disabilities. Shelby Gombosi and Lindsay Hill, RCPD’s Ability Access Specialists, answered the call and created the Community Groups program, an opportunity for students to connect with other RCPD-registered students and stimulate conversations regarding the prevailing issues affecting their daily lives.