PATH (Personal Advancement Through Habits) is an eight-week, peer mentor-led program that combines online coursework and small-group discussions to guide student reflection and personal development. Launched in 2016, the program focuses on managing stress, perfectionism, and personal growth. During 2024–25, 88 students completed PATH; about 90 percent reported a positive personal change, more than 60 percent reported growth in self-awareness, and roughly half reported improved motivation and goal-setting skills. The program originated nearly ten years ago from efforts to support students facing intense short-term challenges and to provide language and tools to recognize how stress manifests in academic life.
"From the second he described it, my jaw was on the floor."
"I was like, 'Yep-that's exactly what I need.'"
"I thought I couldn't be a perfectionist because I wasn't performing highly enough."
"It wasn't until PATH when I was able to get the vocabulary to identify how stress showed up in my life."
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