You support your students.

We support each other.

Who we are

The UPPLC brings together peer-driven program leaders from across Utah. Participants include Snow College, SUU, UVU, Weber and others.

No participation or membership fees.

Hosting quarterly virtual meetings to share knowledge, tackle common issues, and grow stronger through connections.

Facilitated by Trula’s Chief Impact Officer, Beth Haggett, PhD, MSW, LCSW, NBCHWC, and Trula’s VP of Customer Success & Operations, Tasha McNamee, MBA.

WHY ATTEND A MEETING

Leave with more than you came with.

Practical ideas you can use Monday

Walk away with activities, templates, and discussion ideas you can apply right away.

Shared solutions to real challenges

Talk through mentor training, engagement, turnover, accountability, and burnout with experienced colleagues.

Colleagues who get it

Build trusted relationships with professionals who understand the unique work of leading peer programs.

A statewide perspective

Learn what’s working across Utah institutions through shared experience and research.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM OCTOBER MEETING

UPPLC meets for a focused, one-hour virtual gathering designed to be practical, collaborative, and worthwhile.

October’s featured topic:

  • Recognizing early warning signs: Identifying when mentors and students need additional support and what to do when you notice it. Discussion led by Katie Silvester, Snow College and Ariel Olson, Weber State University.

  • Piloting the resource hub: UPPLC participants will get free access to the Trula digital resource hub, which features online tools and videos for coaches. In this session, Tasha McNamee and Beth Haggett, from Trula, led a discussion to identify a program to pilot the hub this fall.

Katie Silvester
Academic Advisor, Snow College

Ariel Olson
A.D. for First Year Experience Weber State University

DATE & TIME
October 14, 2026 | 2:00 PM MT

FORMAT
Virtual · About 1 hour

Who should attend the meeting?

UPPLC meetings are for anyone who leads or supports a peer-driven program in Utah higher education, including:

  • Peer mentor programs

  • Peer coaching

  • First-year experience

  • Success coaching

  • Accessibility mentors

  • Resident advisors

  • Orientation leaders

  • Peer education

If your work equips students to guide, encourage, educate, or support their peers, you belong.

Questions about UPPLC?

If you’d like to learn more about the consortium or the UPPLC resource hub, complete the form and we’ll get back to you before the October meeting. Prefer email? Contact tasha@trula.com.