UPPLC QUARTERLY MEETING
Join us for our October gathering.
October 14, 2026 · 2:00 PM MT · Virtual
Join peer program leaders from across Utah for our next UPPLC meeting — practical ideas, shared challenges, and a statewide community behind your work.
WHY ATTEND
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.
MEETING HIGHLIGHTS
What to expect on October 14th.
UPPLC meets for a focused, one-hour virtual gathering designed to be practical, collaborative, and worthwhile.
October’s featured topics:
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, will lead 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
The meeting link is sent to your email after you RSVP.
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.
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.
Don't miss the October gathering.
October 14, 2026 · 2:00 PM MT
Join us at our quarterly meeting for a chance to connect and learn.
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.