Catch the current. Navigate for success.
About Current Catch
Current Catch is designed to help first-year freshmen students move forward with renewed energy and direction to align their habits, mindset and goals with the natural flow of university life. The program utilizes micro-workshops, small group study pods, peer support systems, and engaging guest speakers to help strengthen students’ behaviors that lead to positive academic outcomes and persistence. Students will reconnect with their academic purpose and find confidence in navigating the current to avoid burnout and pursue sustainable achievement.
Students in this program will be grouped into peer pods with an upperclassman mentor and a peer accountability partner. Participants can expect to make positive social connections, to take actionable steps to improve academic and personal habits, and to build confidence and comfortability with campus life.
Attendance Commitments
- Tuesdays or Wednesdays from 2:00-3:30 p.m. in Spring Semester
- One midterm study group session and one finals study group session
Sign Up for Current Catch!
Current Catch Spring 2027 sign up dates to be announced.
Current Catch Mentors
We are currently accepting Current Catch Mentor Applications.
Do you want to help other students find their flow and adjust their habits for a successful spring semester? Apply to be a Current Catch Mentor! Applications and interview spots are limited, so apply today!
Compensation and Hourly Commitment:
- $9 an hour for no more than four hours per week
Selection Timeline:
- The Current Catch mentor application closes on Sunday, November 22nd at 11:59 p.m.
- Interviews will be held December 1-2 at various times. Interview timeslots are listed below. All candidates who apply will have an opportunity to interview. If timeslots are no longer available, you will be prompted to share your availability for December 3rd.
Required Mentor Dates:
- Mentor team spring training: Tuesday, January 12, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
- Either Tuesdays from 3:30-5 p.m. OR Wednesdays from 2-3:30 p.m. (chosen based on your availability) from January 19th-April 21st, 2027
- A biweekly mentor training with day and time to be determined based on hired mentors’ availability
- One midterms and one finals student study hall to be determined at training
- Occasional check-ins with the program manager (brief and based on the mentor’s availability)
Position Responsibilities:
- Facilitate students’ weekly sessions and study sessions
- Lead a student peer pod
- Participate in all required mentor trainings
- Serve as a positive and professional peer mentor and representative of UA First and the greater University
- Work alongside other mentors to curate materials and experiences in line with program curriculum that benefits student participants
- Keep an open line of communication with student mentees and program staff
If you have any questions about Current Catch, please contact UA First at 205-348-8804 or email Karley Fernandez Conley at kfconley@ua.edu.