Peer Academic Advisors, or PAAs, are students that have been broadly trained in numerous areas of academic life here at Rice and serve as liaisons between students, faculty advisors, and the Office of Academic Advising.
Generally speaking, college PAA teams coordinate numerous group and individual activities that attempt to strengthen the academic vitality at their respective residential colleges. They offer accurate advice regarding specific classes, research opportunities, studying abroad, and academic rules, regulations, and procedures, or any topic as it relates to academics. Even if a particular PAA cannot answer each and every detailed question, they can serve as a helpful resource to point students in the right direction of someone who can. In this way, interactions between academics, learning, and especially advising are ongoing dynamic conversations which involve multiple perspectives, not just a prescription for registration.