Once you get on campus, you, your Peer Mentor, and your Peer Mentor group will go through orientation together in order to prepare you for your transition from high school to college life. By the end, we promise you will feel more than ready to start your Washington College career! 2015 - 2016 Peer Mentors Peer Mentor groups generally consist of 10-15 new students and their Peer Mentor. For those of you who are starting Washington College in the fall, your Peer Mentor group will likely be your classmates in your GRW or ENG 101 section. This means that on your first day of class, you will already have a core group of friends which allows you to start your academic journey with a solid foundation.
Freebase(5.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition: Fir. Fir is a genus of 48â55 species of evergreen coniferous tree in the family Pinaceae. It is found through much of North and Central America, Europe, Asia, and North Africa, occurring in mountains over most of the range.
Balsam fir is the most cold-hardy and aromatic of all firs. It seems to gladly suffer the Canadian cold but is also comfortable when planted in mid-latitude eastern North America. Also known as A. balsamea, it normally grows to a height of 60 feet and can live at sea level to 6,000 feet.