Peer Leaders are upper-level student leaders who serve as mentors and role models in first-year student courses. Peer Leaders are paired with a University faculty or staff member teaching a variety of first-year courses. These courses are designed to help first-year students adjust to the University, develop a better understanding of campus resources, and acquire essential academic success skills.

What are the benefits of serving as a Peer Leader?
Some of the benefits of being a Peer Leader include, but are not limited to the following:
- Develop and articulate transferable skills appropriate to personal and professional goals.
- Enhance communication and facilitation skills.
- Strengthen personal leadership identity.
- Establish positive relationships with fellow students, faculty, and staff.
- Play a vital role with the University community.
Before applying to be a Peer Leader, please review the requirements, responsibilities, and mandatory dates.
Requirements
- Submit the completed Peer Leader application by Monday, March 1, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. CST.
- Attend Spring Retreat on the afternoon of Sunday, March 21, 2021 (exact time and location TBA).
- Attend Peer Leader and Instructor Meet and Greet on the evening of Monday, March 22, 2021 (exact time and location TBA).
- Enroll in UA 110 – Peer Leader 101 (one credit hour, graded course; Wednesday afternoons at 2:00 pm) for the Fall 2021 academic semester.
- Attend all UA 110 meetings in Fall 2021 for evaluation, reflection, and processing of the Peer Leader experience.
- Attend all class meetings for the first-year compass course in which you are assigned as a Peer Leader (Fall 2021).
- Create and sustain positive working relationships with paired instructor.
- Plan and execute engagement opportunities for first-year students in your assigned course.
Responsibilities
- Serve as mentor to first-year students.
- Serve as a positive role-model to first-year students.
- Assist with the instruction of first-year courses.
Mandatory Dates
Edit
Event |
Date |
Peer Leader Spring Retreat |
Sunday, March 21, 2021 |
Peer Leader and Instructor Meet and Greet |
Monday, March 22, 2021 |
Fall Forum Class |
Wednesdays from 2 – 2:50 p.m. in Fall 2021 |
Application Timeline
Edit
Event |
Date |
Application Available |
February 8, 2021 |
Application Deadline |
March 1, 2021 |
Interview Days |
March 8-10, 2021 |
Notify Applicants of Selection |
By March 12, 2021 |
Apply to be a Peer Leader
Fall 2021 Peer Leader Application