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Peer Leader Info Session Spring 2009. Why Be a Peer Leader?. The Peer Leader Program has the potential to impact the greatest number of students with our most vulnerable population, first-year students. Ask our panel of experts why they became Peer Leaders!. What Do Peer Leaders Do?.
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Why Be a Peer Leader? • The Peer Leader Program has the potential to impact the greatest number of students with our most vulnerable population, first-year students. Ask our panel of experts why they became Peer Leaders!
What Do Peer Leaders Do? • Work closely with the teacher and students in an IDS 110 (Intro to University Life) class • Serve as a resource for the students in that class • Offer assistance to the teacher. This may include: • Teaching lessons • Answering questions • Leading activities/discussions • Develop leadership skills while helping first-year students make the transition to university life!
What Does a Typical Day in the Life of a Peer Leader Look Like? Let’s ask our panel of experts!
Requirements • Cumulative GPA of 3.0 • Enrollment in IDS 310, a 1 credit hours course for leadership instruction • Completion of Peer Leader training • Good interpersonal and communication skills • Strong work ethic • High standards for ethics and integrity • Respect for the University and its students, faculty, and staff • Desire to serve others
Expectations • Be prepared with icebreakers and to teach lessons • Be able to teach students about campus resources • Help facilitate classroom discussions • Meet with teacher weekly to plan sessions • E-mail students who miss class • Take attendance • Maintain confidentiality
So Peer Leaders help first-year students. What’s in it for me? • Become a leader on campus • Earn 1 credit hour for IDS 310 • Make friends and share ideas with fellow Peer Leaders • Have a rockin’ resume! • Make a difference in the lives of students • Peer Leader Jackets! Panel of Experts…anything to add?
Step #1 Fill out an application! • You can find this online at: www.missouristate.edu/firstyearprograms/peer_leadership.htm • Applications must be TYPED and are due to University Hall Room 205 NO LATER THAN Friday, March 20th at 5 p.m.
Step #2 Find 2 Faculty/Staff members to fill out a reference form for you! • NOT an RA, NOT a Peer Leader, NOT your best friend! • These can also be found online at the same website listed above. • It is YOUR responsibility to get these forms turned in—don’t ask instructors to fill them out the day before they’re due! • Your reference forms are due to University Hall Room 205 NO LATER THAN Friday, April 3rd at 5 p.m.
Step #3 Attend Peer Leader Carousel! • This is our interview process for Peer Leader recruitment. • You MUST attend carousel to become a Peer Leader! • Carousel date: Sunday, April 5th from 2-5 pm, PSU 3rd floor • Remember, this is an interview process! Dress to impress!
Step #4 The hard part is over…now you wait! • We will send out Peer Leader offers by Wednesday, April 8th at 5 pm. • You will get one of the following responses: • You have been selected to be a Peer Leader for the 2009-2010 academic year! • You have been selected as an alternate. • You have not been selected this year, but please apply again next year!
Step #5 Peer Leader Training • You must be available on Saturday, April 18th for our Peer Leader training (location and exact time TBA).
