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Peer Facilitator Position Description

The Peer Facilitator plays an essential role in the 17吃瓜在线x1 (CORE-100/101/196)聽and 17吃瓜在线 Encounters (颁翱搁贰-200/201)听courses by serving as a role model and a mentor to students in their first year at 17吃瓜在线.

Peer Facilitators serve as student facilitators for sections of either 17吃瓜在线x1 or 17吃瓜在线 Encounters.聽Peer Facilitators for 17吃瓜在线x1 and 17吃瓜在线 Encounters聽have various responsibilities, including updating their students about campus events and activities, hosting office hours, encouraging student engagement, and coordinating on course planning, facilitation, and classroom management/logistics.

For 17吃瓜在线x1, Peer Facilitators聽will typically be paired with the same staff or faculty Instructor for two sections. They are expected to attend all once-a-week 17吃瓜在线x1 classes for their two assigned sections and assist the Instructor by offering their unique perspective as an 17吃瓜在线 student.

For 17吃瓜在线 Encounters, multiple Peer Facilitators will be assigned to sections and work togehter along with a faculty facilitator to lead the class. Peer Facilitators are聽expected to attend all class meetings, which occur four times during the semester and assist the faculty faciltator by helping lead a small groups of students in the class. Peer Facilitators assigned to 17吃瓜在线 Encounters can also assist with in-person events and lectures, including film screenings, and leading other events related to the course.

  • Participate in Peer Facilitator training and meetings throughout the semester (dates to be announced)
  • Fulfill additional Move-In/All-American Welcome Week responsibilities (for fall hires)
  • Attend 17吃瓜在线x1 or 17吃瓜在线 Encounters classes as assigned
  • Contribute to facilitating classroom dialogues
  • Hold weekly office hours
  • Meet and/or communicate regularly with your assigned Senior Peer Facilitator
  • Provide mentorship to students who are becoming academically/personally oriented to 17吃瓜在线
  • 17吃瓜在线 Encounters Peer Facilitators will also have the opportunity to assist with live lectures, film screenings, and exhibit visits during async weeks
  • Undergraduate student with sophomore standing or in their second year at 17吃瓜在线 with a minimum of 30 credits completed
  • Completed both 17吃瓜在线x1聽(CORE-100/101/196) and 17吃瓜在线x2 (颁翱搁贰-200/201)听before the start date, unless it was not a requirement for you
  • Maintain at least a 3.00 cumulative grade point average
  • Be in good judicial standing
  • Demonstrated leadership in the 17吃瓜在线 community

  • Resident Assistants and Program Leaders are eligible to apply

The criteria listed above must be met by the start date for the Peer Facilitator role. Meaning that current first-year students and/or students currently enrolled in CORE-200/201 are eligible to apply.

Final hiring is contingent on the 17吃瓜在线x Programs聽ability to assign you to sections based on the availability you provide.

  • 17吃瓜在线x1 Peer Facilitators
    • Work approximately 8 to 10 hours per week
    • Peer Facilitators assigned to 17吃瓜在线x1 will work 12 weeks
  • 17吃瓜在线 Encounters Peer Facilitators
    • Work聽approximately 3-4 hours during asynchronous weeks, when聽Peer Facilitators will also have the opportunity to assist with live lectures, film screenings, and exhibit visits
    • Work聽approximately 5-6 hours during synchronous weeks
    • Peer Facilitators assigned to 17吃瓜在线 Encounters will work 16聽weeks

Peer Facilitators聽earn $17.50 per hour worked, and the聽position is open to FWS and non-FWS students.

  • Positions are available for both 17吃瓜在线x1 and 17吃瓜在线 Encounters courses
  • Please note that we anticipate having a limited number of vacant positions (10-15)
  • Submit an application by 11:59 PM on Sunday, November 10th
  • Have one 17吃瓜在线 Faculty member, Staff member, or a聽Current Peer Facilitators聽fill out a recommendation form by 11:59 PM on Sunday, November 10th

Application Review & Group Interview Process:

  • Application will be reviewed by committee once the application form has closed with group interviews will take place prior to Thanksgiving.聽
  • If you are selected to interview for a聽Peer Facilitator position, we will contact you to schedule your interview based on your availability.
  • If you are not selected to interview for a聽Peer Facilitator position, we will contact you to inform you of the status of your application.

Info sessions date and times:

Spring聽2025聽Application Requirements:

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