Living-Learning Community Peer Leaders

What is a Peer Leader?

Peer Leaders are upper-year students who are academic mentors for students in the Living-Learning Community. Each Living-Learning Community has Peer Leaders from the relevant program (i.e. the Arts and Business Living-Learning Community has Peer Leaders who are upper-year Arts and Business students).

As a Peer Leader you'll

• develop 1-1 relationships with the eight to fifteen students in your cluster
• share your academic experience with students in your cluster
• organize academic enrichment activities for students (i.e. dinner with a prof, study session for a core course)
• refer students to campus resources (i.e. academic advisors, Counselling Services)
• encourage students to take advantage of resources and get engaged with campus life
• build connections with faculty, alumni, and other upper-year students

We're looking for candidates who

• have excellent communication, teamwork, leadership, and critical thinking skills
• enjoy and are successful in their academic program
• genuinely want to help other students

We hire Peer Leaders for the following Living-Learning Communities:

• Health Studies (read the description)
• Recreation and Leisure (read the description)
• Biology, Physical Sciences (read the description)
• Arts and Business (read the description)
• Accounting (read the description)
• China 2+2

Living-Learning is now accepting Winter 2013 applications for peer leaders for the Arts and Business, Physical Sciences and Accounting and Finance communities.

If you are interested, please submit your application. Applications will be open until Monday, May 28.
 

Selection Process

The Selection Process is comprised of several stages.

• An online application (complete with resume) must be completed for each candidate.
• Selected candidates will be invited to attend a personal interview.
• All candidates will be notified of their status following the personal interview process.

Peer Leader Application Timeline

If you have any questions regarding applying to be a Peer Leader, please contact Elizabeth Wong, Administrative Coordinator, Student Development at 519-888-4567, ext. 31314.

University College Residences

If you are interested in becoming a Peer Leader at any of the University College Residences, please contact:

• Peace and Conflict Studies, contact Mary Brubaker-Zehr
• Music, contact Mary Brubaker-Zehrs
• Faculty of Environment, contact Rob McAllister
• Social Development Studies, contact Jeff Newell