Learning Community Peer Leader Positions

Peer Leaders within the Learning Commons are upper-class students who provide academic support and mentorship and facilitate Learning Community (LC) meetings throughout the year.  Peer Leaders are responsible for leading Learning Community meetings each week with content focused on the First Year Target Learning Areas, planning and implementing social events for LC students, and providing individual and small group mentoring. Peer Leaders attend weekly meetings, have weekly office hours, and develop lesson plans to meet the needs of their students. Peer Leaders must have experience and the academic background needed to address the academic needs and interests of their students. An important role of Peer Leaders is collaborating with faculty, advisors, organizations, and others to give students a high quality LC experience that prepares them for subsequent academic accomplishments.

Competitive Peer Leader applicants will:

• Have completed at least one full year at UC
• Hold minimum of sophomore status
• Maintain minimum of a 3.0 cumulative UC GPA
• Be able to dedicate up to 8 hours each week to the position (fewer than 24 hours of on-campus hourly employment across all positions)

Applicants must submit at least 1 reference, and 2 references are encouraged. Students should solicit references from individuals who have seen the student’s academic, leadership, and interpersonal skills. 

References can be from faculty, staff, advisors, previous/current supervisors, and/or Peer Leaders.

The PLCRL position carries the same responsibilities as the Peer Leader position but carries some additional Content Review related responsibilities.  

Peer Leader/Content Review Leaders (PLCRL) within the Learning Commons are upper-class students who provide academic support and mentorship and facilitate Learning Community (LC) meetings throughout the year. PLCRLs are responsible for leading twice weekly Learning Community meetings, with one meeting focused on the First Year Target Learning Areas, and the other on review of material from a target first year course (BIOL 1081, CHEM 1040, etc). PLCRLs develop their own lesson plans for First Year Target meetings using techniques learned in PL training. On content review days, PLCRLs are provided with course-based activity instructions and answer keys, which they can adapt to meet their students’ needs through facilitation and other strategies learned during CRL training.    

PLCRLs also plan and implement social events for LC students, provide individual and small group mentoring, hold weekly office hours, and attend weekly meetings. Peer Leaders must have experience and the academic background needed to address the academic needs and interests of their students. An important role of Peer Leaders is collaborating with faculty, advisors, organizations, and others to give students a high-quality LC experience that prepares them for subsequent academic accomplishments. 

Competitive Peer Leader/Content Review Leader applicants will: 

• Have completed at least one full year at UC 
• Hold minimum of sophomore status 
• Maintain minimum of a 3.0 cumulative UC GPA 
• B or above in the course reviewed in their Learning Community 
• Be able to dedicate up to 8 hours each week to the position (fewer than 24 hours of on-campus hourly employment across all positions) 

Applicants must submit at least 1 reference, and 2 references are encouraged. Students should solicit references from individuals who have seen the student’s academic, leadership, and interpersonal skills.  

References can be from faculty, staff, advisors, previous/current supervisors, and/or Peer Leaders.