Peer Mentor Application Updated on: February 23, 2021 Please read the following requirements for serving as a Peer Mentor in the First-Year Seminar:DIRECTIONS: FYS Peer Mentors are students who are selected by First-Year Seminar (FYS) faculty to assist them with their courses each fall. Many faculty ask specific students to apply to be their peer mentors; some select peer mentors from the general pool of applicants. Any currently enrolled student may apply. PLEASE NOTE: If you have served as a peer mentor (FSL/CL) in the past, you cannot be a peer mentor again. Since the application process is competitive, please note that not all applicants will be chosen as peer mentors. STEP 1: Please read and acknowledge the following before completing your application. I understand that if selected as a peer mentor, I am committing myself to the following: * I commit to attending the Peer Educator Institute on Saturday, April 29th and additional FYS peer mentor training in May as required.. * I will commit to being on campus one week before classes begin in the fall, and will attend peer mentor training, and all designated meetings held during the week leading up to the start of classes, as determined by the professor. * I understand that if I miss any of the above meetings, it may be grounds for my dismissal from the peer mentor program. I understand that Erin Copple Smith (Director) may review my transcript and confer with my mentor and with others on campus in determining my appropriateness to represent Austin College as a student leader.By checking the box below, I acknowledge that (1) I have not served as a peer mentor in the past, and (2) I have read and accept the above requirements.* Yes, I acknowledge STEP #2 : Please choose ONE of the following options.(A) IF A SPECIFIC FYS PROFESSOR HAS INVITED YOU TO APPLY TO BE ONE OF THEIR PEER MENTORS, please select that professor’s name from the following list. (This ensures that your application will ONLY be sent to them) Saritha Bangara Nate Bigelow Wayne Crannell Josh Edge Michael Fairley Loriann Garcia Felix Harcourt Aaron Harrison Mindy Landeck Peter Marks Jack Mealy Wayne Meyer Kerri-Anne Mitchell Mark Monroe Andra Petrean Ashley Tharayil Hunt Tooley Ivette Vargas-O’Bryan Brian Watkins (B) If a specific professor has NOT invited you to apply, please select the “Open Applicant” button below. (Your application will be considered by all professors who use the open pool.) Open Applicant STEP #3: As a part of the application process, you must secure a reference from an additional Austin College faculty or staff member. Please put that faculty or staff member’s email address in the box below, and a link to the faculty/staff reference form will be emailed to them. (NOTE: do not enter a faculty or staff member’s email address unless you have already contacted them, and they have agreed to be your reference).* STEP #4: Complete every box below.Name* First Last Mentor's Name* First Last Current Year classification (junior, sophomore, first-year)* Student ID Number* AC Suite #* Major (or planned major; undecided is fine)* Minor (or planned minor; undecided is fine)* Phone*Email* Current GPA* Anticipated Graduation Date* STEP #5: Please select all of the following components that apply:Which of the following components of campus life have you participated in: Campus organizations/activities (e.g.: fraternities/sororities, religious life, clubs) Residential life (e.g.: serving as an RA) Athletics Academic honor societies Student government Academic support systems (e.g.: tutoring, student worker for Career Services, Peer Writing Assistant, library reference assistant) Departmental TA Pre-Health sciences Student research Other If you selected "Campus organizations/activities" above, please list the organizations you've been involved with. If you selected "Departmental TA" above, please indicate the department(s) for which you've served as a TA. If you selected "Other" above, please explain. STEP #6: Please respond to the following questions, limiting your responses to 150-300 words per question.Tell us about your involvement on & off campus. How has your involvement prepared you to serve as a FYS peer mentor?What is your definition of a peer mentor? Describe what you perceive the role of a peer mentor to be and how you would perform such a role.What personal attributes, skills, or qualifications do you bring to the position that would contribute to the FYS course?What aspects of your identity have impacted your college experience, and what has that impact been?What has been your biggest challenge in transitioning to college? How have you handled that challenge?How are you hoping to grow & learn from this role? What are your goals in being a peer mentor?If there is any Professor whom you do not wish to work with, contact Erin Copple Smith as soon as possible.By entering my name, I certify that I will not be on either social or academic probation for upcoming fall semester. I also agree that if I am chosen as a peer mentor, should I later be placed on either social or academic probation, I will not be allowed to serve as a peer mentor.Name First Last Date MM slash DD slash YYYY
