Apply to serve as a BGS peer mentor to the class of 2028 next fall!
The opportunity: BGS Peer Facilitators are a critical part of the BGS first year experience, serving as a mentor, teacher, advisor, coach, and crucial connecting link for first year students.
- As paid student workers, PFs receive training from the Center for Excellence in Peer Education and get to help shape the curriculum for the next BGS class.
Benefits include:
- Developing leadership skills.
- Connecting with faculty and staff.
- Building community within Honors.
- Work eight paid hours/week in Fall 2024.
How to apply: Download the Peer Facilitator application and submit 1) the completed app, 2) your resume, and 3) unofficial transcript to Honors@cofc.edu by Thursday, February 1 at 5 p.m.
- Go deeper: check out the full job description below for more details.
HONS 100: Beyond George Street (BGS) Peer Facilitator Job Description
The Honors College is seeking Honors students to serve as Peer Facilitators for the HONS 100: Beyond George Street course to be taught in Fall 2024. Students will be selected based on individual BGS performance, review of the application, statement of interest, and interview.
Selected students will be required to complete the PF training course through the Center for Excellence in Peer Education during Spring 2024 or at the beginning of Fall 2024. The course will be offered at the following times.
Spring 2024 – Express II TEDU 205-02 (20769) TR 3:05 PM-4:45 PM
Fall 2024 – Express I TEDU 205 MW 3:00 PM – 4:40 PM
*Students will receive 2 credit hours for the course and may choose from either of the times above.
Peer Facilitators will commit to at least 7 hours per week in Fall 2024, including class meeting time and one BGS Team meeting per week. Students will be paid $10/hour.
The Peer Facilitator Application Deadline is Thursday, February 1st at 5 PM. Applications can be downloaded directly from the HUB and should be submitted to Honors@cofc.edu as pdfs.
Peer Facilitator Requirements:
- Member of the Honors College in good standing
- Either currently enrolled or completed Honors First Year Experience (BGS and Honors Engaged)
- Availability to take Spring or Fall 2024 Express training course at one of the times listed above
- Attend Spring 2024 retreat (April 13, 2024) and Fall 2024 retreat (August 15, 2024)
- Willingness to plan Fall 2024 schedule to accommodate Honors BGS (this includes keeping the time for our weekly team meeting open and keeping the period before and after the assigned class meeting time open)
- No more than 15 hours of course load in Fall 2024 (negotiable in some cases; not including TEDU 205)
- No more than 15 hours of outside activities – including other jobs/clubs/sports
Preference will be given to students who meet the following criteria:
- Those with a GPA of 3.4 or higher
- Those with exemplary work when they were BGS students
- Those who plan to take no more than 15 hours in Fall 2024
- Those who have reasonable time commitments in Fall 2024 that do not detract from BGS PF responsibilities