Would you like to become more involved in your Living-Learning Community? Would you like to give back and support fellow students? The hiring process for Peer Leaders is now open and I hope you will consider applying! What is a Peer Leader?

Peer Leaders are upper-year students who share their experience with first-year students and act as a link to resources and people on campus. Peer Leaders also organize programs that enhance students’ in-class learning and further develop skills such as teamwork, communication, problem solving, and critical thinking.

Be a Peer Leader!

We are looking for students to become Peer Leaders for the Accounting and Finance Living Learning Communities in the Winter 2014 term. Anyone in the following programs can apply:

o Accounting and Financial Management

o Computing and Financial Management

o Biotechnology/Chartered Accountancy

o Mathematics/Chartered Accountancy

We’re looking for upper-year students who have:

excellent communication skills
proven leadership ability
good academic standing
the ability to work independently and as a member of a team
good judgment
a sincere desire to help first-year students
familiarity with their faculty, campus resources, and academic opportunities

Apply online now to be a Winter 2014 Peer Leader: https://leads.uwaterloo.ca/Advertisement/Details/59. Applications are rolling - we will be interviewing and offering positions until the team is full – applications close at 11:59pm on Sunday, November 17th.