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Peer Adviser Application

Are you interested in becoming a Peer Adviser for The Advising Center?

Peer Advisers represent an integral part of The Advising Center team.

Peer Advisers assist students with:

  • Scheduling courses
  • Understanding degree requirements
  • Navigating academic procedures

Peer Advisers also have the opportunity to collaborate with professional advisers, work in a professional atmosphere, assist faculty members, represent The Advising Center at campus events and create and implement programs that raise awareness of the Advising Center and its resources.

This is a paid position that allows students to become involved leaders on campus.

Qualifications

You must be a Penn State Abington student who has completed at least 30 credits by the end of Fall 2021, with a minimum CGPA of 2.5. A minimum CGPA of 2.5 must also be maintained while serving as a Peer Adviser.

Primary Responsibilities

  • Commit to full academic year Fall and Spring semesters, roughly 10 hours per week
  • Provide advising assistance to students who visit The Advising Center
  • Learn the advising process, campus resources, and academic policies
  • Lead advising awareness events and programs around campus
  • Create and implementing special projects
  • Assist The Advising Center staff in helping the office run smoothly

We are seeking applicants with strong interpersonal skills, clear and consistent communication, empathy, problem-solving abilities, computer literacy, comfort in multi-tasking, respect for confidentiality, team-orientation, patience, creativity, and time management skills.

All of the information listed above is accurate; I hereby give consent to have staff member from The Advising Center verify my academic and judicial standing by checking university records.

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Jodi Destro
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