Our best peer leaders aren't necessarily the students who understand the content right away, but those who are always willing to try their best and learn from their mistakes! They know how challenging the course is and have a passion for helping others navigate that challenge.

We are looking for students who:

• • • will enjoy the opportunity

    • have a desire to serve others and give back to the Clemson community

    • have taken the course(s) they wish to support at Clemson

    • have effective learning and study habits to share with peers

    • are in good academic standing

If you know a student who would enjoy this leadership opportunity, please complete a recommendation form. With this form you will find a guide for sharing the skills you have observed in your interactions with a student.

Faculty and staff play a critical role in shaping how students perceive and choose to utilize success resources. Students and peer leaders regularly tell us they started using our services because their instructor or a staff member referred them. We appreciate you advocating for ASC services when you talk to your students about developing their regular study routine.

Instructors: You are the most qualified to translate the value of our services in the context of your course material. You can uniquely refer students to our services by connecting course learning objectives to what it means to effectively utilize PAL and/or Tutoring for success in the course. 

As you reflect on ways to help students see the value of our resources, we believe the following can help you craft your message to students:

• How do I want students to engage with course content outside of class?

• How much time should students be actively studying each week? 

• What study skills should students employ to learn effectively for my course?

When you share habits of successful students with your class, this encourages them to use beneficial resources, such as PAL and Tutoring. This approach also shapes student perception of PAL and Tutoring as a strategic use of their time rather than a remediation for those who are "struggling".

If seeing our services in action would be beneficial, please let us know by emailing ascpeerlearning@g.clemson.edu.

The more information we have about supported courses, curriculum changes, and student challenges, the better equipped we are to prepare our peer leaders for effectively supporting student learning. We strive to adapt our peer leader training to fit the current needs of students. This type of "inside" information from instructors and student service staff gives us leverage in tailoring the training experience. We have included a few examples below to illustrate how we would use information you may share with us:

• If your students will experience a flipped classroom - 

  • • Our training may highlight the types of questions students will ask after watching the lecture

    • Our leaders may be tasked with sharing strategies that help students independently engage with course content

• If students seem to be entering your class with a different level of understanding of material -

  • • Our training may emphasize approaches that effectively engage frustrated students and encourage to self-reflection

    • We can work alongside you to compile resources to infuse into their sessions

No matter how "simple" you think the information is, it is valuable for us as we train and support our peer leaders. You can share information anytime by emailing ascpeerlearning@g.clemson.edu.