Peer Educator Application and Program Timeline

Peer Educator Application and Program Timeline

Peer Educator Application and Program Timeline:

  1. Complete and submit your application to the Dean of Students Office or to the Wellness Center by October 31 at 11:59pm.
  2. Applications may also be submitted electronically, by sending your application via email to Ray or Katie .
  3. Applicants will be asked to attend an interview between November 1 to November 10, 2016.
  4. Selected applicants will be notified by Friday, November 17.
  5. All selected applicants will be required to attend a full day training(8:30am-5pm) during the Winter Break. Date and location of training will be provided at a later date.

Peer Educator Program Application Information:

UCCS PEAK Peer Educators are volunteers who work to increase the health and safety of UCCS’s campus. They are committed to making a difference in our community. We can only accept a limited number of students. We encourage you to be thoughtful and clear in communicating why you would be a good choice for the program. When filling out this application:

  • Please fill out the student information and answer all questions.
  • Respond to the questions using specific examples and experiences.
  • Be thoughtful with your responses to the questions
  • If you are submitting your application electronically, save your application as a Word Document, and re-title the file with your name and “PE Application” (Example: John Doe-PE Application)

Peer Educator Program Application Accommodations:

The university is committed to equal opportunity and non-discrimination in all programs and activities. Any student that may want to discuss an alternative format application submission, please contact Ray Fisco () or Katie Gordon ().

MISSION
Peer Educators are a diverse group of UCCS students who work in conjunction with other university services to deliver preventative and holistic programs and events to fellow students. They are trained by specialists in topics such as alcohol and other drugs, sexual assault and sexual health, body image, nutrition, and wellness. The PEAK Peer Education program commits to four guiding principles: Promotion, Empowerment, Action, and Knowledge.

  • Promotion: To the promotion of wellness as a way of life and the services that support a culture of wellness on campus
  • Empowerment: To empower peers to make informed decisions about their own health behaviors and lifestyles
  • Action: To keep an action oriented philosophy, never staying stagnant or accepting current health trends as truths unable to change
  • Knowledge: To gain the knowledge required to create evidence-based, high quality and responsible programs, events, and initiatives, and to share this knowledge with others

EXPECTATIONS OF PEER EDUCATORS
PEAK Peer Educators agree to the following

  • Attendance at semester Training Days
  • Attendance all all weekly meetings (3 Unexcused absences)
  • Missed training sessions must be made up on own time
  • Notify advisors prior to missed meeting or training
  • Involvement in a minimum of 3 programs and events throughout the semester
  • Remaining in good academic standing (GPA above 2.5)
  • Participating in Save Act Training
  • HIPPA and FERPA training and attention to confidentiality & privacy when reporting or talking to individuals
  • Being a CSA (Campus Reporting Authority) on campus- reporting violence towards self or others (intended or otherwise), drug use, sexual assault, discrimination, and harassment
  • Consistently check email and respond to emails in a timely manner
  • Respectful behavior and abiding by university code of conduct at all times
  • Remaining alcohol and drug free 12 hours prior to an official event
  • While wearing official Peer Educator apparel, Peer Educators agree to consider themselves in an official Peer Educator role, and refrain from purchasing and/or using alcohol and other substances, breaking UCCS Code of Conduct, and behaving in a way that could diminish the Peer Educator mission or reputation on campus or in the Colorado Springs community in any way

*Failure to meet these expectations may result in member losing “active” status for a semester

Peer Educator Application

Name:

Student ID#:

Phone #:

UCCS Email:

Local Address (if on campus, Building and Room #)

Major/Concentration:

Current Year in School(indicate one): ____1 ____2 ____3 ____4 ____5+

Anticipated Date of Graduation:

Have you applied to the Peer Educator Program before? ______Yes______No

Current overall GPA:

We are committed to supporting your academic success: if you are below a 2.5 GPA or are on academic probation, please explain.

  1. Please describe your other work, academic, family, extracurricular commitments. Will you be able to commit time for weekly meetings, events, and programs that will occur on weekends, evenings, and during the day? Please list any concern that you have in volunteering on weekends, evenings, and during the day due to other commitments.
  1. Describe a situation in which your beliefs, values, or world views were challenged in a personal or professional setting. How did you handle the situation? Explain if the experience taught you anything about yourself or altered your own opinions.
  1. Describe your openness to interacting with and supporting people from different backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. Why is it important to understand and value these differences?
  1. How do you think you will be able to influence the choices and attitudes of other UCCS students?
  1. What does being a leader mean to you? Please give an example of a time you were a leader in a situation. (Keep in mind, not all leaders have the title of being a leader)
  1. Why is prevention programming and education on college campuses important to you?
  1. What is exciting to you about the possibility of being a Peer Educator?
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