Interested in Becoming a Peer Anchor?
Peer Anchors serve to support and encourage new First-Year and Transfer students’ success. Peer Anchors lead mentees through their Welcome Experience (move-in and first weekend experiences) and help new students throughout the academic year. Through one-on-one and group meetings, Peer Anchors are a knowledgeable guide for new students, a thoughtful facilitator who provide access to people and resources and ultimately serve as a role model and advocate.
Qualifications
- Be a rising sophomore, junior or senior.
- Be in good academic and student conduct standing (2.75 GPA).
- Committed to being a Shippensburg student throughout the duration of service.
- Be willing to learn and share information about the Shippensburg University community, student life, and campus resources.
- Demonstrate good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Have a genuine desire to help and support new first year students during their first semester at the university.
- Demonstrate leadership potential.
- Be self-motivated with a positive attitude.
- Display a willingness to work with and learn from students, staff, and faculty from diverse backgrounds.
Our Peer Anchor job posting will go live via Handshake in November for the upcoming Summer Peer Anchor and Fall Peer Anchor positions.
Positions are filled on a rolling basis throughout the winter and spring months. UNIV-101 Match Days occur in March (prior to registration) & April. We employ roughly 45-60 Peer Anchors depending on number of UNIV 101 sections offered in a given semester.
Peer Anchor Hiring Process
- Submit a Student Employment Application on Handshake
- Upload a resume to the Peer Anchor posting
- Successfully complete a 30-minute interview with the FYE team
- Maintain the qualifications listed above
- Attend our required training and professional development series