The Partner Educational Effectiveness Resources (PEER) program provides funding and training for undergraduate peer mentors (UPMs) and undergraduate learning assistants (ULAs) for a limited number of courses. See below for a definition of these positions.
For approved courses, Office of Teaching and Learning will:
- Provide approved funding to departments for employing UPMs or ULAs (see funding table below)
- Offer INT125: Supporting University Learning for UPMs and ULAs to learn about peer mentoring practice
- Offer advice and guidance for departments and faculty who want to incorporate peer mentors or ULAs
- Hold once-weekly UPM/ULA office hours for students working in the positions and/or faculty
- Provide research/professional development funding for faculty mentors working with UPMs/ULAs (up to $2000/qtr). The funds will be made available at the conclusion of each quarter of mentoring.
Departments must:
- Hire all undergraduate peer mentors and peer learning assistants
- Handle all processing of timecards
Faculty who receive UPM or ULA funding must:
- Attend PEER Faculty Seminar (3 hours):
- November 13, 2-5pm, Office of Teaching & Learning Conference Room: Kerr Hall 1110
- November 17, 10am-1pm, CITRAL: Library Room 1576 (First Floor Ocean Side)
- Recruit and select UPMs and/or ULAs
- Provide discipline-specific training for UPMs and/or ULAs
- Regularly communicate and meet with UPMs and/or ULAs
- Collaborate with OTL and provide feedback on the experience of using UPMs or ULAs
- Submit an assessment report at the end of the quarter
Application for Funding
Note that applications must be endorsed by the department chair. Funding requests will be reviewed by the Office of Teaching and Learning.