Become a Thayne Center Peer Leader
Priority Review Timeline:
2024 – 2025 Application Opens April 15
APPLY BY: May 15 to HEAR BACK BY: June 15.
APPLY BY: June 15 to HEAR BACK BY: July 15.
APPLY BY: July 15 to HEAR BACK BY: August 15.
Applications submitted between August 15 & September 10 will be added to a waitlist.
Who are Thayne Center Peer Leaders?
Looking to be more engaged and connected at SLCC? Want to have your tuition covered in the process? Peer Leader roles at the Thayne Center are vital to connecting their peers to the programs that cultivate empowerment, develop community leaders, and spark social change. This is a great opportunity to develop your professional and leadership skills, gain new knowledge and experience, and feel connected to your peers and the college in general.
If this sounds like the opportunity you’ve been searching for, please review the eligibility requirements and complete the Thayne Center Peer Leader Application. Brief descriptions for the various roles are described below. You will be contacted by a staff member via Bruin mail after we have reviewed your application and verified your eligibility. Please note, each role has varying time commitments and availability which may determine your offer.
Eligibility Requirements
- Must be enrolled in and successfully complete a minimum of 9 credit hours in the fall and spring semesters. Pantry Peer Leaders serving during summer 2024 must be enrolled in and successfully complete a minimum of 6 credit hours during summer semester.
- Must maintain a 2.0 cumulative GPA and semester GPA
- Attend and complete any training and onboarding as required by your role. This will include the Fall and Spring Student Leadership Conferences and other campus events.
- Complete responsibilities of your role within your allotted 8-10 hours a week.
- Must be available during a pre-determined team meeting with peers led weekly by the supervisor/advisor for your role.
Peer Leader Role Summaries
Candidates will receive and sign an “agreement” with a full list of responsibilities, important dates, and expectations. Below are summaries for each Peer Leader role.- Team Meeting: Mondays, 1 p.m.–2 p.m.
- Promote Alternative Break experiences.
- Attend & facilitate the pre-departure and re-orientation experiences.
- Plan & facilitate group reflections and activities throughout the Alternative Break experience.
- Assist participants in creating their e-portfolio reflection about their experience.
- Connect participants with additional community engagement opportunities.
- Fall Break experiences (Fall semester only). You may transfer to an open PL role for Spring.
- Spring Break experiences (Fall & Spring semesters)
- Team Meeting: Wednesday, 12 p.m.–1 p.m.
- Promote club involvement at SLCC.
- Gain familiarity with club manual policies and procedures, especially the Tier Funding model.
- Hold weekly office hours for walk-in and scheduled appointments with club leaders.
- Attend & facilitate monthly Inter-club Council meetings. ICC occurs at during regular meetings at the Taylorsville Redwood, South City, and Jordan campuses.
- Attend & facilitate semesterly Club Conference trainings. Dates outlined in the Peer Leader agreement.
- Team Meeting: Mondays, 3 p.m.–4 p.m.
- Visit 7 SLCC campuses – Taylorsville Redwood, South City, Jordan, Westpointe, West Valley, Miller, and Herriman campuses.
- Promote events widely, including distributing marketing and tabling at multiple campuses.
- Attend & facilitate assigned “traveling events” at multiple campuses. Dates and locations outlined in the Peer Leader agreement.
- Attend & facilitate 4 “one-off events” at “campus hubs” – Taylorsville Redwood, South City, & Jordan. Dates and locations outlined in the Peer Leader agreement.
- Team Meeting: Thursdays, 12 p.m.–1 p.m.
- Summer 2024 & Fall 2024.
- Visit multiple sites – Taylorsville Redwood, South City, & Jordan Campuses
- Assist volunteers, gardening groups, and individual gardeners access the gardens and resources.
- Support garden maintenance and upkeep including gardening, mowing, watering, and winterizations.
- Promote, attend, & facilitate occasional events. Dates outlined in the Peer Leader agreement.
- Create marketing materials and signage for garden programs and services.
- Selection is based on scheduled hours for the pantries.
- Assigned to a specific pantry location - Taylorville Redwood, South City, Jordan, West Valley Center, or Herriman
- Assist deliveries, distribution, and stocking of food and productions within the pantries.
- Greeting, patron check in, ensuring patrons are following equitable distirbution of food.
- Assist with preparations for stock inventory – food handling, prepare distribution to different pantry locations.
- Team Meeting: Tuesdays, 3 p.m.–4 p.m.
- Promote SLCC Serves and SLCC Day of Service programs, including distributing marketing and tabling at multiple campuses.
- Attend & facilitate monthly SLCC Serves projects. Dates outlined in the Peer Leader agreement.
- Attend & facilitate semesterly SLCC Day of Service. Dates outlined in the Peer Leader agreement.
- Connect participants with additional community engagement opportunities.
- Team Meeting: Tuesdays, 1 p.m.–2 p.m.
- Make real change happen. SLCCSA is the Student Government.
- Support the SLCCSA President’s vision for improvements to SLCC.
- Utilize the advocacy cycle: Input -> Awareness -> Tangible Change
- Seek out perspectives of students.
- Document initiatives for continuation by future generations of SLCCSA.
- Develop and implement initiatives regarding co-curricular experiences (beyond the classroom).
- Learn about common issues and barriers facing college students today.
- Team Meeting: Tuesdays, 2 p.m.–3 p.m.
- Make real change happen. SLCCSA is the Student Government.
- Support the SLCCSA President’s vision for improvements to SLCC.
- Utilize the advocacy cycle: Input -> Awareness -> Tangible Change
- Seek out perspectives of students.
- Document initiatives for continuation by future generations of SLCCSA.
- Develop and implement initiatives regarding academic experiences.
- Serve on the Student Success Team with the Dean and faculty members of an assigned pathway.
- Team Meeting: TBD - outlined in PL agreement.
- Attend & document action items from weekly Executive Council meetings.
- Attend & document action items from monthly President Calls meetings. Dates will be outlined in the Peer Leader agreement.
- Communicate weekly with SLCCSA students serving on various campus committees.
- Connect weekly with the SLCCSA President regarding administrative responsibilities for the organization.
- Assist with the visibility and content creation of the @SLCCSA Instagram account.
