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Peer Academic Leader Application
NEW! to SJU is the Peer Academic Leader position. Peer Academic Leaders (who together form
the Peer Academic Crew) will plan, implement and evaluate academic engagement
programming. See the Position Description for details. PALs report to the SSO. An information
session will occur Wednesday, March 5th at 3:30 p.m. in The President’s Lounge of the caf.
APPLICATIONS DUE March 7th by noon.
Note this is a fillable form. Simply start typing in the shaded rectangle or click the appropriate
checkbox.
First Name:
Last Name:
Email address:
Best way to reach you:
Program:
Are you SJU registered? Yes
Year of Program: 1
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Can you invest 3 to 5 hours per week in this volunteer opportunity? Yes
Will you be in school in both Fall 2014 and Winter 2015? Yes
Why would you like to become a PAL?
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Please detail any relevant work or volunteer experience:
What types of ideas do you have for academic events or programming next year?
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How will you balance school and your other priorities with this position?
Note students must be in good academic standing to obtain this position. If you are not in good
academic standing please explain.
Thank you for applying. Group interviews will occur Thursday, March 13th at 4:30 p.m. or Friday, March
14th at 9:30 a.m. If you cannot attend either due to class conflict please contact Diana Bumstead at
Diana.bumstead@uwaterloo.ca.
Successful PAL applicants will eventually need to attend PAL training. This is held with other students
from across campus. Students will chose to attend one set of the below sessions:
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March 29th & 30th OR
April 26th & 27th OR
May 10th & 11th OR
July 12th & 13th OR
August 16th & 17th