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Carolina Experience Peer Leader (CEPL)

Description

Description - Describes how students engage, what they do, reflecting the nature and depth of the program/experience.

Carolina Experience Peer Leaders (CEPL) serve as a mentor and role model to USC students. Students in this engagement facilitate one-on-one discussions by sharing their experiences on positive campus engagement and academic behaviors and actions.
Term

Term - The semester in which the activity occurs

Fall 2024
Category

Category - Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) category with which this engagement activity is most closely aligned, from the perspective of the student in the activity.

Student Leadership Programsdefinition

Student Leadership Programs - The mission of Student Leadership Programs must be to prepare students to engage in the process of leadership.

Campus Label

Campus Label - Type of purposeful activity, as defined across units

Peer Educator
Division

Division - University organization

Student Affairs & Academic Support
Department

Department - University organization

Student Success
Unit

Unit - University organization

Carolina Experience
Special Designation

Special Designation - Engagement has a special designation based on review of educational purpose and intentional design.

Experiential Learning Opportunity
Time on Task

Time on Task - Amount of time that a student engages in this activity (including orientation/training, supervision/feedback, reflection on learning).

120 - 179 hours
Participation Entry

Participation Entry - Extent to which participation is restricted (e.g., minimum GPA, classification)

Selected through competitive application
Minimum Credit Hours

Minimum Credit Hours - Number of credit hours or years in college required to participate in this activity

60 hours or 2 years completed at any college
Minimum GPA

Minimum GPA - Minimum GPA required to participate in this activity

3.0
Other Requirements

Other Requirements - Additional requirements to participate in this activity

No additional requirements
Expectations

Expectations - How expectations are communicated to students about how they will engage in this program

Group training / class session(s)
Training manual, syllabus or rubric
Active Learning

Active Learning - What students do; the nature or type of the engagement, that is expected to contribute to their learning

Leadershipdefinition

Leadership - Leverage the strengths of others to achieve common goals, and/or use interpersonal skills to coach and develop others.


Apply specialized knowledgedefinition

Apply specialized knowledge - Applying specialized knowledge or skills required to do a task, such as from major coursework, or previous experience

Knowledge/Skills

Knowledge/Skills - Knowledge applied and/or skills practiced by students as they engage in this activity

Communication - spokendefinition

Communication - spoken - Students engage in purposeful oral communication as an intentional part of the activity


Interpersonal skillsdefinition

Interpersonal skills - Use empathetic skills to guide and motivate others; assess and manage emotions of self and others

Interacts With

Interacts With - With whom students directly interact, as they engage in this activity

Student(s) on this campus
Feedback

Feedback - How and from whom students receive feedback on their engagement in this program

1-1 Professional staff to student
Peers in the same Engagement
Reflection

Reflection - How, and with whom, students engage in reflection on their learning while engaged in this activity

(1-1) session(s) with professional staff
Group / class session(s) with peer educator
Program Website

Program Website - For additional information, go to the unit website.

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Rubric

Rubric - Describes specific expectations for student involvement in the activity

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