FIGS Peer Instructor

To Rising Juniors (Class of 2015) and Rising Seniors (Class of 2014):
Have you ever considered teaching as a profession? Looking for a unique and rewarding experience? Want your graduate or professional school application to stand out from the crowd? Then you should look into what it takes to be a FIGS Peer Instructor. Attend one of the information sessions listed below.
[Teaching a FIGS may also be used to fulfill experience based education in several SEBS Majors (requires approval of your major advisor and/or SEBS Academic Dean).]
To SEBS Faculty,
Please encourage students to apply whom you think would excel in front of the classroom.
FIGS Peer Instructor Selection Process

Are you passionate about your major and interested in teaching first-year students?  Do you enjoy mentoring?

If you answered yes, then we invite you to apply to become a FIGS Peer Instructor! 

Peer Instructors (PIs) are instructors and mentors for First-Year Interest Group Seminars (FIGS).  FIGS are topical-based, one-credit seminar courses that meet for 10 weeks in the fall semester.  PIs receive training that prepares them to plan, develop, and implement their curriculum.  The Peer Instructor position is open to all eligible Rutgers undergraduates who will be Juniors or Seniors in Fall 2013 with a 3.0 GPA and are interested in encouraging the success of first-year students.  The Rutgers University FIGS Program is one of the few in the nation that allow undergraduates to teach their own course and only 1 in 200 upper-class students at Rutgers have this opportunity.  

For a detailed overview of the position and selection process, please visit http://figs.rutgers.edu/content/peer-instructors-1.  The online application is available at the same link and due by Tuesday, February 5, 2013.  

Learn more by attending one of our information sessions (these are not mandatory):

Friday, December 7, 1:30 PM (Busch Campus Center, Room 117)

Friday, January 25, 3:00 PM (Douglass Campus Center, Meeting Room C)

Friday, February 1, 4:00 PM (Scott Hall 201- CAC Campus)

We hope you consider applying for this unique and rewarding leadership opportunity!  Feel free to contact us at rulc@echo.rutgers.edu or 732-932-7442 with questions.

Sharice Richardson
Assistant Dean
Office of Academic Programs
School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
88 Lipman Drive
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8525
(848)932-3000

Wells K. Keddie Scholarship

Reminder: February 22, 2013 is the deadline for applying for the Wells K. Keddie Scholarship. Rutgers undergraduate students are eligible--and you could nominate or recommend a worthy student for this scholarship that recognizes social activism and solid scholarship. Visit the scholarship website to learn more.

Download a flier about the scholarship.

Tax-deductible donations are always welcome. Make your check payable to the Wells H. Keddie Scholarship and send to:

WHK Scholarship
c/o Rae Tellefsen
Rutgers AAUP-AFT
11 Stone Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Sincerely,

The Trustees of the Wells H. Keddie Scholarship