Peer Advisors serve UNC Charlotte as paraprofessionals in the Belk College of Business' Niblock Student Center. Trained Peer Advisors will work with undergraduate Pre-Business, Pre-Accounting, or Pre-Economics students, primarily freshmen & sophomores, and help with academic concerns and on campus resource referrals.  Peer Advisors will work with students through various interactions including 1:1 meetings (in person & virtual), group advising (in person & virtual), & email.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Assist students with advising needs such as: creating class schedules, how to get involved on campus, finding academic resources,  & explaining academic policies.
• Advertise the Peer Advising Program to all undergraduate BCOB students through class presentations, emails, & flyers.
• Be responsive to students' concerns through emails and follow up in questions cannot be answered in appointments.
• Refer students to full-time Academic & Career Coach or other appropriate university faculty/staff or resources as needed.
• Represent the Belk College of Business as a student ambassador at selected university events such as EXPLORE, WCIDWAMI, Admitted Students' Day, etc.
• Become familiar with academic regulations and university business core requirements.
• Provide coverage of the Peer Advisor Office by maintaining 12
•  schedule hours per week for each semester of the academic year.
• Actively participate in weekly 2 hour staff meetings that include professionalism, collaboration, brain-storming, & creating programs.
• Provide support to the Niblock Student Center by working on projects that include but are not limited to: facilitating group advising presentations, serving as a back up drop-in advisor, preparing curriculum guides, writing blog posts, and calling/texting campaigns.
• Participate in in training prior to the start of fall classes and continuous training via weekly staff meetings.
• Meet weekly with assigned Academic & Career Coach mentor for progress discussion and professional/career development.

Specific requirements include: 

• Must be a full-time undergraduate student in the Belk College of Business.
• Must be on track to declare an upper level business major by the end of Spring 2025.
• Must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Must have the intention of being enrolled in at UNC Charlotte through the entire 2025-2026 academic year (no study abroad or mid-year graduates)
• Must have excellent communication & interpersonal skills and an ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Must be eager to serve current and prospective Belk College of Business students.