Peer Academic Leaders

Peer Academic Leaders (PALs) are student leaders who serve our first and second year Barrett students on the Tempe campus.

Peer Academic Leaders promote community through 1:1 interactions with residents; creating and offering academic, professional development, social, and skill-building events; participating in the community by attending events; and supporting housing renewal and other college initiatives.

Two Peer Academic Leaders serve each of the following academic college communities on the Tempe campus:

• College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
• Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering
• W.P. Carey School of Business
• Non-Major Specific Barrett Communities (all other colleges)

If you are a first or second year student on the Tempe campus, your PALs will send you weekly newsletters and plan events for your community each month! If you have questions about the Peer Academic Leader position, contact Johnny Travis at johnny.travis@asu.edu.

First-Year Students:

As a first year student living on campus, you have three peer resources:

• Barrett Mentor – orient first year students to the Barrett experience and Barrett resources; focus on building social connections through peer to peer relationships
• Peer Academic Leader – connect the Barrett experience to the college of their major through regular communication and large scale events
• Community Assistant –  focus on building Barrett residential communities and connecting students to the ASU campus community

As a first year student living off-campus, you have three peer resources:

• Barrett Mentor – orient first year students to the Barrett experience and Barrett resources; focus on building social connections through peer to peer relationships
• Peer Academic Leader – connect the Barrett experience to the college of their major through regular communication and large scale events
• Off-Campus Event Planner – connect off-campus Barrett students to Barrett resources and off-campus peers through regular communication and small event settings

Second-Year Students:

As a second year student living on campus, you have two peer resources:

• Peer Academic Leader – connect the Barrett experience to the college of their major through regular communication and large scale events
• Community Assistant –  focus on building Barrett residential communities and connecting students to the ASU campus community

As a second year student living off-campus, you have two peer resources:

• Peer Academic Leader – connect the Barrett experience to the college of their major through regular communication and large scale events
• Off-Campus Event Planner – connect off-campus Barrett students to Barrett resources and off-campus peers through regular communication and small event settings