Welcome to PLUS!
We’re excited that you’re joining our select team of students who are passionate about learning, and take pride in assisting their peers. PLUS continues to expand every semester, and we rely on your enthusiasm, skill, and thoughtful feedback. In fact, many of the innovative features of PLUS, from the format of the weekly planning meetings to the topics and timing of training, are the result of suggestions from previous PLUS participants. Thank you for participatingbeing involved!
The Sanger Learning and Career Center (SLCCSLC) will provide you with "pre-study-service group" training and ongoing assistance during the semester. Regular meetings between preceptors, senior preceptors, and supported faculty members are the core of PLUS. In these meetings, you will discuss upcoming content, create agendas, and practice group facilitation skills. Senior preceptors serve as the your primary contact for preceptors , and they are available to answer questions and address concerns (or direct you to the correct person). It is our hope that the people you meet in PLUS turn into genuine mentors and/or friends.
As the program coordinator, I want my goal is to help you succeed in your role this semester. Please Please email me at any time (kleta.walker@austinmoser@austin.utexas.edu) to share information or ask questions.
We also have printed resources for you in the form of this handbook. It contains helpful information about the Sanger Center and PLUS, worksheets that Feel free to explore this wiki, and add comments to any page. We hope the resources collected here will prepare you for your first groupstudy groups, give you ideas for study group activities, how to help you deal with difficult people/awkward situations, remind you what to do when you’re locked out of your assigned room, tell you how to become a senior preceptor, and much more. The wiki is a work in progress, so don't be surprised to see new pages appear in response to your requests and the experiences of this semester's participants.
Let’s have a great semester! I look forward to working with each of you.
Kate WalkerLeta Moser
PLUS Program Coordinator