Consult with Us!
We want to discuss students' learning challenges and goals in your courses and how we might collaborate to reduce barriers to their success. We have a variety of in-class and outside-of-class learning support options available. Please contact Dr. James Barnes, Learning Commons Director at jwgbarnes@csustan.edu to arrange a meeting with the Learning Commons team.
How to request learning support
- Complete a Learning Support Request Form
Hiring Timeline and Process
We hire most peer educators before the semester starts. Once interested candidates apply, the hiring process typically takes 2-3 weeks to complete.
Process Steps
- Collaborate with faculty to identify learning support needs, assess demand, review data, recruit, or recommend applicants.
- Review applications and conduct interviews.
- Request faculty recommendations and ensure schedule availability of peer educator candidate.
- Selection of peer educator candidates and processing of Human Resources hiring documents.
- Conduct training for the peer educator role.
Updated: September 26, 2025