The NYU Peer Board is a group of students that have been selected and trained to serve as a Student Conduct Board. These students meet weekly to hear selected cases for the residential judicial process. The Board conducts hearings and determines appropriate sanctions. In addition to providing a service to the community, these students gain valuable skills and training in critical thinking, interviewing, and group collaboration.

>Peer Board Information Session:  Friday, September 5, 2008 in Third North Residential Education Office, C-2 Level Conference Room. Students may drop in at any time between 3:00pm-5:00pm.

>Peer Board Application Deadline:  Sunday, September 14, 2008 by 5:00pm (online submission)

>Individual Interview Process:  Monday, September 15 - Friday, September 19, 2008 in Third North Residential Education Office, C-2 Level

>Peer Board Notification:  Monday, September 22, 2008 (via email)

> Peer Board Training Part 1: Friday, October 3, 2008 @ 1:00pm in the Third North Residential Education Office, C-2 Level

> Peer Board Training Part 2: Tuesday, October 7, 2008 @ 7:00 PM in the Third North Residential Education Office, C-2 Level

To apply for the Residential Student Conduct Board, please submit an e-mail to Matt Patashnick at mjp287@nyu.edu and include the following information:

• A copy of your resume
• The name and e-mail address of a reference that can speak to your skills and experiences
• A word document responding to each of the following questions:
  • In 500 words or less, write about a time in which you held another person accountable for his/her actions.
    • What skills did you use?
    • What did you learn from the experience?
  • In 500 words or less, define "consensus building" and apply it to the Residential Education judicial process.
    • How will you as a member of the Residential Education student conduct board seek to build consensus with your peers?