EXPLORING PEER LEADERSHIP IN STEM
Provides current and potential peer leaders the opportunity to reflect on and think critically about their personal goals, identities, and experiences that inform their development as a peer leader. Increase awareness and develop practical skills to promote inclusion and success for students with diverse identities, and learn how to connect students with campus and community resources.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: None Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe relevance of personal identities to experiences in higher education and STEM Audience: Undergraduate 2. Identify strategies to promote inclusion for students with diverse identities, including identities that are underrepresented in STEM and higher education Audience: Undergraduate 3. Develop peer leadership skills and relate them to the UW-Madison Leadership Framework Audience: Undergraduate 4. Connect students with campus and community resources to support their success Audience: Undergraduate 5. Apply knowledge and skills to be able to effectively lead your peers in various STEM contexts on campus Audience: Undergraduate 6. Reflect on personal goals, strengths, experiences, and identities to inform your ongoing development as a student leader Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe relevance of personal identities to experiences in higher education and STEM Audience: Undergraduate 2. Identify strategies to promote inclusion for students with diverse identities, including identities that are underrepresented in STEM and higher education Audience: Undergraduate 3. Develop peer leadership skills and relate them to the UW-Madison Leadership Framework Audience: Undergraduate 4. Connect students with campus and community resources to support their success Audience: Undergraduate 5. Apply knowledge and skills to be able to effectively lead your peers in various STEM contexts on campus Audience: Undergraduate 6. Reflect on personal goals, strengths, experiences, and identities to inform your ongoing development as a student leader Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027