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Supervising Student Employees. Essential Principles that Lead to Student Success after Graduation. Dean Smedley Assistant Director for Student Center Operations Augusta State University. Supervise 1 professional staff & 25-30 student employees. Samford University
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Supervising Student Employees Essential Principles that Lead to Student Success after Graduation
Dean Smedley Assistant Director for Student Center Operations Augusta State University Supervise 1 professional staff & 25-30 student employees Samford University Residence Life Coordinator Supervised 2 para-professional staff & 35 student employees Office of Admission Supervised 6 – 8 student employees
BE CLEAR What are theexpectations? What can the students expect from us?
BE CONSISTENT Establish big changes between semesters or at the beginning of the academic year. Address issues in a timely manner. No favorites.
BE FAIR Life is not fair; get used to it. -Bill Gates
BE FAIR Having or exhibiting a disposition that is free of favoritism or bias; impartial.
BE INTENTIONAL What are we doing to provide development opportunities for our student employees? Is that our mindset?
BE INTENTIONAL Help them see the opportunities within the job… Transferable skills Time management skills
BE INTENTIONAL Help them see the opportunities within the job… Establish a good work ethic Establish a reference base
BE INTENTIONAL Get to know your students… Meet with them individually Ask questions Establish learning outcomes
BE APPROACHABLE Do your students feel like they can ask questions? Do your students feel like they can share mistakes?
BE RESPECTFUL Do we treat students the way you want to be treated? How can we demonstrate respect to our students?
BE FUN What are ways that you can make work more enjoyable for the students?
BE CARING People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care. - John C. Maxwell
Be CLEAR Be FAIR Be CONSISTENT Be INTENTIONAL Be APPROACHABLE Be RESPECTFUL Be FUN Be CARING
Supervising Student Employees Essential Principles that Lead to Student Success after Graduation Dean Smedley dsmedley@aug.edu deansmedley@ymail.com @dsmusicfan