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Student Employees: Your “Union Representatives”.
ACUI Region 4 ConferenceWashington, D.C.
November 13, 2004
Deb Dworsky, Penn State University-University ParkJen Grossman, Penn State University-University Park
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Introductions
• Deb Dworsky, Assistant Director, Unions & Student Activities at Penn State University, University Park
• Jen Grossman, Graduate Assistant, Unions & Student Activities at Penn State University, University Park (For hire )
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Getting to Know You
• Introduce yourself• Who are you?• What University are you from?• What position do you hold?• In what capacity, if any, do you work
with student employees?• Tell us about your most ‘memorable’
experience with a student employee.
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Roundtable Discussion
• What student employee issues do you have?• What motivates student employees?• What types of recognition will have meaning
to student employees?• How do you attract student employees to
work in your student union• What kinds of training programs do you
provide for your student employees?• How do you reinforce to student employees
that they are critical to the operation of your Union?
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The FAMILY PrinciplesBradford, L., & Raines, C. (1992). Twentysomething: Managing &
Motivating Today’s New Work Force. MasterMedia.
Make it Fun
Applaud your People
Model the Behavior You Want
Involve Them
Grow Leaders
Yield; Be Flexible
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Make It Fun!
Have fun while still getting the job done.
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Applaud Your People
A simple thank you goes a long way. Recognition programs need to be
supported by management’s sincere attitude of appreciation.
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Model the Behavior You Want
We need to model the behavior we want, not the expectations. Students are
keen observers, so we need to walk the talk and be consistent.
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Involve Them
Involve students in the decision-making
process, when possible.
Ask for and use their ideas, and if you can’t, explain why.
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Grow Leaders
Provide opportunities for leadership development, help them develop
transferable skills.
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Yield; Be Flexible
Accommodate your students’ requests when possible, especially when it
comes to scheduling.
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Scenarios
Break into groups to discuss your scenario.
• How would you handle the situation?
• What FAMILY Principle(s) would be effective in addressing this situation and how?
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Resources
• Family principles “scorecard”
Books:• Developing Leadership through
Student Employment. Anne Devaney
• Twentysomething: Managing & Motivating Today’s New Work Force. Lawrence Bradford & Claire Raines.