we're all educators here
TRANSCRIPT
We’re All Educators Here
March 2015
Presented by GNA Garcia
We are not warriors fighting
on the “front lines.”
We are not medics performing “triage” on the wounded.
We’re all educators here.
Who are the people in your neighborhood?
Our College
• Professors• Advisors• Tutors• Peers• Coaches• Facilities Staff• Counselors • Student Services Personnel
We’re all educators here.
Student Services Personnel Student Affairs Staff
• Academic Advising• Student Life• Career Counseling• Financial Aid• Registrar• Athletics• Many, many others
What’s your personal signature?
What can we agree on?
Our exceptional service provides useful knowledge and support delivered with care to make life easier for our students.
Reality & Ideals
Student-Customer• Always right• Transactions• Speed and quantity• Information-given
Student-Centered • Educational• Relationships • Pedagogical care• Information-learned
What three words would you like students to say about you?
Our exceptional service will provide useful knowledge and support, and it will be delivered with care to make life easier for them—our students.
We’re All Educators Here
Thank you!
[email protected]/learn
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