Supervising Graduate Students

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- Anonymous

All men like to think that they can

do it alone, but a real man knows that

there is no substitute for support,

encouragement or a pit crew.

- Tim Allen

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Full-Time Staff Training 2008-2009Victoria Arndt, Gudrun Haider, Brian Slenski

Graduate Positions in the Office of Residence Life

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Graduate First Year Adviser

Graduate Resident

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Graduate Positions in the Office of Residence Life

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Comm

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Graduate First Year Adviser

Graduate Resident

Director

• Setting Expectations• Treat graduate students differently

than student staff• Remember they’re students first!• Create learning experiences for

graduate students => prepare them for the job search (whether it is in Student Affairs or in another field)

•Dividing Tasks & Responsibilities

*Resources*

Tips

• Communication• Keep each other in the loop!• cc on e-mails• Set expectations regarding

communication

Tips

• Feedback• Give feedback regularly• Encourage/ask graduate students

to give you feedback

Tips

•1st year vs. 2nd year• Experience• Expectations• Other Responsibilities

Tips

• Mentorship Role• What is mentorship?• CSP vs. other major

Tips

Case Studies

Group Brian:• Shannon• Meredith• Phil• Barry

Group Gudrun:• Brittany• Sarah• Lindsay

Small Group Prep