PreparingTraining Student Affairs Professionals: A Realistic Approach to Professional Development

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Preparing/Training Student Affairs Professionals
A Realistic Approach to Professional Development

• Justin Camputaro
• Allison Hawkins Crume
• Rebekah Dorn
• Ashley Tull

Honored as a 2004 NASPA Exemplary Program
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Discussion Points

• Leadership transition at Florida State University
  
• Oglesby Union Staff Retreat Timeline
• Oglesby Union Professional Development Committee
  (PDC)
• Education and Research Department
• Division of Student Affairs PDC

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Leadership Transition at FSU

• 2003
• New President
• New Vice President for Student Affairs
• New Director of Oglesby Union
• New Associate Director of Oglesby Union
• 2004
• New Director of Student Activities Center
• 2005
• New Assistant Director of Student Activities
  Center

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Timeline 2003 - 2004
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Issues

• Including and involving all staff members
• Allowing staff members time to participate
• Educating staff Why this is important
• Marketing and advertising programs
• Motivating staff members to participate
• Creating useful, educational,
• and fun programs

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Tracking and RecognizingStaff Participation and
Involvement

• Monthly tracking reports
• Professional Development
• Service to the University
• Recognition Program
• Monthly prizes
• Professional Development level rewards
• Annual rewards recognitions

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Timeline 2003 - 2005
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Student Staff Development

• Focus Group with Students and Supervisors
• Ideas from focus group
• Programs once a month vs. twice a semester
• Topics that relate to students
• Fun and interactive
• Student-led
• Student Employee Newsletter

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Student Staff Retreat

• Agenda
• Welcome/Ice Breaker
• Staff Spotlight
• Rotating Activities (Smaller Groups)
• Lunch giveaways
• Survey

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Assessment and Budget

• Assessment
• Professional Development interest surveys
• Each program evaluated individually
• Collective evaluation (each semester)
• Annual Oglesby Union Budget
• New Initiative
• PDC Reward Program 2,200
• Food 2,500
• Breakout Breakfasts Food 300

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On the Rise

• Professional
• Development
• Service in 2004
• 664 hours total
• 443 PD
• 221 SU

• Professional
• Development
• Service in 2005
• 776 hours total
• 564 PD
• 212 SU

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Summary of Union Professional Development
Initiatives and Outcomes

• Education and Training
• Resources available for staff
• Improved customer service
• Inclusive programming
• Better communication among departments

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Summary of Union Professional Development
Initiatives and Outcomes

• Tracking and Recognition
• Professional Development rewards structure
• Improved morale
• Assessment
• Staff driven committees and workshops

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Future Plans

• Department of Education and Assessment
• Mandatory Student Staff Orientation
• Online Surveys
• Online Professional Development Tracking
• Student Staff Handbook

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2004 05 Division of Student Affairs
Professional Development Committee
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Division of Student Affairs Professional
Development Committee Initiatives

• 2005
• Annual On-campus Conference
• Inventory of DSA departmental professional
  development practices and needs
• Professional development workshops and speakers
• Future Plans
• Online clearinghouse newsletter

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Presenters Contact Information

• Justin Camputaro, FSU
• jcamputaro_at_admin.fsu.edu
• Allison Hawkins Crume, FL DOE Div. Coll. Univ.
• allison.crume_at_fldoe.org
• Rebekah Dorn, FSU
• rdorn_at_admin.fsu.edu
• Ashley Tull, FSU
• atull_at_admin.fsu.edu