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Investing in our Staff
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Formed to inspire and educate Student Affairs employees, the Staff Development Committee annually assesses training needs, and collaborates with other BGSU entities to implement division-wide events.
Assessment
- Assess the professional and development needs/wants of Student Affairs staff.
- Explore and make use of the current and future trends/issues in the Student Affairs field to guide our programming.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the Committee's programs to assist the service to students.
Collaboration
- The chair coordinates an annual planning and coordination meeting with the other Student Affairs division committeechairs, the Paulsen Lecture organizer, and the Saddlemire Lecture organizer.
- The Chair serves as a liaison to other division committees to optimize potential and other resources.
- Partner with the Student Affairs assessment committee to evaluate staff learning outcomes.
Implementation
- Provide several significant and relevant division-wide programs.
- Through the communication and support of events by program and department leadership.
- Develop programs to enhance services to students and others.
Click HERE for information about the 2009 BGSU Leadership Institute. For more information about staff development opportunities within the Division of Student Affairs, contact the committee chair, Dr. Steve Kampf via email or phone at 419-372-7485.
Successful Staff
- are technically competent.
- understand what student affairs and the university have to offer .
- have an "institution view."
- support their supervisors, departments, student affairs, and the University.
- deal with facts , not rumors .
- take risks .
- respect students.
- understand the power of positive internal and external relationships.
- thrive on learning and accepting new responsibilities and challenges .
- are not afraid to say "I was wrong, and I'm sorry."
- understand that, unless it is illegal, immoral, or unethical, all decisions -at some point- can be revisited .
- understand and accept that change is inevitable and necessary if an organization is to improve.