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学生参与大学委员会

有意义的参与技巧

Current students can offer tremendous value to university committees, 任务部队, 工作小组, 和类似的. The following tips are offered as advice to faculty and administrators in working with students in this capacity.

• Students will need to work around their schedules for meetings. 鼓励学生分享他们的课程表.g. class, work, family, etc…) and accommodate their availability. Students’ schedules change frequently (at a minimum, semesterly, but more frequently too). Take care to accommodate students who have other commitments besides 密歇根州立大学丹佛. Student engagement opportunities need to be accessible to students who have varying commitments and responsibilities. 注意:学生通常会这样做 不 依靠Outlook日历来共享可用性. Work with them directly to identify and communicate meeting times.
• 雇员或志愿者? 与学生讨论期望. If they’re a student employee, also discuss with student’s supervisor. Clarify if they will be engaged as an employee or volunteer.
• Consider compensating non-employees for their service(s). Consider a gift card or other token of your appreciation for their contributions if compensation otherwise is 不 a fit.

Be explicit with sharing these types of logistical decisions with the student at the time they are invited to participate in the committee.

设定的期望.

• 是前期. 讨论委员会工作的时间承诺. Be aware of student involvement during summer or breaks when students are 不 on campus.
• 创造空间. Committee chair(s) should meet with students to clarify scope and purpose of the committee. 给他们提问的空间和时间.
• 办理登机手续. There is oftentimes a power differential between committee leader(s), members, and student member(s). Take reasonable steps to mitigate this so the student participant(s) can be comfortable and engaged.
• 是灵活的. Allow students to come and go- their classes come first.

定下基调.

• Encourage introductions that explain each member’s role on campus. Be sure to emphasize the importance of students’ roles on the committee.
• 运营协议. Set group expectations by defining key parameters of the group’s work and respecting diverse opinions.
• 谨慎使用. Be careful 不 to tokenize the students or expect them to speak on behalf of all students or students with whom they share an identity or experience.
• 征求志愿者. Ask the student committee members to volunteer for various tasks/projects, 就像其他委员会成员被要求这样做一样.

学习经历.

Be mindful that committee work can be a valuable learning experience and professional development opportunity for the involved student(s).

• 合乎逻辑的委员会分配. Inquire with the student(s) about how the committee work may be applicable to their classes and/or career aspirations.
• Engage in meaningful reflection about the committee work to help further their learning.
• Continuously offer the student supportive and constructive feedback. Let them know you want them to grow, learn, and develop.
• 学术成果(s). Connect with relevant faculty to determine if the student can use committee work as part of an independent study for credit, 实习, 和/或链接到学术成果.
• 外部联系. Help set the student up to develop successful professional relationships outside of the 密歇根州立大学丹佛 community. 建议进行信息面试或雇主参观.
• 重新开始 & 参考文献. Students may use committee work to further their academic and/or professional paths and may include this work on their resume. Be prepared to have student(s) ask committee members for a job reference or a letter of recommendation. Committee member(s) should let students know if they are comfortable, 或者不舒服, 提供积极的支持.

其他的考虑.

• 通过委员会工作, you may learn a lot about a student that might 不 otherwise surface in their classes or other campus activities. If you learn that a student is in need of support or may benefit from University services refer them to the CARE Team or other applicable services/supports.
• Be mindful of the other relationships that faculty and staff may hold with students serving on committees. 例如, 教职员工可能是最新的, 过去的, or future instructors of the student(s) and staff may have similar primarily relationships and obligations to the students. Encourage committee members to establish appropriate boundaries to ensure that their primary role(s) teaching and/or supporting students are 不 compromised.
• If a student committee member becomes disengaged and/or stops attending, in addition to checking in with them directly (see above), also check in with the person/department who referred you to the student to share your observations. It may make sense to replace the student on the committee so that the student perspective can be maintained. 同样的, if an otherwise engaged and/or responsive student has had a discernable change in their behavior, this may be an indication that there is a greater concern and they may benefit from support (file a CARE report).
• 如需进一步指引, 问题, or additional information on engaging with students for University work functions, please contact the Dean of Students Office at 303-615-0220.