Post on 18-Jan-2016
Session 7.2: “New,” But Not NEW Starting a Second (or Third, or Fourth) Career in Higher Education
Josh Hayes Associate Registrar, Butler University
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Session GoalsReflect on our transitions, strengths, and challenges.
Apply strengths gleaned from a previous life (or lives) to a new set of professional challenges.
Learn from our “new” but not NEW colleagues.
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My Story …
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ProfessionalStrengths Developed
Over Time …
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ProfessionalChallenges in
New Position …
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A Framework for Leveraging Our Strengths …
Strength Areas
Technology
Relational/Interpersonal
Administrative/Organizational
Contextual Knowledge
Other
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Technology Relational/Interpersonal
Administrative/
Organizational
Contextual Knowledge
Other
Strengths I Developed in
Previous Positions
PeopleSoft Self-Service Functions
(Instructor, Advisor)
Building Rapport with
Faculty
Supervision
Understanding of
Advisement/ Registration
Cycle
Assessment
University Curriculum/Acade
mic Policies
Organization of Academic Division
Learned-Centered
Curriculum Design &
Instruction
How I Might Leverage
These Strengths in My Current
Position
Understanding of End User Functionality
Testing
Troubleshooting
Strong Faculty Allies in Process
Improvement
Meaningful, Goal-Driven
Staff Evaluation
Set-up of Academic
Calendar in SIS
Designing and
Evaluating Process
Improvement Initiatives
Degree Audit (Academic
Advisement)
Student/faculty/staff questions
Institutional “Point People”
Training
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