Connecting Employment to Engagement Alan Avila Savanna Roeder

Connecting Employment to Engagement Alan Avila & Savanna Roeder University of Wisconsin. Madison

What is Involvement? When students were asked they said: • Clubs/Organizations • Volunteering • Extracurricular Activities

Activity Data UW-Madison Students were asked what they gained after participating in campus activities Source: NASPA Consortium Campus Activities

Activity Data Con’t UW-Madison students participating in campus activities were surveyed. Results showed: 79% 72% 79% Agree their leadership skills improved Agree their time management skills improved Agree their self confidence has improved 73% 88% Agree their critical thinking/problemsolving skills improved Agree their ability to work as a team improved Agree their communication skills improved Leadership Time Management Self Confidence Critical Thinking Teamwork Communicaton Skills Source: NASPA Consortium Campus Activities 221 197 221 201 232 245

Student Employment is Engagement!

Student Employment is Engagement Employment Data UW-Madison Student Employees were asked one way their oncampus job positively impacted their experience and/or helped prepare for their future career

Plus More! Almost 4, 000 UW-Madison students employed -campus were surveyed. Students said… on 86% 83% 93% Their supervisor helped them reflect on transferable skills Their supervised helped them reflect on how their learned skills impact college experience Their on-campus job helped them work with people who are different than them 90% 88% 80% Feel supported by their oncampus Supervisor Feel engaged at their on-campus job On-campus Job helped them feel a greater sense of belonging to campus Source: UW-Madison 2018 -2019 Wi. GROW Annual Report

Student Employment is Engagement Source: NASPA Employing Student Success: A Comprehensive Examination of On-Campus Student Employment

UW-Madison Employment Background

Engagement Focus Areas • • Recruitment Skill Development Supporting the Experience Resources Areas where students can be further engaged within their employment experiences

RECRUITMENT • • Framing the experience Search Criteria-Job Outcomes Job Descriptions-Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities Providing tools/resources

SKILL DEVELOPMENT Strategic Framework for Employers to incorporate Leadership Development

SUPPORTING THE EXPERIENCE • UW-Madison utilizes GROW to inform the campus-wide Wi. GROW program. • An engagement initiative designed to support the learning of student-employees through intentional, reflective conversations. • Examples of questions to guide the conversation:

RESOURCES • Introducing: Student Success Center • Aims to provide supports to students so they can achieve their own journey of success • Includes 4 pillars: Success Coaching, Mentorship, Professional Development, & Basic Needs Support

ACTIVITY: SPEED CONVERSATIONS Engagement Focus Areas: • Recruitment • Skill Development • Supporting the Experience • Resources Ø Write on your index card the Engagement Focus area you are most interested in, from the list above

Takeaway Thoughts Streamline Students Connections to Job Opportunities Messaging/Communications/Branding Partnerships

QUESTIONS? Kristina Rittel Email: Kristina. rittel@wisc. edu Justin Mumford Email: Justin. mumford@wisc. edu