Iowa GROW
IOWA GROW® conversations use 4 key questions:
• How is this job fitting with your academics?
• What are you learning here at work that’s helping you in school?
• What are you learning in class that you can apply here at work?
• Can you give me a couple of examples of what you’ve learned here that you think you’ll use in your chosen profession?
- Iowa GROW QuestionnairePrintable copy of questions for students to complete
- IOWA GROW (online)An electronic version of the IOWA GROW questionnaire, as an alternative to the paper version.
- IOWA GROW® Converting Student Employment into a High-Impact PracticeA presentation on the IOWA GROW reflection model by George Kuh.
Self-evaluations
Self-evaluations are a great way to fill downtime because they:
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Assign meaning to work
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Provide students the ability to understand how you are evaluating them by allowing them to evaluate themselves using the same criteria.
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Provide students with an opportunity to brag on themselves in case some of their hard work has gone unseen.
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Are great practice for the future when they will have to evaluate themselves at work.
- Student Labor Self-EvaluationA paper copy of the electronic labor evaluation, edited to be used by students as a self-evaluation .
- Student Labor Self-evaluation (online)An online version on the student labor self-evaluation as an alternative to the print one
Mock Interviews
Mock interviews are a great way to fill downtime because they:
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Allow students to self reflect while practicing speaking skills
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Provide practice for future job interviews or grad school admission interviews
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Allow for teambuilding by allowing students to connect with one another
- Sample mock interview questionsA printable mock interview set of questions
Writing prompts
Writing prompts are great because they:
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Can be printed out ahead of time to be used WHENEVER is convenient/ require no other preparation beyond a pencil
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Allow students to focus intently on a few questions chosen by you
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Allow students practice written communication skills
- Writing prompt on the topic of failureA sample writing prompt that asks students to reflect on a time when they failed
Recommended reading
A Good Job by Call Number: 378.198 M1265g 2018For many students, working while in college is a defining characteristic of the undergraduate experience. However, student workers often view campus employment as a money-making opportunity rather than a chance for personal development. Likewise, institutions often neglect to consider campus jobs as a means to education and student engagement. It is the distinction between work for remuneration and work for personal development which shapes much of the discussion of student employment throughout A Good Job. This book makes the case for campus employment as a high-impact practice in higher education and provides models for institutional efforts to implement new student employment strategies. Carefully designed campus employment opportunities can have numerous benefits, including career exploration and preparation, learning, and increased engagement leading to increased retention. The authors make the case that employment can and should be a purposeful and powerful component in any higher education institution's efforts to support student learning, development, and success. This book is an excellent resource for anyone interested in capitalizing on the developmental and learning potential of student employment on campus.
- "Working on student work experiences"Working on student work experiences. (2019). University Business, 22(4), 12.
The article discusses the U.S. National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA)'s 2019 report on student employment which include recommendations to help elevate the impact of higher education institutions' on-campus work opportunities.
- The Relationship of High Impact Activities to Graduation Rates at Berea CollegeA copy of the Powerpoint presentation to the General Faculty Assembly by Judith Weckman on 10/10/19.
- "How to Make Students' Campus Jobs More Meaningful"Gose, B. (2014, September 19). How to Make Students’ Campus Jobs More Meaningful. Chronicle of Higher Education, pp. B15–B18.
