NEACUHO RD2B April 20th, 2013 Eastern Connecticut State University @ThomasAKelley

1. Supervision
Thomas A. Kelley
Rhode Island College
@ThomasAKelley
#RD2B
NEACUHO RD2B
April 20th, 2013
Eastern Connecticut State University

2. About Me
O Westfield State University, 2008
O RD2B, 2008
O Rhode Island College, 2008
O RELI, 2010
O MLI, 2013
O University of Rhode Island, 2013
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3. Who are you?
O Name
O School
O What interests you about
supervision?
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4. How have you been supervised in
higher education?
(Who is your supervisor and what do they do?)
Pros & Cons
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5. How many of you already have
supervisory experience?
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6. Where do we supervise?
O Resident Assistants/Senior
Resident Assistant
O Front Desk Staff
O Housekeeping/Maintenance Staff
O Hall Government
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7. What makes a good supervisor?
O Communication
O Motivation/ Recognition
O Support
O Accountability
O Flexibility
O Balance
O Consistency
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8. Communication
O Open & Honest
O Clear/Direct
O Get to know one another
O More you know the better
O Communication styles
O Available
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9. Motivation/Recognition
O Individualized
O Everyone is different
O Don’t miss the little things
O Don’t lose value by over recognizing
O Use when appropriate
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10. Support
O Individual and the staff
O Know what everyone needs
O No one way to show support
O Know the individual staff member
O Distance
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11. Accountability
O Clear Expectations
O Consistent with everyone
O Challenge/Support (Sanford)
O All aspects of the position
O Relationships
O When you’re in the wrong
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12. Flexibility
O Understanding of
circumstances/experiences
O Relationship building/expectations
O Balance
O Meet students where they are at
O Gauge student progress
O Goals
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13. Balance
O Living on campus
O 24/7
O Relationships
O Work/Personal Life
O Promote it for staff
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14. Consistency
O Encompasses all aspects of
supervising
O Relationships create the challenge
of being fair
O Professionalism- Development
Opportunities
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15. Take Aways
O No one way to supervise
O Supervise the whole student
O Professionalism
O Find balance
O Don’t forget to say thank you
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16. Questions?
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17. http://thomasakelley.com/rd2b-neacuho/
For more information about what we spoke about
today or to view this PowerPoint in the future.