Model strong work habits through efficient, dedicated work practices. Let your own approach to daily work be an example from which students can learn.

Understand that student employees are students first, and employees second. Though it is important to be flexible in order to accommodate academic obligations.

Communicate job standards, requirements, and expectations to your student employees. One should not assume these are self-evident to the student, even though they may seem obvious.

Provide consistent and appropriate feedback to your student employees. Student employees, like all employees, benefit from feedback in job performance, providing it is communicated with a positive spirit and the goal of helping the student to succeed.

Supervisors who are too lenient or view students as children are not doing the student any favors. Student jobs are “real jobs”. Treat student employees as you would like to be treated in a similar situation.

Take the time to train your students in important work skills, attitudes, and habits such as time management, phone skills, quality service practices, handling difficult situations.

When you see a student going “going the extra mile”, acknowledge this in front of other staff and peers. People need to feel appreciated.

Have regular staff meetings with your student employees, and inform them how their work fits into a larger purpose of the department and institution.

To the degree that we each contribute to the lives of others, we are all educators. Do your part in helping Alabama ricultural and Mechanical University to produce graduates that are quality employees.