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“Yes, do”
True professionals not only avoid
negative qualities but also embody
positive ones. Remember that there is
an intentionality required here. Our
work habits form early in our careers
and can be hard to adjust without
dedicated reflection, planning, and
action.
communicate, specifically, what
you need from others in order to be
successful. It is all too easy to see the
world solely from our own perspectives,
while assuming that others should
be sensitive and inclusive and able to
reach out to respond to exactly what
would make our experience and work
life better.
J. Diane Porter-Roberts, clinical
assistant professor in the college of
education at the University of Florida,
shares her reflections on working
with a cohort recently, saying that

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they “expected us, as faculty and
assistantship supervisors to be able to
read their minds and take care of their
every need . . . they weren’t really happy
when they left because we weren’t
intuitive enough to know that they
were ‘going through something.’” You
have to be responsible for your own
experience. Ask for what you need, and,
if it’s not available, and not accessible
from others, use that information to
either adjust your expectations or to
make different choices about your next
work environment.
choose your mentors and
confidantes carefully. In an article in
The Chronicle of Higher Education, “The
5 Characteristics of Successful New
Faculty Members,” Rob Jenkins advises,
“Avoid members of the ‘old guard’ who
appear jaded, disillusioned, and burned
out; you don’t want their attitudes
to rub off on you. Look for someone
who knows the ropes but hasn’t

yet considered using them to hang
himself/herself.” Avoid inappropriate
self-disclosure; remember that the
information offered to your friends
should be different from what you offer
to your colleagues.
listen more and speak less. Tim
Smith, associate director for facilities
management at Arizona State
University in Phoenix, reminds us that
“No one likes to hear, ‘Well, at my old
school.’” Jenkins expands upon that
thought. “You should assume that, as
a rookie, you know nothing about the
culture of the institution or the way it
runs, much less the way it ought to run.
Spend the first few months watching
and listening to the people around you,
observing how they conduct themselves
and how others respond to them. From
that you will learn much about how to
behave – and how not to.” Ask noncOntInueS

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Talking Stick - September/October 2013
Contents
New Member Highlight
Vision
Just In
Your ACUHO-I
Transitions
Res Life
Business Operations
Facilities
Calendar
Becoming an Assessment Storyteller
The Quintessential Professional
Conversations
First Takes
Reporting Out
New Members
Snapshot
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Talking Stick - September/October 2013 - Cover2
Talking Stick - September/October 2013 - 1
Talking Stick - September/October 2013 - 2
Talking Stick - September/October 2013 - Contents
Talking Stick - September/October 2013 - New Member Highlight
Talking Stick - September/October 2013 - 5
Talking Stick - September/October 2013 - Vision
Talking Stick - September/October 2013 - 7
Talking Stick - September/October 2013 - Just In
Talking Stick - September/October 2013 - 9
Talking Stick - September/October 2013 - 10
Talking Stick - September/October 2013 - 11
Talking Stick - September/October 2013 - 12
Talking Stick - September/October 2013 - Your ACUHO-I
Talking Stick - September/October 2013 - Transitions
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Talking Stick - September/October 2013 - Res Life
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Talking Stick - September/October 2013 - 18
Talking Stick - September/October 2013 - 19
Talking Stick - September/October 2013 - Business Operations
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Talking Stick - September/October 2013 - 22
Talking Stick - September/October 2013 - 23
Talking Stick - September/October 2013 - Facilities
Talking Stick - September/October 2013 - 25
Talking Stick - September/October 2013 - 26
Talking Stick - September/October 2013 - Calendar
Talking Stick - September/October 2013 - Becoming an Assessment Storyteller
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Talking Stick - September/October 2013 - The Quintessential Professional
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Talking Stick - September/October 2013 - Conversations
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Talking Stick - September/October 2013 - First Takes
Talking Stick - September/October 2013 - Reporting Out
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