Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - 32

SPECIAL FOCUS

By T.J. Sullivan
Chris is one year out of graduate school,
working in campus housing, and he
loves his student leaders. Chris (all
names have been changed) is spending
the unofficially requisite 80 hours
a week in his low-paying position,
attending council meetings, events,
speakers, and concerts. This is the job
that Chris trained for. There is a worklife struggle, for sure, but he's fully
committed to making a big difference
on his new campus. Students are
responding to him.
But there's a problem. It's his
supervisor. They aren't clicking.

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The supervisor, Sarah, has been at
the school for six years, originally in the
position Chris now occupies. She has
become pessimistic about the possibility
of any meaningful change happening
among the student leaders, in spite
of her best efforts. The students feel
more entitled than ever, she says. She is
tired of the university politics. She sees
no room for growth or advancement,
and she fears she's not being taken
seriously.
Each morning, Chris arrives ready to
tackle the day. He gets into meaningful
conversations at the campus coffee shop
with student leaders. He brings ideas to
staff meetings.

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Sarah puts a smile on when needed
but mostly sulks around the office.
Every student request is met with an
eye-roll and a sigh. When she and Chris
sit down for supervisory meetings, she
politely criticizes him, reminding him
that he's only been there a short time
and knows very little about the realities
of the campus.
Chris has tried exceeding
expectations for invested time and
effort, but nothing seems to earn praise.
His relationships with students are
top-notch. He feels like his work ethic



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Talking Stick - January/February 2015
Contents
Vision
Just In
Calendar
Your ACUHO-I
Transitions
Facilities
Res Life
Special Focus
To Market
Rising Voices
Conversations
First Takes
Around Student Affairs
New Members
Snapshot
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - Intro
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - Talking Stick - January/February 2015
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - Cover2
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - 1
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - 2
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - Contents
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - 4
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - 5
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - 6
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - 7
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - Vision
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - 9
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - Just In
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - 11
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - 12
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - 13
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - 14
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - 15
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - 16
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - 17
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - Calendar
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - 19
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - Your ACUHO-I
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - 21
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - Transitions
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - 23
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - Facilities
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - 25
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - 26
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - 27
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - Res Life
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - 29
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - 30
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - 31
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - Special Focus
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - 33
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - 34
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - 35
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - To Market
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - 37
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - 38
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Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - Rising Voices
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Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - Conversations
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - 53
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Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - First Takes
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - Around Student Affairs
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