Supervisory Development Content Library

Students are a core part of our mission at the University. For many students, the University of Minnesota is not only a place where they go to school and forge friendships, it is also a place where they get their first job experience. Balancing the need to support and develop students while ensuring that essential tasks are completed can be challenging.

Students are a core part of our mission at the University of Minnesota. For many students, the University is their first employer. Supervising undergraduate students requires balancing the need to support and develop them while ensuring that essential tasks are completed. Creating and implementing an onboarding plan will help sustain student enthusiasm and engagement, while also ensuring they can start contributing to the team’s work faster.

The resources were recommended by University of Minnesota student supervisors that participated in the Supervisory Development programming. This list is not comprehensive- there are many, many more resources available at the University of Minnesota geared towards specific student needs. Use this as a starting point to complement other services you know of that support students. For more information on supervisory best practices, visit supervising.umn.edu.

The purpose of this ActionSheet is to reinforce what you learn about supervising student employees. This ActionSheet accompanies the live or recorded webinar, “Supervising Undergraduate Student Employees”. Print or take notes electronically.

As a supervisor of student employees, you play a big role in developing and supporting them as they grow professionally, personally, socially, and academically. This quick guide outlines steps you can take to make the experience more meaningful for you and your student employee.

What many student employees lack in professional experience, they make up in their willingness to learn and their enthusiasm for new projects. In this webinar, we’ll explore simple ways to mobilize students’ eagerness and guide them in their development as young professionals, while ensuring the work you need to finish is completed.

What many student employees lack in professional experience, they make up in their willingness to learn and their enthusiasm for new projects. In this webinar, we’ll explore simple ways to mobilize students’ eagerness and guide them in their development as young professionals, while ensuring the work you need to finish is completed.

Use this template to help structure your ongoing check-in discussions with student employees.