Student Employment Redesign Project
Improving student employment operations and processes demonstrates our mission offering "...excellent teaching and a supportive community for undergraduate, graduate and professional students...." The goals of this project Include:
Current Project Status = Discover Phase
Quick Facts for FY2014
- Total number of student employees = 791
- Total student employment hours = 200,495
- Total student contracts = 1,363
- Student Assistants = 1,004
- College Work Study = 260
- Graduate Assistants = 99
- Ensuring more efficient and streamlined business processes to provide a seamless process for students and hiring managers.
- Demonstrating effective centralized service delivery to decentralized UBalt schools and administrative departments.
- Ensuring UBalt is compliant with federal and state regulations, USM and UBalt student employment related policies.
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Outcomes of the Student Employment Service and System
•Affords students the opportunity to augment their classroom learning by providing professional development rather than "just a job."
•Provides a seamless process for students and hiring managers, from job posting through hire, possibly with a "one-stop shop" model.
•Maximizes the use of technology to facilitate the hiring and employment process.
•Facilitates institutional tracking and reporting.
•Ensures compliance with university, state and federal regulations.
•Improves marketing of student employment opportunities.
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Project Phases
Discover
Create a fact base to reach an informed decision to proceed to Design, with a shared understanding of what needs to be designed.
- goal setting
- current system practices
- interviews/focus groups
- needs assessment
- research best practice and technology solutions
Design
Construct a new student employment system and service with tools for implementation and ongoing evaluation of effectiveness.
- design structure/services
- policy development
- identify content training, marketing, and online tools
- change management
Deliver
Orient, train and manage the transition and change to the new system.
- implementation strategy
- systems go-live
- training, communication and online tools
- evaluation processes
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Project Structure
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Executive Sponsors
Miriam King, Senior Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs
Harry Schuckel, Senior Vice President for Administration and Finance
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Steering Committee
Responsibilities
- Champion the project and promote change efforts across the campus.
- Inform and approve scope and design.
- Resolve issues escalated by the Project Leader.
- Identify and approve staff resources for the project.
- Make budget requests to the Executive Committee, if needed.
Members
- Barbara Aughenbaugh
- Shelia Burkhalter
- Lucy Holman
- Mark Jacque
- Karen Karmiol
- Mary Maher
- Mason Paris
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Core Project Team
Responsibilities
- Complete tasks and produce deliverables as outlined in the project plan.
- Provide functional expertise in their respective areas.
- Lead and/or coordinate the efforts of one or more sub-team.
- Collaborate in the design and implementation of the project.
Members
- Sally Reed - Project Lead
- Joseph Blevins
- Teresa Callison
- Lakeisha Mathews
- Nick Owens
- Dave Riggin
- Darien Ripple