Schedule some time to review campus-wide software often used by Student Life staff, where applicable. These may include EventBrite, UA+Box, E-Time, PageUp, Qualtrics, etc. Some of these software may also have some initial training available through the LMS system that can be assigned to new employees through the My Team feature.
As the new staff member gets more acclimated to your department, you can introduce more campus wide or Student Life initiatives or opportunities, such as UA Agility, UA Professional Development, Student Life Impact Report or other Student Life committees.
Communication Moving Forward
Forward wide-reaching emails to the new staff members with context and what action needs to be taken.
Institute working meetings for transition purposes.
Differentiate trainings from check-ins.
- Trainings
- Working with new employee to transfer knowledge of policy, procedure or process for which they will be responsible.
- Check-Ins
- Scheduled time to learn more about the new employee and check in to see how they are feeling and experiencing the new role.
Both of these should be planned, but, in an effort to create strong working relationships with our new staff, focus on check-ins for the first six months.