UWM Supervisor Conference
August 7 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Theme: Developing Student Employees Through Experiential Learning
This half-day conference is dedicated to reimagining student employment as a powerful high-impact practice. Designed for supervisors, mentors, faculty and campus partners, the event will explore how experiential learning can be meaningfully embedded into student roles to foster reflection, growth, and career readiness.
Conference schedule:
| Time | Presenter | Session | Description |
| 9-9:15am
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Laurie Marks
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Opening Remarks
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Introduction to SET’s vision for student employment as a high-impact practice and our plan to integrate experiential learning into student roles.
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| 9:20-10:05am
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Ben Trager
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Reimagining Student Employment as Experiential Learning
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Participants will learn how they are already deploying experiential learning principles, and the easy things they can do to make an impact.
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| 10:10-10:55am/11:05-11:50am
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HR
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Employee Onboarding – It’s Not Just Paperwork and Performance Management & Evaluation
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These two sessions offer supervisors practical strategies to create a strong start and sustained growth for student employees.
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| Noon-12:15pm
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Susi Gomez Kennedy
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New Training Announcements
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Introducing the G.I.R. (Gradual Increase of Responsibility) coaching model to guide reflective learning during work shifts.
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| 12:15 -1pm | Dave Zachman | Mentoring for Meaningful Connection | Explore how supervisors can foster identity formation, belonging, and career development through mentorship. |
