Campus Buy-in for the Co-op/Intern ModuleKat & Rachel

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Session Agenda

• Discuss Co-op/Intern Advantages• Key Challenges• Networking Time

Welcome Our Panelists

Paul Zheng– University of Minnesota – St. Paul

Christine Mahoney – University of Colorado at Boulder

What is the Co-op/Intern Module?

- Eliminates the paper chase- Allows co-op/intern offices to focus on serving students

and employers - Learning Agreements and Evaluations made electronic- Automatic email and workflow process make it easy to

track student progress

Panelists: What is co-op/intern to you?

Campus Buy In

• Why is this important?o When using the co-op module it can sometimes take the

cooperation of other departments on campus to make it successful.

• ChallengesPanelists: What is your relationship with other departments? Did you need and how do you manage cooperation from?

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Challenge: Approver Success

– Challenge: How do we make approvers successful (faculty, supervisors, registrar’s office, international office)? • Have a meeting or orientation with approvers to help develop

strategies and become familiar. • Managing processes when they say they didn’t receive the email• Administrator keeping track of who has viewed the record• Administrator can update deadlines if an out of office is received

Panelists – how do you incorporate approvers?

Challenge: Faculty Grading

– Challenge: How can faculty grade evaluations online? • Have all results email to admin and forward to faculty • Allow faculty to login to the system to view results

Panelists – Do your faculty grade evaluations? What is your process?

Challenge: Non-Traditional Employers

– Challenge: How to work with employers who are not on a computer all day or have limited access to email (ie. Restaurants, Construction) • Make sure the student is the advocate for their supervisor• An employer user guide and meeting/orientation • Have a guide at the beginning of the semester with due dates to

expect when they will receive emails.

Panelists – how to do you handle help employers complete their part?

How to Take the Plunge

• How to successfully take the plunge to launch after getting it all setup. – Work out the kinks with a test group– Tweak as you go

Panelists – how did you prepare to launch?

Questions before we begin networking?

Networking Time

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