Supervisor Program Overview
The Division of Student Affairs' mission is to empower personal development and success through transformative experiences, services and support. As the largest employer on campus, it is our goal to make student employment a high-impact activity, one that requires students to reflect on their learning and connect that learning to within and beyond the classroom, through OSU GROW.
What does GROW involve?
OSU GROW (Guided Reflection on Work) uses brief, structured conversations between student employees and their supervisors to help make the learning that is occurring through student employment more visible to the student. Supervisors in the Division are expected to have two OSU GROW conversations (either individual or small group format) with student employees each semester.
Building student skills
Students who participate in OSU GROW are expected to gain skills associated with the Division's five Student Learning Domains of Career Readiness, Critical Thinking, Intercultural and Global Fluency, Leadership, and Life Skills. Specifically, students are expected to:
- Improve their writing and verbal communication skills
- Gain multicultural competence
- Develop time management and conflict negotiation skills
- Use critical thinking skills to solve problems
- Learn about career options
- Gain the ability to see connections between work and academics
"Working for Celebrations Catering has shown me what it’s like to work in a flexible and inclusive environment. I get to meet and work with adults and students who enjoy their job and fellow coworkers. As a result, I always feel welcomed. I have learned how to lead others at my job and I am able to test my skills in communicating with others and becoming more confident in myself."
University Dining Services student employee
Your role as a GROW supervisor
Supervisors are very important assets in helping students recognize the skills they are developing through work and academics. The OSU GROW conversations are new for some supervisors, while others may have been having these types of interactions for a while. The OSU GROW program simply helps provide additional structure.
The Division of Student Affairs is a leader on campus in providing an impactful student employment experience. These resources are supplied to help support supervisors in having OSU GROW conversations with their student employees.