Erika Orman

Human & Organizational Resources

 

Category: Acceptable

 

Description: "The Human and Organizational Resources competency area includes knowledge, skills, and attitudes used in the selection, supervision, motivation, and formal evaluation of staff; conflict resolution; management of the politics of organizational discourse; and the effective application of strategies and techniques associated with financial resources, facilities management, fundraising, technology use, crisis management, risk management, and sustainable resources” (p. 18).

 

Activities: 

• “Describe appropriate hiring techniques and institutional hiring policies, procedures, and processes” (p. 18)

  • In the past year, I interviewed students who were applying to the RA position and people applying for an academic advisor position at Bowling Green State University. 

• “Explain how job descriptions are designed and support overall staffing patterns in a work setting” (p. 18)

  • In my internship at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) in Cape Town, South Africa, I created a manual for a student leadership position on campus.

• “Effectively and appropriately use facilities management procedures as related to operating a facility or program in a facility” (p. 18)

  • In my internship at UWC, I developed a method for tracking fixed assets in residence halls.  This involved taking inventory of all furniture in the buildings, recording this into a database, and recommending protocol to keep track of these items. 

• “Describe campus protocols for responding to significant incidents and campus crises” (p. 19)

  • In the Greek House Director role at BGSU I served on a campus-wide duty rotation in which I was responsible for responding to emergencies.  This involved training on reporting, recording, and communicating about emergencies.  

 

Reference

ACPA & NASPA (2010).  Professional competency areas for student affairs practitioners.  Washington, DC: Authors.