The Work+Collective Institute

We are very excited to open applications for the 4th cohort of participants in The Work+Collective Institute. We invite you to become a part of this phenomenal group of people that are redesigning student employment across the country!

The Work+Collective welcomes institutions to submit their interest for the next cohort by submitting this form. Forms are due by January 10th, 2025.

Details about the institute and expectations are included below. 

The Work+Collective Institute will be an 8 week commitment with 5 virtual sessions and 4 individual institution coaching calls between February-March 2025:

• Organize & Lead a “Core Campus Team”: Each institution participating is responsible for identifying and managing a core team of 2-3 individuals for this virtual institute experience and the work taking place at your campus. These individuals should represent units/offices familiar with on-campus student employment (directly or indirectly) and can actively contribute to Institute conversations. One of these individuals will serve as the primary liaison to The Work+Collective team for all communication, planning and implementation needs. This person should also be in a leadership capacity with regard to moving the work forward at your respective institution. 
  

• Attend Virtual Sessions: The entire core team members must be available to attend the 6 virtual sessions (we recommend those submitting to participate block time on their calendars in advance):
  • Session 1- Monday, February 3rd from 10am-11:30am MST
  • Session 2- Wednesday, February 5th, 10am-11:30am MST
    • Coaching Call- Wednesday, February 12th 
  • Session 3- Tuesday, February 25th, 10am-11:30am MST
    • Coaching Call- Monday, March 3rd 
  • Session 4- Thursday, March 6th, 10am-11:30am MST
    • Coaching Call- TBD on institution needs
  • Session 5- Wednesday, March 27th, 10am-11:30am MST
    • Recommendation on Next Steps Call- Wednesday, April 9th

• Establish Campus “Discovery Team”: The core team is responsible for identifying and recruiting a minimum of 5-7 individuals (in addition to the core team) from across their institution to participate in user listening sessions and who can also contribute to continuing the work with the core team following the institute. The Discovery Team must be available for in-person user listening sessions on a date determined by the core team.

• Facilitate and Participate in User Listening Sessions and Mapping: User Listening Sessions will be scheduled by the core team and will need to take place between Session 2 and Session 3. The core team will need to identify 4-6 student employees and 4-6 student employment supervisors to be interviewed by the core team and discovery team. The goal is to get to know the experiences of students who may be facing the more nuanced challenges and how we can best design opportunities for them to be successful. Following the listening sessions, the core team and discovery team will work together on “mapping” in order to disseminate the interviews. User Listening Sessions and Mapping will require a 5-6 hour time commitment from the core and discovery teams. 

• Connect with Peer Institutions: After the completion of the institute, all partners will be asked to engage in 1 to 2 follow-up connections directly with The Work+Collective team focused on capturing a high level overview of their experience and the progress they have made with their work. 

• Contribute to a National Conversation: Each institution will also be asked to contribute ‘artifacts’ of their work to the collective. These artifacts can be many different things, but all would be potentially beneficial to other institutions who may be seeking to do similar work.

For more information, we will be hosting an information sessions. Click on the date/time that work best for you to register: 

• December 18th at 10am MST 

• January 7th at 10am MST

Questions? Feel free to reach out to Amanda Butkiewicz at amanda.butkiewicz@asu.edu.