Off the Rails Episode 25: I Didn’t Know What I Wasn’t Supposed to Do

Recorded August 20, 2021

One of the things we all love about our jobs at colleges and universities is working with students. They’re a fantastic resource, eager to help, keen to help, and willing to hop on a bike and race across campus at a moment’s notice.

On this unusual episode of Off the Rails, we stay on topic and focus entirely on our interactions with student staff in our departments. We’re joined by Don De Mello and Lawrence Eng of Oregon State University to talk about their top tier program for recruiting, hiring, mentoring, training, and preparing students for professional positions after they graduate.

We talk about everything from writing the position descriptions for students, treating them like professional staff, integrating them into the working environment, and growing them as professionals and even programmers.

Also, Justin and Don talk about the excellent scholarship and internship opportunities afforded by the AVIXA Foundation. Apply now!

Don De Mello: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donald-demello-7b352117/

Lawrence Eng: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrence-eng-763b188/

AVIXA Scholarships:

https://www.avixa.org/about-avixa/who-we-are/avixa-foundation/scholarships

AVIXA Internship program:

https://www.avixa.org/about-avixa/who-we-are/avixa-foundation/internships/av-interns