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  Student Building Managers Vs. Full Time Staffing

  Posted by pburke on December 3, 2024 at 8:58 am

  Hello All,

  So, this is a multi-part discussion post:

  We are researching how other high-traffic / large university student unions structure their student/admin staffing.

  • Do you have a Building Manager Position? Are they students or Full Time Staff? What are their responsibilities?
  • Do you have Admin/ Pro Staff in the building at all times? ?(Open till close)
  • Do you have a hybrid approach to coverage (BM’s During the day & Pro Staff at Night)
  • If you don’t have Student Building Managers, how do you provide leadership/ growth opportunities for your student staff?

  Over the past few years, we have experienced the continual increase in responsibilities required for our student building manager role (Opening & closing buildings, Locking Spaces, Policy Enforcement, and After-hours maintenance issues). The amount of training needed for the position and limitations on work hours have posed a challenge in having part-time students maintain the Building Manager Position.

  We have been considering the option of transitioning the Student Building Manager Position to multiple (2) Full-Time Roles.?This would provide the Pro Staff coverage needed to handle client issues, policy enforcement & building operations.

  We see both the pros and cons of this transition:

  Pro: Full-time staff Trained in Policies & Procedures, Ability to confront high-level issues, manage building turnover, Professional not a Peer, Creating entry-level jobs for Student Affairs Graduates.

  Con: Removing Student Leadership opportunity, Student Development

  Does anyone have experience in transitioning Building managers from a Student Role to an entry-level professional position??

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  Patrick C. Burke (He/Him/His)
  Associate Director of Event Logistics & Student Development
  Marshall Student Center | University of South Florida – Tampa
  813-974-1974 | Burkep@usf.edu
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