There is Life after College, part 2

2018 Conference

… Miss Part 1 ? Read the first article.

Jeffrey Selingo offers college students great advice for making the most of their college years in his most recent book, There is Life after College. But how do we as IT professionals in the colleges and universities that these students attend fit in?

2018 conference logoIn his chapter, entitled “Learning to Launch”, he provides four tips to students:

  1. Find a Rhythm to your Day
  2. See Models for How to Fail
  3. Cultivate a Sense of Confidence
  4. Seek Out a Mentor

What opportunities can we, as IT professionals in the colleges that these students are attending, provide that support “learning to launch”? Do we provide students with enough opportunities to fail or to succeed? Are we providing mentorship opportunities to students?

Think about these before joining us at his keynote address at SIGUCCS 2018. For more information, visit the SIGUCCS 2018 Plenary & General Session web page.

About SIGUCCS Editor

The Special Interest Group on University and College Computing Services (SIGUCCS) is an association of professionals who support and manage the diverse aspects of information technology services at higher education institutions. SIGUCCS is one of 36 special interest groups of ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, the world's largest educational and scientific computing society. SIGUCCS focuses on issues surrounding the support, delivery, and management of those services, and provides professional development opportunities for its members and the other individuals in the field.