Xavier GROW

GROW or Guided Reflection on Work is an initiative that helps student employees make meaningful connections between their campus job, their field of study, and their future careers. With permission from the University of Iowa, Xavier GROW follows the Iowa GROW® model of creating high-impact student employment through short, guided conversations between supervisors and their student employees.

Four brief questions:

Xavier GROW/Iowa GROW® conversations are comprised of four questions:

1. How is this job fitting in with your academics?
2. What are you learning here that’s helping you in school?
3. What are you learning in class that you can apply here at work?
4. Can you give me a couple of examples of things you’ve learned here that you think you’ll use in your chosen profession?

How to get involved:

All campus supervisors are educators. To bring Xavier GROW to your student employees:

• Read the documents in the Supervisor Resources below (estimated read/watch time 20 minutes)
  • Xavier GROW Timeline
  • Why Slides Xavier GROW
  • Xavier GROW Conversation Handout
• Reach out to Kurt Hollender, Assistant Director of Experiential Learning at Xavier University with any questions! hollenderk@xavier.edu
• Start your guided conversations with students sticking to the Xavier GROW documents in the Supervisor Resources section.

Thank you for your interest in Xavier GROW! Xavier GROW uses and adapts materials created by the Iowa GROW® program with the permission of The University of Iowa.