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Maverick GROW: Reflect and Grow in Your Role

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Getting Started with GROW


Welcome to the MaverickGROW resource center.

The materials below are structured to guide you through the complete lifecycle of student employee development, from your initial program setup to conducting impactful conversations and evaluating outcomes.


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Program Overview and Implementation

This section provides the roadmap for integrating the framework into your department.

  • Implementation Steps

  • Quick Start Guide


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Supervisor Training and Preparation

Effective facilitation requires pedagogical context and intentional planning. Before scheduling your developmental meetings with students, utilize these training materials to refine your conversational techniques and understand the overarching goals of the program. The reflection component is included here to support your continuous development as a manager and mentor.

  • Supervisor Training

  • Preparing for GROW Conversations

  • Facilitating Conversations

  • Supervisor Reflection


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Conversation Templates

Access the operational assets you need immediately before, during, and after your student interactions. These practical templates and quick-reference sheets are designed to reduce administrative friction, allowing you to easily schedule meetings, guide the dialogue, and document key takeaways without having to build materials from scratch.

  • Instructions at a Glance

  • Email or Memo Template

  • Additional Questions

  • Notes Template


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Student Onboarding Materials

These materials are designed for direct distribution to your student employees. Provide these documents during the onboarding process or use them as ongoing reference guides. They are structured to clearly communicate the value and expectations of the GROW program directly to the student, free from administrative terminology.

  • Student Employee Orientation

  • Student Employee Resource Guide

  • MaverickGROW Brochure

  • MaverickGROW Folder


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Assessment and Evaluation

Measuring the impact of your developmental conversations is a critical phase of the employment lifecycle. Deploy this tool to collect actionable data directly from your student employees, allowing you to evaluate the effectiveness of the initiative and identify areas for continuous improvement in your management approach.

  • Student Employee Survey


MaverickGROW Questions?

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Contact our Program Lead

Robert Sean Ebersole, aPHR

Student Employment Specialist

Email: rebersole@unomaha.edu

Office Line: (402) 554-4456

What is Guided Reflection on Work (GROW)?

MaverickGROW is inspired by and adapted from the proven Iowa GROW® program; additional details can be found below.

Iowa GROW®

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  • Phone: 402.554.3672
  • Email: student.employment@unomaha.edu

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  • 6001 University Dr N
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