Type of activity: Guest speaker
Points available: 5 points
Date: February 21, 2013
Location: FAC 304, Drake University
Presenter: Matthew [last name withheld for confidentiality!]
Entry: This session followed the candidate's presentation, and was an opportunity for students to get to know Matthew a little better in an informal, comfortable setting. All the department faculty left the room and we were able to chat freely with him about a variety of topics. We got a better idea of his personality and his sense of humor, and he had a few questions for us about Drake, Des Moines, and some ins-and-outs of the Design department. He asked us to tell him something about Drake that the faculty would never tell him, but clearly none of us are aware of any deep, dark secrets because all we offered was friendly squirrels and poor outdoor drainage!
Assessment: As with the presentation, each student audience member was asked to complete a one-page survey documenting our impressions of the candidate and our assessment of the question and answer session.
Conclusion: Matthew seems like an incredibly friendly and personable individual, and he related very easily to the group of students he was interacting with. He also brought in some physical materials for us to look at during this time, including some branding work and publications he designed, and I enjoyed having the chance to look closely and handle some of his actual work rather than seeing it all on-screen. It may have been helpful for Matthew to interact more with students he might actually be teaching (i.e. those who are not graduating in May!) but I hope it was productive and encouraging for him to speak with us anyway.
Documentation: See previous entry.
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