Student Assistants will be expected to attend an orientation session and subsequent workshops on how to take effective notes. Orientation sessions are scheduled in October and January. Confidentiality is of the utmost importance. Those students hired must demonstrate academic excellence and enthusiasm for learning and must be open to feedback from the DRC client. Notes must be taken in the manner most beneficial to the recipient and the notetaker should actively solicit feedback from the student on the quality and usefulness of the notes.
Legible handwriting is also necessary.
It is the responsibility of notetakers to ensure that their clients receive the notes for each class. In some cases the DRC will approve the absence if the client is sick. However, in other cases, if the client is consistently missing classes for nondisability reasons, the DRC may withdraw notetaking privileges. If notetakers are editing or typing notes at home, they will not be paid for this time. Notetakers may take notes for more than one class, but cannot work more than 10 hours a week.