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Often, they hear about the opportunity to proctor exams through retiree groups or by word of mouth and are anxious to relive the “experience of going into a classroom,” says Field Manager of Exams and Registrar Services Mike Fournier. In many cases, Fournier explains, they just enjoy being around students. He recalls a proctor who was overjoyed to see a student she one of her former high school students, who had been in her sophomore history class. But sometimes the age of the retirees-turned-proctors can make for a precarious situation, he says...
Young worked at Harvard for 35 years as a proctor, assistant dean and associate dean in the Freshmen Dean’s Office...
...proposes using house e-mail lists, proctor groups, and conducting polls to increase council visibility...
...thing that we look for in candidates is leadership quality, a healthy ambition,” said another panelist, senior admissions officer and first-year proctor Matt DeGreeff ’89. DeGreeff said some students feel that “if you don’t go out and do something great, you’re not fulfilling your Harvard charge...
Most student complaints deal with the failures of individual proctors who, for whatever reason, do not effectively respond to their needs and concerns. As Tustin puts it, “It’s not necessarily that the system is flawed, it’s that human beings run the system.” Biannual proctor evaluations are one means of highlighting the ineffective proctors that slip through the cracks, and Dingman encourages students to address their dissatisfactions head on, by talking to the proctor in question or to a higher authority...