Amanda Ackerman Email & Phone Number

East Brunswick, NJ, US

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

*Pedagogy of Peer-Lead Learning: 3-credit pedagogy course for undergraduate Learning Assistants*Honors Colloquium: 1-credit mission course of the School of Arts & Sciences Honors Program*Students in Transition: 1-credit transition & success course for first-semester transfer students

Advised a highly diverse student body, including large transfer and international populations. Collaborated with students to set academic goals and develop academic strategies. Accurately explained curricula to guide students in their choice of major, minor, concentration, and electives. Provided referrals to appropriate university resources.

Newark, NJ

* Computing as a Career, 1-credit first year transition & success seminar* Computing & Effective Communication, 1-credit professional development course* Computing as a Career, 1-credit pre-professional student workshop course

• Planned and implemented 16 overnight programs for summer orientation which served over 5,500 incoming first-year students. Coordinated resource fair and educational seminars.
• Planned 2011 spring transfer orientation program for 260 transfer students.
• Served as supervisor/staff advisor for 5 undergraduate student organizations, graduate and undergraduate office interns, and a highly diverse summer orientation staff comprised of 50 undergraduate student leaders.
• Served on multiple selection committees for summer orientation leaders, undergraduate interns, graduate interns, and NODA interns.
• Assisted with planning and implementation of Student Life initiatives such as Academic Planning & Advising Days, Convocation, Homecoming, Scarlet Knight Days, Rutgers Day, and RutgersFest.

Douglass Residential College

• Created and administered mid-year assessment to 60 undergraduate residents of the Global Village living-learning communities. Analyzed responses and created summary report with recommendations for the Dean.
• Analyzed retention rates of students in the Global Village from 2005-2010.

Ed.M, College Student Affairs

Activities and Societies: American College Personnel Association (ACPA), Future Leaders in Student Affairs (FLSA)

B.A., Major: Spanish Linguistics Minor: Psychology

Activities and Societies: Phi Sigma Pi Coed Honor Fraternity (Fundraising Chair); Phi Sigma Iota, International Foreign Language Honor.