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Tacoma, Wa, Us

Tacoma, Washington, United States

Provide leadership, administrative oversightand program development for Career Development and Education, First Generation Student Initiatives, the Passport Champions Program, and Husky Post Prison Pathways. Develop and implement departmental strategic plan, programs and services, and assessment for initiatives that advance degree completion and socioeconomic mobility. Provide vision, leadership, and guidance to foster and sustain a culture of student-centered programmatic innovation and creativity within Student Affairs. Build and maintain strategic partnerships and collaborations with internal and external stakeholders to leverage resources and drive innovation. Develop funding opportunities for division-wide innovation initiatives and incubation of pilot programs.

Tacoma, Washington

The Senior Director of Student Transitions and Success provides vision and leadership for all activities associated with student transition functions within the Division of Student Affairs, and serves as a principal member of student success teams on the campus. The position oversees programs and initiatives that span pre-college youth through alumni, with a focus on supporting UW Tacoma’s high population of first generation students. The Senior Director is responsible for both on-campus and external Student Affairs initiatives that promote college-going culture for K-12 youth, persistence through degree completion, and post-graduation success. The position oversees the following administrative functions: Career Development, First Generation Student Initiatives, New Student Programs & Family Programs, and Pre-College Programs while also serving as the site supervisor for the MDC Education Opportunity Center Advisor.

Tacoma, Wa

Provide leadership and supervision for all activities associated with student transition functions within the Division of Student and Enrollment Services. Oversee pre-college and undergraduate transition programs, develop strong relationships with regional middle/high schools, community colleges, and other educational institutions and community organizations that support college-going student populations. Oversee the following administrative functions: New Student Programs, Peer Advisors, Parent & Family Programs, Career Development, and Pre-College Programs.

Center For Urban Waters, Tacoma, Wa

Develop programming for the public participatory science group, SoundCitizen (soundcitizen.org). Host teacher professional development workshops, develop and deliver trainings for community groups, develop relationships with community partners, co-develop undergraduate research internships, analyze and interpret data for sharing with the general public and educators.

Institute Of Technology, Tacoma, Wa

Secure funding, develop, implement and manage three-week summer research program and monthly events for 120 youth in grades 6-12 who were underrepresented in STEM. Recruit youth participants, recruit, hire, train and supervise support staff, develop and implement formative and summative assessments.

Uw School Of Oceanography

Analyze and interpret data for sharing with the general public, create curricular materials for formal and informal audiences, grant writing, conceptualize learning research and program evaluation, conduct onsite and offsite educational programs.

Greater Seattle Area

Develop sperm chemotaxis and motility assays using light microscopy and motion analysis software. Initiate experiments to assess the effects of environmental perturbation on sperm physiology and behaviors.

Greater Seattle Area

Supervise fish husbandry practices, investigate environmental effects on sexual maturation, construct physical map of sex chromosomes using a bacterial artificial chromosomal library, investigate gonadal differentiation by histological examination and perform gene expression assays.

Master Of Science, Aquatic & Fisheries Science

Activities and Societies: Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science, Endocrine Society

B.S., Biological Sciences

Concentration in Marine Biology