Amanda Hower Email and Phone Number

Academic + Career Advisor - Serving the Parsons First Year (undergraduate) population

Coordinated required and optional career development programming for all full-time MBA students, including workshops, resume review, mock interviews and a student mentor program. Reviewed resumes, coached international students on their job search strategies and handled the collection and reporting of student employment outcomes.

While in this role, I collaborated across the department and University in order to plan events, carry out transactions, benchmark with other schools, research prospective corporate partners and otherwise assist the Dean in carrying out her leadership vision. Also handled the budget, developed processes to streamline operations and assisted with events and resolving inquiries at the front desk.

Proctored College Board tests including the SAT. Administered testing with large groups of students as well as in small groups and individual (extra time) settings.

Administered classroom procedures and executed lesson plans for absent full-time teachers.Responded at short notice to cover a variety of subjects such as English, Agricultural Education, Science, Mathematics, History, Foreign Languages, and Detention at all levels and for all ages

• Utilized Mandarin language skills, cultural skills and China experience to manage various aspects of the program’s day-to-day operations• Coordinated with faculty, local vendors, interns and university administrators to ensure the successful operation of MBA programming both on and off the Donghua University host campus• Translated on behalf of students and faculty for research purposes, event planning and travel experiences, including trips to Hangzhou, the 2010 Shanghai Exposition and the program’s final banquet