• Advise sophomore through senior students in the Public Health & Health Science Majors• Track and assist students starting or returning from technical programs in the articulation agreements pathways• Collaborate with students to create a personalized completion plan from start to finish and assist students navigating their degree audits and graduate school or career plans upon graduation • Provide support and feedback on course or curriculum changes for the department major and… Show more • Advise sophomore through senior students in the Public Health & Health Science Majors• Track and assist students starting or returning from technical programs in the articulation agreements pathways• Collaborate with students to create a personalized completion plan from start to finish and assist students navigating their degree audits and graduate school or career plans upon graduation • Provide support and feedback on course or curriculum changes for the department major and minors • Assist and support students navigating unexpected challenges in their academic pathway that are hindering their progress toward degree completion• Manage graduation lists for each semester and monitor for class shortages by comparing audits to registration• Coordinate closely with our program director, associate dean, and the Registrar’s office to process course substitutions, manage students’ graduation, apply block credit, and evaluate transfer credits • Register students during Coyote Registration Days and individual registration sessions • Attend recruiting events to promote the School of Health Science undergraduate and graduate programs at coyote visit days, conferences, camps, the Clay County Fair, and local farm shows• Visit with prospective students and their families about the Public Health and Health Sciences major requirements and provide a tours of the new Center for Health Education building• Lead and assist with educational sessions for high school visits to campus, summer camps, and other programs Show less

• Advise students who are conditionally admitted to the university through an appeal process and guide them through challenges they face beginning or returning to school• Assist students with various academic and financial aid appeals by helping them locate the appropriate appeal document and navigate the process in addition to writing advocacy letters to support their case• Lead a first-year seminar class called USD 101 each fall semester to help students efficiently transfer from the… Show more • Advise students who are conditionally admitted to the university through an appeal process and guide them through challenges they face beginning or returning to school• Assist students with various academic and financial aid appeals by helping them locate the appropriate appeal document and navigate the process in addition to writing advocacy letters to support their case• Lead a first-year seminar class called USD 101 each fall semester to help students efficiently transfer from the high school to the college setting and is specifically directed toward freshmen students admitted on appeal• Serve as the primary Advisor the National Society of Leadership and Success Chapter • Advocate for students with a military background who need academic assistance and serve as an advising reference for students who visit the Student Veteran Resource Center and have academic questions• Coordinate with the University Center Student Success Center on BOR policy changes and conditions set for new students admitted on appeal• Served as the interim coordinator of the Tutoring and SI Program for the Spring 2016 semesterAdditional Professional Development and Leadership experiences that I have gained in this position include the following:• Active Member of the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) • Attended the Train-the-Trainer workshop for Military and Veteran Affairs Advisors hosed by by WICHE in Boulder, CO• Attended the 2017 Diversity and Inclusion Summit hosted by Conscious Youth Solutions • Earned my statement of achievement for the Veteran-friendly campus training workshops hosted by the Center for Teaching and Learning• Completed the safeTALK: Suicide Alertness training Show less

• Enhance budgeting and marketing skills through research and trainings to excel as an independent business • Host and organize online and home book parties to share information about the importance of literacy in a child's life as well as market new and existing children's books in the UBAM company• Attend local vendor fairs to grow my business and share literacy with families in our area• Organize an annual book fair for the USD Reading Council to help them increase their book… Show more • Enhance budgeting and marketing skills through research and trainings to excel as an independent business • Host and organize online and home book parties to share information about the importance of literacy in a child's life as well as market new and existing children's books in the UBAM company• Attend local vendor fairs to grow my business and share literacy with families in our area• Organize an annual book fair for the USD Reading Council to help them increase their book inventory to continue their Christmas book giveaway at the welcome table in Vermillion, SD Show less

• Assisted supported persons in daily living, medical appointments, and vocational aspirations• Implemented developmental programs to assist supported persons to learn to live more independently• Advocated for supported persons in the community and promote their involvement in various community events

• Organized events for “Once a Loper, Always a Loper” program to build and foster relationships between athletic alumni and current student athletes through mentorships, education, and networking opportunities• Coordinated a student athlete volunteer program at the Kearney Public Elementary Schools and maintain appropriate paper work for students through the program “Junior Herd Club”

• Advised students having academic difficulties and scheduled regular meetings with them to assist in creating a progress plan and to establish attainable goals to improve grades and student conduct • Taught University Foundation courses which focus on enhancing study skills, time management, and others skills needed to be an efficient and effective student• Coordinated all aspects of an online learning skills course and responded to student questions in order to teach them time… Show more • Advised students having academic difficulties and scheduled regular meetings with them to assist in creating a progress plan and to establish attainable goals to improve grades and student conduct • Taught University Foundation courses which focus on enhancing study skills, time management, and others skills needed to be an efficient and effective student• Coordinated all aspects of an online learning skills course and responded to student questions in order to teach them time management skills, listening and note taking skills, and test anxiety/ test taking skills • Proctored, organized, and scheduled tests for students with disability accommodations Show less