Christopher Blystone Email & Phone Number

Indianapolis, In, Us

Lead an awesome team of Faculty Mentors serving over 2500 students in the WGU School of Business.

Greater Indianapolis

Faculty Mentor: Facilitate insight and personal/professional growth; Guide; Instruct; Coach; Advise and Instruct; Serve as a liaison between students and the university; Graduation Specialist

Indianapolis, In

Provided full-service Appreciative Inquiry-based career counseling and coaching to private clients as well as workforce development consulting focusing on recruitment and selection, retention, team building and leadership training for organizational clients • Served as a low / high ropes course and backcountry facilitator working with a variety of non-profit and corporate groups for team building, leadership development and goal-setting initiatives• Administered and interpreted MBTI and… Show more Provided full-service Appreciative Inquiry-based career counseling and coaching to private clients as well as workforce development consulting focusing on recruitment and selection, retention, team building and leadership training for organizational clients • Served as a low / high ropes course and backcountry facilitator working with a variety of non-profit and corporate groups for team building, leadership development and goal-setting initiatives• Administered and interpreted MBTI and Strong Interest Inventory assessments to individual clients Show less

Indianapolis, Indiana

Assistant Director-Career Center, 2004-2006Coordinated internship program and serve as liaison for students, faculty and employers to insure mutually successful experience, providing direct career counseling to clients, conducting group workshops and test interpretations• Provided outreach to university and local community; Created and presented workshops such as “A Winning Strategy” for the NCAA, “Volunteering for a Paycheck” for Americorps, “Dying to Work” for the Communications… Show more Assistant Director-Career Center, 2004-2006Coordinated internship program and serve as liaison for students, faculty and employers to insure mutually successful experience, providing direct career counseling to clients, conducting group workshops and test interpretations• Provided outreach to university and local community; Created and presented workshops such as “A Winning Strategy” for the NCAA, “Volunteering for a Paycheck” for Americorps, “Dying to Work” for the Communications Department that was later requested by three other departments and “Explore, Experience & Examine” an experiential education workshop• Wrote, edited and designed advertisements, promotional documents and articles highlighting Career Center services and resources • Elected by statewide peers to serve as President-Elect for Career Development Professionals of Indiana Inc.• Collaborated with HR to complete Train-the-Trainer Program and to serve as an Accelerated Process Improvement facilitator Career Counselor & Academic Advisor, 2002-2004Advised 400+ exploratory students each semester according to university course requirements, facilitated large group presentations to new students and their parents and co-instructed first-year seminar class designed to facilitate student success• Elected to serve as Collaborative Governance Steering Committee Representative charged with addressing work-related concerns and issues of University College employees• Presented information on over 180 academic programs and career exploration process to incoming students and their parents• Selected for joint task force charged with coordinating efforts between academic advisors and career counselors to better serve students transitioning between academic and career-related questions and issues Show less

Indianapolis, In

Oversaw pilot living-learning community of 91 second-year students; Advised 4 thematic-focused, residential student groups dedicated to exploring Academic/Honors, Fine Arts, Community Service, and Wellness issues• Co-instructed semester-long class on health and social issues impacting to college students; Advised student group responsible for planning and delivering a series of awareness-raising campaigns to address wellness issues on campus

New Orleans, La

Managed living-learning community of 460 first-year students; Selected, trained, supervised, coached and evaluated staff of 40• Oversaw a 1.7 million dollar annual operating budget• Coordinated, implemented and co-facilitated a 9-day training program which introduced a developmentally-based training track for returning staff members; Facilitated curriculum redesign and co-instructed Resident Advisor class • Attended 20-hour mediation training program jointly conducted by Tulane… Show more Managed living-learning community of 460 first-year students; Selected, trained, supervised, coached and evaluated staff of 40• Oversaw a 1.7 million dollar annual operating budget• Coordinated, implemented and co-facilitated a 9-day training program which introduced a developmentally-based training track for returning staff members; Facilitated curriculum redesign and co-instructed Resident Advisor class • Attended 20-hour mediation training program jointly conducted by Tulane University Law School and Tulane University Graduate School of Social Work; Co-facilitated mediation sessions for university community members in dispute Show less

Indianapolis, In

Managed community of 450 upper-class students; Selected, trained, supervised and evaluated 13 staff members and conducted judicial hearings and administered appropriate educational sanctioning according to university policy• Received Deb LoBiondo Advisor of the Year Award for state of Indiana, 1998• Collaborated with 4 Faculty-in-Residence to promote student and faculty interaction• Implemented a Hall Mission Statement focusing on developing a "Spirited Community of Friends" which… Show more Managed community of 450 upper-class students; Selected, trained, supervised and evaluated 13 staff members and conducted judicial hearings and administered appropriate educational sanctioning according to university policy• Received Deb LoBiondo Advisor of the Year Award for state of Indiana, 1998• Collaborated with 4 Faculty-in-Residence to promote student and faculty interaction• Implemented a Hall Mission Statement focusing on developing a "Spirited Community of Friends" which increased hall participation and school spirit Show less

Masters Of Science, College Student Personnel, Higher Education

Bachelor Of Arts, Communications / Journalism

Activities and Societies: SLATE-student run newspaper, WSYC, New Student Orientation, Resident Assistant, Peer Educator Campus Service.