Erik Lewis Morales Email and Phone Number

Pull reports for 1,000+ nursing students within the School of Nursing to update records and gather data such as demographics, academic levels, at-risk factors, and degree progression; Assist with planning events within the School of Nursing and with the Student Nurses’ Association (SNA), such as orientations, pinning ceremonies for graduating students, selecting dates for town hall meetings and working with SNA to create events to encourage engagement from the student population; Manage the School of Nursing Emergency Fund, by meeting with students who request monies from it and bring their requests to the approval committee; Meet with students to assist them with any issues they are facing during the semester that are impacting their academics, whether it be external or within Mercy University, and connecting them to the appropriate supports & resources; Update the online catalog and student handbook each academic year alongside the Associate Dean to ensure all new policies, procedures and guidelines of the School of Nursing are properly documented; Create Student Success Plans alongside Program Directors, distribute the contracts to reinstated & readmitted students and meet with those students to ensure they have a plan of action to help them succeed in the semester they return to their program of study; Drafted policies for the School of Nursing Emergency Fund and Student Success Plan Contracts so that these procedures are in place for faculty, staff and students to follow; Review final grades at the end of each semester, to then collaborate with the Assistant Dean and Program Directors to create a list of students who will be dismissed from the School of Nursing, and sit for their appeal hearings

Worked alongside the PACT department (academic advising) to ensure all Nursing students are registered for appropriate classes in their program of study; Reviewed requirements of new curriculum being implemented in the Fall 2024 semester to ensure that new requirements were consistent across our student handbook, sequence maps and online catalog, as well as properly communicated to the student population; Reviewed students who took leave of absences from their program so they would be able to return to the university and complete their degree from when they last attended; Granted permits or authorizations for students as needed to allow them into their required classes for their program; Inspected students' audits for more than 700+ undergraduates to ensure they were updated and complete to allow them to be qualified to sit for their state’s NCLEX exam; Made appropriate adjustments to assigned courses each semester based on staffing of the program and the number of seats for each cohort; Worked alongside the Registrar to make appropriate changes to classes for each separate program and ensuring all prerequisites, corequisites, and restrictions in the Banner system are correct prevent as many issues as possible when registration is open for the students

Provided academic advisement and mentorship to a case load of over 200 students; Coordinated with other departments on campus to achieve program recruitment and retention goals; Managed academic advisors to ensure they meet the needs of their students who reside in Mercy’s Accelerated Second Degree Nursing program-helping with advisement and general questions that counselors and students are not knowledgeable of; Assisted the Nursing department to keep updated reports of students who graduate or get academically dismissed; Pulled interaction reports to ensure all PACT Counselors (even those not directly under my supervision) on the Bronx campus are meeting with students diligently each month and documenting their appointments appropriately

Provided academic advisement and mentorship to a case load of over 100 students in the School of Liberal Arts; Assisted with career exploration and goals for post-graduate students in accordance to their chosen major/degree; Provided students with information and strategies to become more engaged within the Mercy College community; Coordinated with other departments on campus to achieve program recruitment and retention goals

Conducted the mandatory Executive Leadership workshop that all student clubs attend to maintain an Active status; Assisted new student clubs with registration requirements so they are able to host events and meetings on campus; Developed first-ever Cultural Celebration Week on campus and oversaw budget expenditures and meetings for participating student organizations; Managed Hall Association meetings with student officers to create events for students in the Residence Hall

Assisted in office administration and clerical work; Support Admissions Counselors through completion of assigned projects; Coordinated the completion and assembly of logistic plans for major Admissions’ events, such as Open Houses; Aided administration in supervision of 30 student workers

Formulated an abbreviated version of club training that was used for newly registered student organizations; Assisted with tracking event attendance at club events through the management of an Event Staff; Managed the scheduling for student workers in the Pool Room and Game Room; Formulated an abbreviated version of club training that is used for new registered student organizations; Assisted with logistical plans for the Student Leadership Awards, including being the head of the committee, adjusting the nomination form and creating the script for the ceremony ; Coordinated the logistics for the 3rd Annual Leadership Conference, including finding a theme and guest speaker

Assisted with research into accepting cryptocurrency as a donation option; Helped with mailing invitations for the 125th anniversary gala; Developed a working manuscript for the company’s first-ever ebook

Assisted with research for other fundraising platforms the Development Department could use; Compiled results from surveys the company had mailed out to donors; Created mailing list for mass mailing of annual gratuity packets for donors and employees of VNSNY

Assisted Admissions with hiring new Student Ambassadors by reviewing resumes and interviewing possible candidates; Provided tours to prospective students who visit the campus, as well as assisting in mailings and other forms of paperwork; Devised the logistics plans for Open House and Accepted Students Day to welcome new students to campus

Assisted Admissions faculty with mailings and filing; Gave tours to prospective students who visit the campus; Participated in Open House and Accepted Students Day to welcome new students to the campus

Signed in guests and checked ID of students entering the dormitory; Answered students’ questions about where facilities were around campus; Alerted students to any notifications made by the Office of Residential Life.

Assisted with creating and mailing gratitude letters to donors; Organized file cabinets and helped load old files onto company database; Inputted data from donors into company database; Crafted annual gratuity packets to mail out to donors and employees of VNS