Fatima Caldera Email & Phone Number

College Station, Tx, Us

Grapevine, Tx, Us

Arlington, Texas

• Deliver individual and group advisement regarding course selection, degree requirements, and educational/career goals to current and incoming first-year CONHI students at UTA.• Assist in developing student success and retention strategies, such as presentations to newly admitted and continuing students, simplifying the onboarding experience for new students, registration assistance initiatives, expanding partnerships with college/department advisors to improve advising at UTA, and other strategies to proactively engage students.• Support initiatives such as campaigns to increase student enrollment and ways to increase student access to advisors (i.e. virtual office hours, group advising, etc.) This includes committee membership, chairing committees, developing/facilitating educational workshops, and assisting with departmental goals of using data-informed practice to increase student success outcome.

Arlington, Texas

• Deliver individual and group advisement regarding course selection, degree requirements, and educational/career goals to current and incoming first-year Engineering students at UTA.• Keep informed and collaborate with relevant academic programs and support services such as counseling, tutoring, departmental advisors, admissions, etc. to provide appropriate referrals to students.• Analyze and interpret student data, transcripts, and placement results.• Enter notes into MyMav following best practices for documenting student appointments/contacts.• Conduct verification of degree progress, removal of holds, and processing of various forms.

Houston, Texas

Under the Undergraduate Recruitment & Outreach department at Texas A&M University, I served as a college advisor for over 600 seniors and 2,700 total high school students annually at Sam Rayburn High School. • Provided one-on-one post-secondary education and alternative pathway advising sessions to students.• Input and analyzed data for over 4,300 student/parent interactions in Excel and GRACE (the case management and reporting platform utilized by College Advising Corps members nationwide).• Created and presented on a variety of college access topics to students, faculty, and families.• Planned and facilitated large events such as financial aid workshops and college application workshops that led to 96% of students receiving a college acceptance, and 94% completing a financial aid application.• Fundraised over $3,000 in donations to support on-campus programs at Sam Rayburn High School. • Used Canva and other graphic design platforms to create event and informational flyers.• Assisted in employee recruitment efforts, candidate interviews, new hire orientations, and trainings.

Pasadena, Texas

Served with the AmeriCorps Program in connection with the College Advising Corps, Texas A&M University, and Advise TX. My work included supporting students' post-secondary plans, applying for college (any post-secondary education), filing for FAFSA/TASFA, assisting with scholarships, college visits or college rep visits, supporting parents, and working to change the college-going culture at my campus.

Houston, Texas

• Administered exams and monitored students throughout the duration of the exams.• Troubleshoot test errors and equipment failure.• Make sound, ethical judgments in regard to exam security.• Maintained files, recorded statistics, and entered exam scores in a database.• Performed customer service functions, including welcoming students, providing testing instructions/information to students, and assisting students/faculty in person, via e-mail and phone.

Houston, Texas

• Communicated frequently with the AVID coordinators regarding student progress and areas of concern.• Provided instruction to individual and small groups to boost academic performance.• Supervised and facilitated tutoring process in groups consisting of 6th-8th grade students on a daily basis.

Master Of Education - M.Ed., Educational Leadership And Policy Studies With A Higher Ed Administration Emphasis

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Psychology

Activities and Societies: Latino Logradores, Active Member; HSA (Hispanic Studies Association), Board Apprentice; CMSA (Council.

Associate Of Arts - Aa, Communications, Dual Credit, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Dean's List; Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honor Society Invitation

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: National Honor Society, Active Member; King Cares, Active Member; ECHS Student Ambassadors, Historian & Vice.