S. Gavin Weiser Email & Phone Number

Bloomington, IL, US

Normal, Illinois, United States

Normal, Illinois, United States

Bloomington/Normal, Illinois Area

Coordinate a social justice student led program and lead a clearing-house for all diversity based learning on our campus.

Columbia, South Carolina Area

Serve as a resource to the men as it pertains to not only risk management, but also a number of other areas in which I possess knowledge

Ran multi-day experiential based adventures for diverse groups

• Develop learning outcomes for office and create tools to measure these outcomes for the
• Hold focus groups with stake-holders to better understand the mission of the office
• Coordinate the opening of an alpine tower and the staff training
• Develop and implement experiential based curriculum for student trip leaders

• Advise EMPOWER, a student led Social Justice program
• Act as OMSA liaison for two student organizations: SALA & BGLSA
• Plan and implement monthly Diversity Dialogues in conjunction with Residence Life
• Serve on conference committee as volunteer coordinator for annual Student Leadership & Diversity Conference
• Create and utilize an assessment plan to improve programs through office
• Plan, organize and facilitate annual Diversity Retreat

• Supervise a staff of 5 Leader Fellows
• Manage all logistical items for challenge course activities
• Trained 16 individuals on Brown University Challenge Course procedures as well as hard and soft challenge course skills
• Oversee staff of facilitators at all times on challenge course
• Assist in the management of the residence hall for summer leadership program

• Planned and implemented learning plan for 25 at risk youth
• Recruited 50+ at risk youth to try-out for our YouthBuild & WIA Programs
• Taught vital life skills including leadership, group dynamics, current events, banking, anger management, sex education and more

• Assist in the creation, implementation and evaluation of campus wide leadership programs
• Coordinate and disseminate information about student leadership development opportunities
• Advise individual students in their leadership learning and practice
• Assist in the advertisement, selection, and follow-up programs for The Florida State LeaderShape Institute
• Assisted in the facilitation of a discussion group at The Institute for College Student Values
• Student teacher for the Genesis Leadership Program from 2004-2006; Activities Coordinator 2006-2007

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Foundations Of Education & Inquiry

Graduate Certificate, Women And Gender Studies

M.Ed, Higher Education And Student Affairs

Activities and Societies: Tau Kappa Epsilon Chapter Adviser, Student Personnel Association, EMPOWER Peer Adviser, BGLSA Peer Adviser, SALA.

Ba, Interdisciplinary Humanties (English/African-American Studies)

Activities and Societies: Tau Kappa Epsilon, Best Buddies, LEAD Center, Progressive Black Men Inc,

High School Diploma, College Preperation

Activities and Societies: Theater, Silent Sting Literary Magazine, TV Studio, Choir