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Weston, ID, US

Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States

Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States

Remote

Coolidge Antigua

Dubai, UAE

• Trained and mentored new full-time advisors, on core advising practices and policies
• Coordinated the General Education college’s (GE) development and implementation of curriculum of innovation and career development courses
• Provided proactive academic, career, and transfer advising for 150+ general education students
• Instructed students in university socialization courses that are dedicated to developing knowledge and skills for college student success
• Utilized GradesFirst advising/early alert software to support student success and retention
• Developed Degree Works plans to create and assess graduation requirements for advisees

Bowling Green, OH

• Collaborated with senior administrators to develop institutional mission and vision with institutional goals related to graduate education funding and academic program offerings
• Represented graduate student interest within academic departments to help departments meet their funding and student services obligations
• Designed, marketed, and implemented a variety of events (i.e., research competition) that contributed to graduate student academic and professional success
• Initiated meeting with university offices to discuss and mediate issues related to housing, immigration, and general student services
• Facilitated via a city property owner the purchase of new graduate student housing to accommodate the increase of international student population
• Cooperated and implemented with the Graduate College to design graduate student orientation to meet the academic department needs

Greater New York City Area

• Provided data and information on U.S. higher education institutions' organizational structures and academic programs to domestic and foreign agencies
• Collaborated with publications staff to develop an overview of the U.S. higher education system for EducationUSA advisors
• Performed SEO content development on IIE Passport study abroad website
• Assisted in the development of community engagement study tour of U.S. institutions for European universities
• Collaborated with IIE staff to manage application and selection processes for an international leadership conference for new university presidents
• Provided research and selection feedback on candidates for an award honoring engagement in international education

• Coordinated departmental (7 professional staff) outreach stakeholder engagement responsibilities to recruit employers (for profit, non-profit, governmental, etc.) to hire both international and domestic graduate and.
• Supervised daily activities for full-time staff member, student workers, and graduate interns in Career Services
• Designed, marketed, and implemented a variety of events and workshops for leadership development (career fairs, publicity, etc.)
• Utilized resource management and planning skills to maximize use of a $60,000 USD budget for stakeholder relations and student employment efforts
• Prepared students and alumni to actively engaged in the career development process, including gaining work experience (i.e., internships) full-time career positions upon graduation, and considering further education.
• Interviewed students to obtain information about employment history, education background, and career goals, and to identify barriers to employment

• Advised F and J students and scholars categories on issues related to academic, insurance, and immigration concerns
• Collaborated with study aboard to create study aboard opportunities for multicultural students
• Co-lead the development and planning of outreach and educational initiatives for F/J student population (apx. 1200) including weekly employment workshops, and cultural adjustment workshops
• Teamed up with Career Advisors through a series of workshops and training to improve international students’ understanding of the U.S. job market
• Developed a pre and post departure study aboard program
• Co-coordinated semesterly orientation check-in and programming to provide comprehensive immigration programming at orientation

• Advised and counseled students, scholars, academic and administrative units on issues relevant to SEVIS regulations
• Maintained and update records and statistics of F-1 and J-1 students and scholars by using an institutional batch system
• Developed focus groups in order to learn the needs of international students, so that the unit can make changes to serve the students more effectively
• Advised potential and enrolled international students regarding college and US immigration policies and procedures, including application procedures, eligibility requirements and student responsibilities related to.
• Advertised workshop and presentations in order to help the campus become more aware of resources provided by the Office for International Students and Scholars

• Advised a diverse groups of students including graduate, undergraduate, minority, and international students on a variety of career, placement, and personal development topics
• Hired, supervised, and trained student staff members to conduct peer career advising, marketing, record keeping, resource usage reports, billing for assessments, collecting fees, scheduling conference rooms
• Conducted career oriented workshops for student organizations on resume writing, interviewing, skills, competency development, and job search strategies
• Implemented and designed training programs for career advisor in the areas of advising, counseling, resource utilization, and coaching skills
• Collaborated with business, industry, college, and university personnel to design and organize an annual career conference for underrepresented students
• Advised a multicultural student organization that coordinated an annual Diversity Career Fair and Events

• Collaborated with a diverse group of student affairs and academic units in order to create programs that promote meaningful interaction between international and domestic students
• Created a cultural awareness program that focused on womanhood as it relates to international women and sororities on campus
• Improved ability to provide programming that allows international students to share their talents and culture with college campuses
• Prepared and strived to achieve mission statement goals that were complementary to the mission of the Division of Student Affairs and the University

Rexburg, Idaho

∙Trained peer advisor in advising, counseling, and referring skills∙Selected and advertised career exploration classes for advisees ∙Advised students on registration, course offerings, educational policies and regulations, and school procedures ∙Advised Social Science majors on academic and career concerns∙Provided tours of the resources available in the.

Ed.D, Leadership Studies, 4.0

Activities and Societies: Graduate Intern, Center for International Programs Academic Affairs Chair, Graduate Student SenateCourses.

Masters, Student Affairs Administration

Bachelor Of Science, Social Studies Education