Jennifer Endres Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

* Supervise and mentor a team including 3 professional staff and nearly 170 undergraduate leaders in the College of Liberal Arts.* Design a program for 2,500 first year students where each student's story is known, each student feels a strong connection to the College, and each student engages in-person with several campus resources to assist their transition to higher education.* Create content and implement a curricular arc for professional-level training and development for student staff within the program to include a summer Prep Week, ongoing biweekly training during the academic year, and a spring leadership conference.* Coordinate the hiring process for all staff, including a two-round interview for all undergraduate staff.* Continually innovate within the program to respond to the needs and goals of first year students, of student staff and of College administration. This includes integration of a College-wide Career Readiness Initiative into the FYE curriculum as well as creation of a Wellbeing & Mental Health Workgroup consisting entirely of student staff to address ways in which the program could improve in being proactive about and responding to mental health concerns of first year students.Former experience within this role:* Coordinate Welcome Week College Day, including chairing a committee of professional stakeholders in CLA to design and implement an engaging day to help students begin to experience the advantages of a liberal arts education, feel the support structure they will be a part of, and increase their sense of belonging with the College.

Minneapolis, Mn

* Supervise and mentor approximately 160 undergraduate leaders.* Empower the student leaders to serve the individual needs of the 2,300 first year students in the course.* Implement and create content & curricular arc for Section Leader training, including biweekly meetings, fall retreat and spring leadership conference.* Write a weekly article focusing on leadership development for undergraduate leaders involved with the program.* Communicate with academic advisors regarding first year student performance in the course and integrating the course into advising.* Co-teach one in-person section for 25 students of CLA1002 - First Year Leadership Series. Directly responsible for content for 6 weeks of the semester.* Coordinate the two-stage hiring process for all undergraduate FYE staff.* Coordinate Welcome Week College Day for CLA. In this role, sit on the U-wide Welcome Week Advisory Board with the Orientation and First Year Programs office to be kept apprised of the plan for the entire week and how College Day fits into that plan. Chair a committee of professional stakeholders in CLA to design and implement a plan to engage the incoming first year students and showcase various highlights of the College.

* Provided personalized service to a caseload of 400 undergraduate students primarily pursuing science majors or health science careers through 30-minute appointments, full-service drop-in contacts, e-mail, phone and group advising sessions.* Assisted students from orientation to graduation with degree planning, academic success strategies, registration concerns, requirement completion, and major and/or career exploration.* Implemented a program, Stomp the Sophomore Slump, targeted at information sophomores or rising sophomores need to strongly finish their undergraduate tenure. Partnered with several offices for the event, including the Learning Abroad Center, CLA Career Services, the Office for Undergraduate Research and the office for Service Learning.* Presented to incoming first year students at summer orientation group advising sessions.* Supervised 4 student peer advisers. Responsible for hiring, training, ensuring they complete their daily work, and professional development. Created agendas for weekly meetings and held performance reviews after each semester.* Created content for the office website and updated materials as necessary. Transformed the website to a more visually appealing look and added content that would assist current as well as prospective students in their major and career searches.* Developed a program in conjunction with our counseling office targeted at students on academic probation, providing strategies to implement immediately to improve academic performance.* Served as the office scholastic committee representative for 4 years. In this role, made independent decisions for student petitions to academic policies as well as served on a committee to discuss larger student concerns.* Served as a trainer for health science information to new advisers to the College.* Represented the College at recruitment and outreach events.

* Taught piano skills, including theory, to ages 5yr to adult* Tailored teaching approach to individual students* Arranged several pieces to match student skill levels* Prepared students for fall and spring recitals* Represented the school at various community events (e.g. Art-a-Whirl) where students are allowed to try instruments as well as as are recruited to begin lessons

* Responsible for reviewing applications and making admission decisions for students applying to transfer to the College of Liberal Arts.* Reviewed applications as part of a committee to make decisions on applications for students applying to begin as freshmen in the College of Liberal Arts.* Presented information about the University of Minnesota and the College of Liberal Arts to groups of up to 50 prospective students and parents.* Spoke to potential students at college fairs and open houses, answering questions about the application process as well as the undergraduate experience.* Traveled to local community colleges to speak to prospective transfer students, review transcripts and answer questions about the application process and the undergraduate experience.

Mat, Elementary Education

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology And Speech & Hearing Science