Jennifer Backoff Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois

Chicago, Il

Oversee admissions, student life, academic affairs, marketing, and budgeting for the growing, one-year master's program

Chicago, Il

• Prior positions in this department since September 2015: Program Coordinator, Program Assistant• Manage the student experience and program quality in the rapidly growing, one-year MS in Health Communication program• Promote student success by counseling students when life circumstances impact academics, maintaining academic support programs, and communicating resources and policies• Implement and advise student leadership groups to increase engagement outside of the classroom, build community, and support student development• Assess programs, courses, and policies to ensure that we offer a high quality experience that appropriately supports and challenges students

Evanston, Il

• Served as Graduate Intern in the Office of Global Safety and Security from June 2014 to August 2014, and March 2015 to August 2015; Supported students traveling abroad by updating virtual pre-departure health and safety modules, monitoring pre-departure health and safety requirements and breaking global news, assisting with website updates and data analysis, and providing any necessary support to the Global Safety and Security team during student health and safety emergencies• Served as Graduate Intern in the Office of Student Life at the Medill School of Journalism from August 2014 to September 2014 and January 2015 to June 2015; Supported undergraduate journalism students through one-on-one academic advising, encouraged graduate student leadership development through co-advising a Student Leadership Committee, coordinated programming and logistics for prospective and admitted undergraduate students, and assisted with final preparations for new student orientations

Greater Milwaukee Area

• Supported strategic business decisions by continuously analyzing financial data in Microsoft Excel as part of GE's rotational leadership program; performed roles in Cash Analysis, Manufacturing Finance, and Financial Planning and Analysis while completing GE’s graduate-level financial courses• Collaborated with Plant Finance Manager to create a “Manufacturing Finance 101” interactive presentation and trained employees in three two-hour sessions to improve their understanding of the financial impact of plant operations• Led a committee of ten employees to execute New Hire Orientation Week to onboard and prepare eight new hires for FMP

Greater Milwaukee Area

Master’S Degree, Ms In Higher Education Administration And Policy

Master's Research Project: Supporting Peers with Mental Health Issues

Bs In Psychology, Liberal Arts And Management Program (Lamp) Certificate, French Minor

Activities and Societies: Kappa Alpha Theta, Indiana University Dance Marathon

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