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Director of Graduate English Language Learner M.Ed. and Certificate Program. Advising: • Address program inquiries from prospective students. • Advise and support students in program of study.• Review applicants and direct review team for program admissions.• Review potential transfer student and courses.• Guide students experiencing challenges and recommend support services on campus. • Advise undergraduate and graduate students in M.Ed. and graduate certificate… Show more Director of Graduate English Language Learner M.Ed. and Certificate Program. Advising: • Address program inquiries from prospective students. • Advise and support students in program of study.• Review applicants and direct review team for program admissions.• Review potential transfer student and courses.• Guide students experiencing challenges and recommend support services on campus. • Advise undergraduate and graduate students in M.Ed. and graduate certificate ELL program. Teaching: • Teach undergraduate Multicultural Education and graduate English Language Learner (ELL).• Supervisor clinical graduate ELL Practicum students. • Established partnerships with Minneapolis/St. Paul public schools for pre-service. teacher field experiences focusing on diverse, urban, and inner-city settings. Show less

Teaching: • Full-time instructor at the University of Rwanda, College of Education, Department of Humanities and Languages.Advising:• Advised students in extracurricular academic and career development. • Advisor for Book Club established among pre-service teachers. • Advised students in submission of conference proposal and panel for regional conference.• Assisted students in community engagement and making professional connections.

Directing:• Recruited international students. • Issued I-20s for F1 students and their dependents.• Oversaw center administrative responsibilities.• Supervised administrative staff.• Managed working relationships between the language center and the University of North Dakota. Advising:• Advised students on academic, immigration, and personal issues. • Collaborated with university faculty to develop programs with mainstream classes to … Show more Directing:• Recruited international students. • Issued I-20s for F1 students and their dependents.• Oversaw center administrative responsibilities.• Supervised administrative staff.• Managed working relationships between the language center and the University of North Dakota. Advising:• Advised students on academic, immigration, and personal issues. • Collaborated with university faculty to develop programs with mainstream classes to support cross-cultural learning opportunities.• Coordinated visits for students with academic faculty once close to matriculating from the English language program to their academic program. Show less

Coordinator of the graduate distance teacher training project for teachers across the state needing coursework to obtain the North Dakota endorsement in ESL. Responsibilities include recruitment and ongoing support of distance students throughout North Dakota taking coursework through IVAN, blackboard, and in-person seminars. Collaborated in research and presentations on teachers of English as a second language throughout the state.