Jonathon Collier Email & Phone Number

Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

Kalamazoo, Michigan Area

- Responsible for the design, implementation, and oversight of the College’s First Year Orientation, a five-day program welcoming 400+ first year students to the institution, including assessment that showed growth on learning outcomes related to the skills necessary to succeed in a new environment - Developed the First Year Experience Mentor program.

Albion, MI

- Serve as the primary advisor to Panhellenic and Interfraternity Councils, consisting of 6 social fraternities, 5 social sororities, and 1 NPHC sorority. - Serve as the sole Division of Student Affairs representative on the College Strategic Planning Committee, helping to craft a document that will guide the College’s major decision making for the next.

Bowling Green, OH

Developing a model and outline for first-year student online orientation

Bowling Green, OH

• Planning and coordinating an Alternative Spring Break trip to St. Augustine, Florida for 20 students by reaching out to and collaborating with a group responsible for preservation of a local estuary. Planning includes.
• Recruited students for Spring Break trip, filling to trip capacity of 20 students almost entirely immediately after opening.

Fraternity And Sorority Life

• Serve as the primary advisor for the Interfraternity Council and Executive Board consisting of 15 social fraternities and over 500 members.
• Established learning outcomes, developed curriculum, constructed facilitator guides and training sessions, and assessed outcomes for 2 community-wide new member orientations reaching 500+ students designed to foster.
• Designed curriculum for the January Leadership Retreat for chapter presidents focusing on leadership development and practical skills.
• Coordinated logistics and served as a small group facilitator for Futures Quest, a leadership development experience in Fall of 2012; overhauled the recruitment approach and saw an increase from 35 to 78 participants.
• Initiated and developed the IFC Summit, a two-day experience with the NIC for fraternity headquarters, alumni, advisors, university administrators, and students to engage in conversation about the fraternity community.
• Worked with Panhellenic Recruitment in fall 2011 and 2012 by serving as guide for rounds, working with ICS recruitment software, and as a recruitment coach during bid signing.

Bowling Green, OH

• Planned the university’s Family Weekend program, creating the first registration system for families to use that also enabled the university to realize that over 700+ family members were attending thus allowing for.
• Designed the schedule and programming for Family Weekend, which included a collaborative effort with more than 30 departments and student organizations to provide informational sessions and family-friendly activities.
• Coordinated the Fall 2012 Campus Fest or 300+ student organizations and local businesses to showcase themselves. Responsibilities included utilizing Orgsync registration processing and approval, communication with.
• Revitalized and expanded the Constitution Day events on campus to include a banned book exhibit, social media integration, and video and media opportunities.

Oxford, OH/Southeast US

• Managed and travelled to 45 chapters in the southeast United States through constant communication via email, phone, and on-site visits. Developed reports directed to alumni, administrators and undergraduates for each.
• Assisted in developing 7 national conferences attended by over 500 members by coordinating participant logistics, facilitating training of undergraduate volunteers, and developing various programs and activities.
• Adapted presentation and facilitation techniques to meet a variety of environments, cultures, and group sizes ranging from 5 to 200 on topics including leadership development, risk management, recruitment, alumni.
• Responded to high risk incidents dealing with alcohol, drugs, and conflict resolution by traveling directly to chapters and directly addressing issues with university administration, undergraduate members, and alumni.
• Restructured marketing tools for new consultant recruitment that included the development of a past consultant career assessment, the development a new presentation, and restructured communication to potential.
• Revised the entire visit structure for Phi Delta Theta Leadership Consultants by developing a new system based on chapter need. Created a new reporting system designed to provide a comprehensive view of the whole.

M.A., College Student Personnel

B.A., History, Business Scholars Program

Activities and Societies: Business Scholars Program, Student Athlete, Phi Delta Theta, History Club