Kevin Willis Email & Phone Number

Richmond, Ky, Us

Berea, Kentucky, United States

I currently serve in the Office of Admissions as one of the Campus Visits & Events Associates. In this role I serve as a key member of the Campus Visits Team and am responsible for a variety of areas to ensure that our prospective students and their guests have a positive and great experience visiting Berea College! I actively supervise a team of students that focus on providing customer service and scheduling visits over the phone as well as maintain our guest cottage, Sturt Cottage. I also manage and am responsible for the upkeep of our office building and guest cottage, manage our departmental Outlook Calendar, and serve as a member of our Work Supervisor Team with other student supervisors. This role has allowed me to really focus in on development and learning for my students as I have had to take charge in scheduling, developing, and implementing their training curriculum. I also have had the pleasure of working with other departments in the office to support the mission, goals, and values of the Admissions Office, and the College itself.

Richmond, Ky

I served the Office of Housing & Residence Life as a temporary Office Assistant from the months of July 2018 through August 2018 and September 2018 through October 2018. In this role I supported the office and its mission to provide service to all guests and residents on campus. I assisted with Move-In Weekend 2018 and also helped manage and supervise multiple Facilities related tasks and projects in the residence halls.

Richmond, Kentucky, United States

I served in this role after receiving my Master's degree. In this role I was able to manage and be the key contact for the assigned residential communities I worked with. This meant I was the point person for resident concerns, issues, and other inquiries related to the buildings I managed. I also served on a first responder as part of the office's RHC on Call rotation, where I responded to calls and emergency issues after hours throughout the year. In this role I am most proud of my work serving on multiple committees within the office, including our Diversity Committee, Student Staff Selection Committee, and our Residential Curriculum Development Committee. In particular, my work as a Chair of the Diversity Committee was implementing and launching the first ever "Tunnel of Oppression" program as a campus-wide community event. Additionally, I was also able to manage and supervise the selection process of our Community Receptionists during the 2018 Recruitment Season. This experience was extremely transformative for me as it helped improve my critical thinking & communication skills, but also allowed me to step up and become a leader in even more ways than I had in the past. In particular, the experience I gained in crisis response, building management, and event planning has also served me well as I transitioned into my current role at Berea College.

Richmond, Kentucky, United States

In this position I served as a Graduate Assistant in the Office of Admissions focusing on Academic Initiatives and Programming in the residence halls. In this role I supervised students that did educational programs and mentorship in our first-year residence hall community, ConneXtions, and also managed our Student Academic Success Team, a team of tutors that provided services in the residence halls for students to get tutoring without leaving their residence hall. I also worked with various academic events and initiatives hosted through the Housing Office as well as serving as part of the after-hours Night Desk on Call Team as needed. This was an amazing opportunity that taught and gave me the foundation for many of the skills and philosophies I use as a professional today.

Richmond, Ky

I served the EKU Office of Admissions as an intern during the Fall 2014 semester. During this time I primarily focused on working on writing and developing written communication for domestic and international prospective students. This included updating call scripts for their call center, reviewing and updating e-mail communications, and assisting in the supervision of their call center students. I also was able to attend signature Admissions events, high school visits, and college fairs to learn more about the Admissions Counselors and the work they do to inform others about EKU.

During Academic Breaks, primarily in the Summer, I served as part of the Break Desk Team to support students and camps staying on campus during the break periods. I supervised guest entry and check-in, reported issues and concerns to on call staff, and helped provide a cheerful environment for when guests entered the building.

Richmond, Ky

I served as a Resident Assistant (RA) in Walters Hall at EKU as part of the Next Steps Living Learning Community (LLC). My work as an RA had me serve as a leader and advocate for the residents on my floor. I served up to 20 residents at one time and planned both educational and social events for the floor, the LLC, and the residence hall as a whole. I also worked at our Front Desk to greet residents and their guests, distributed residential mail, and served as part of the On Call rotation to address student issues and concerns after hours. This job helped me realize my passion and love for helping others to learn and grow, which helped me realize this was an area of strength for me.

Albany, Ky

During the Summer of 2010, I served part-time as a Student Proctor for Interactive Television (ITV) courses on the Clinton Campus of Somerset Community College. In this role, I attended courses with students where the Professor was teaching in a different location, serving as a facilitator to assist any technical issues, questions, or classroom disruptions due to the Professor not physically being there. I assisted in proctoring exams, quizzes, and homework assignments, communicating with the Professor to ensure all student work was received and distributed properly.

I served as a tutor to students in the Somerset Community College Upward Bound program at the Somerset Community College Clinton Center campus housed in Albany, KY. In this role I provided after school tutoring and support to a small number of students each week.

Monticello, Ky

I served as a Data Entry Clerk working with specific contracts to perform needed data entry for historical documents. In this role, I would access and receive scanned paper documents and input them into a computer system to digitize and archive the documents. On the very few instances when my work was needing corrections, I would be informed by quality control and asked to correct it immediately. This was my first job ever (outside of helping on projects around the house) and helped me learn a lot about myself and gaining a strong work ethic. Due to needing to focus on school, I left this position when my current role and contract was let go by the contractor.

Master'S Degree, Student Personnel Services

Activities and Societies: Graduate Assistantship PositionThis program was focused on serving students in higher education, along.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, English, Technical Writing Concentration

Activities and Societies: Member and Officer of Sigma Tau Delta (National English Honors Society) Member and Officer of Alphabet Center.

General Studies

Activities and Societies: Student Ambassador Student Employee Student VolunteerI did some general education courses here as I wanted.

High School Diploma