Laurel Jefferies, M.Ed. Email & Phone Number

St George, Utah, United States

St George, Utah, United States

Through this position I did the following:• Develop a compressive campus tour and visit experience through planning, communication, and ambassador training• Develop and coordinate Slate comm plans• Coordinator with on and off campus partners to plan and implement new and continued events to drive yield for enrollment• Schedule, plan, and create any admission related events on and off campus• Plan and implement undergraduate admission's yielding and recruiting events for potential and new students at Utah Tech University

St George, Utah, United States

Through this position I did the following:• Develop a compressive campus tour and visit experience through planning, communication, and ambassador training• Develop and coordinate Slate comm plans• Coordinator with on and off campus partners to plan and implement new and continued events to drive yield for enrollment• Schedule, plan, and create any admission related events on and off campus• Plan and implement undergraduate admission's yielding and recruiting events for potential and new students at Utah Tech University

St George, Utah, United States

Through this position I did the following:•Managed a recruitment territory over Nevada, So. and Central Utah, Arizona, West and East Maricopa County, and New Mexico for high school students pursuing an undergrad degree upon high school graduation• Visited high schools in territory to present on Utah Tech University• ​Presented Utah Tech University facts at college and career fairs• ​Assisted territory students from cold inquiry status through admissions funnel to registration and matriculation into Utah Tech University•Communicated with inquiries and applied students to assist them with application questions and completion• Managed territory communication plan through Slate- monthly emails, missing materials, outreach communication, etc.• ​Coordinated events and communication with high school counselors in territory• Planned and implemented undergraduate admission's yielding and recruiting events for potential and new students at Utah Tech University

Through this position I did the following:• Create a detailed position manual in order to document various procedures and information for future reference• Manage all aspects of Orientation Leader recruitment and hiring• Supervise 20 undergraduate student Orientation Leaders, one undergraduate Orientation Student Coordinator, one-two NODA Summer Intern(s), two-three fall and spring graduate interns, and one Orientation Graduate Assistant• Student staff training development (content, schedules, and manuals)• Develop a training and onboarding plan for new Graduate Assistants• Develop and facilitate an intensive May Training• Create Orientation Leader responsibilities and expectations for their role• Create specific roles and duties for each orientation leader per orientation session• Acting liaison for all contact between campus partners, admissions team, students and guests, and the orientation team• Including oversight of all front-line orientation communication (i.e. in-person visits, emails, phone calls, VZ messages)• Coordination of confirmation messages for students who complete their reservations• Coordination of Housing arrangements for summer for Orientation Team• Chair and facilitate yearly orientation planning committee• Create content for and manage online orientation programs through Canvas• One for FTIC as well as transfer students• Create and then continuously update Orientation Auxiliary account and budget• Develop orientation assessment plans• Staff Swag and Orientation Deliverables research, proposal, and purchasing• Gathering materials for student and parent packets (student bags, parent bags, internal handouts, campus partner materials)• Work with Undergraduate Admissions Events team to host yielding and recruiting events for potential and new students at UWF after orientation season

Pensacola, Florida Area

Through this position, I did the following:• Advise a board of 6 student directors throughout the large scale event planning process • Participate and facilitate in weekly Student Involvement Staff Meetings, Campus Activity Board (CAB) Director meetings, and 1-1 meetings with CAB President• Create and facilitate training sessions for student leaders joining the board on policy, position duties, office responsibilities etc. • Manage entire programming budget for UWF's CAB • Build and maintain relationships with campus and community vendors and partners• Create and prepare contracts for said vendors • Facilitate planning sessions and individualized meetings• Develop new ideas to involve more students on campus• Take full count of event attendance and tabulate that into a program assessment form.• Create monthly needs and satisfaction assessments

Bowling Green Area, Ky

Through this position, I did the following:• Assist with supervising 41 student orientation leaders (TOP Guides) through the summer orientation programs • Collaborate with Parent and Family Programs for parent programming and review and assess TOP parent programming • Develop first generation orientation programming and develop assessments for all new programming implemented • Serve on the TOP Guide Advisory Council • Collaborate with campus partners for new programming• Analyze and review assessment for TOP and Family Programs and implement changes to program as needed from data gathered• Design leadership structure and implement into TOP Guides organization

Southern Utah University

Through this position I did the following:• Supervised a staff of 3 Summer Conference Assistants (SCA) and one SCA/Summer RA• Coordinated and managed all Summer bookings through University Housing; importing and exporting rosters, making and managing keys, pre-conference planning, handling charges and payments for summer conferences• Created and implemented a summer training for summer conference assistant and summer RA that included emergency response for summer guest and summer residents, pre, during, and post conference management, front desk management skills, program development for summer residents etc. • Worked directly with Guest Services and Dining Services on Summer Conferences to ensure all camps and conferences had all housing and on campus needs for food and other room reservations handled • Worked with and Coordinated SUU Admissions team on extended summer orientation housing for potential SUU Students• Helped plan multiple large-scale summer events held in housing, including being a member of the planning board for Tour of Utah 2016- a global bike race

Southern Utah University

Through this position I did the following:• Directly supervised a staff of six undergraduate Resident Assistants (RA) • Co-supervised 10 RAs in the other buildings on campus• Supervised two Suite Style residence halls- 300+ residents, majority of them 1-year students• Advised the Residence Hall Association (RHA) and oversaw their programming for on campus housing students• Created and implemented RA training for Fall and Spring semester trainings. Training included first responder training, conflict management, program development etc.• Managed 16 programming budgets and 16 separate purchasing cards for the RA’s• Managed a budget for Housing Wide programs with Residential Education Coordinator• Created and maintained relationships with volunteer faculty and staff for Living Learning Communities• Planned and implemented programs and activities on the floors for residents to participate in, increasing their involvement in housing and educational and personal development• Served as Judicial Officer for my two buildings, and met with students for conduct violations, emotional well-being, or problem-solving advising• Participated in a professional staff on call rotation

Cedar City, Ut

Through this position I did the following:• Established and maintained a community on an assigned floor of 36-48 residents• Worked as an RA on Campus Connections Living and Learning Community and Global Engagement and Language Cultures Living and Learning Community• Created self-planned educational and diverse programs and activities for residents• Worked on a team of 15 other RAs to help plan housing wide activities, maintain an on-call rotation, work office hours at the main housing office, etc. • Trained as a 1st responder an array of incidents and situations

I was in charge of designing and maintaining the flower plots and gardens in 32 of Draper City's Parks.I worked on Draper City's Trail crew for a little while where we cleared trails for recreational use.

Huntington State Park, Utah; Millsite State Park, Utah

I worked as a seasonal Rangers Aide. I maintained the camp grounds in the park and worked in customer service at the park entrances.

Master, Master Of Education, 4.0

Activities and Societies: Alpha Gamma Delta-Alumnae; First Year Representative for Student Affairs Graduate Association (SAGA); Division.

Bis-Bachelors Of Interdisciplinary Studies, Education And Reading, 3.68

Activities and Societies: President of Community Attaches for University Housing; Resident Assistant (2 years) for University Housing.

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Student Council, Senior Class Secretary, swim, tennis, softball, track and field, Speech and Debate, pep band.