Lauren Wagoner Email and Phone Number

Oversee all logistics for our SIS Peer Mentor program including hiring, training, and supervising four student peer mentors, holding weekly staff meetings, supporting the peer mentors in their duties of holding individual appointments with first year students and planning at least two events per semester for first year students. Serve as a member of AU's Advising Council, a group of senior advisors who meet monthly to discuss issues related to academic advising on campus and work to find solutions to these challenges. Oversaw creation of campus wide Academic Advising Training Manual to serve as a reference for current academic advisors on campus and to be used for onboarding new advisors at AU. Serve on various Hiring Committees for campus partners at AU. Continue all duties listed below in Undergraduate Academic Advisor position.

Advise caseload of over 350 undergraduate International Studies majors in all things related to their academic experience. Serve on various committees within SIS and across campus, such as the University Orientation Planning Team, Chart Your Academic Future planning committee, and the SIS Student-Alumni mentorship matching committee. Coordinated all aspects of the 2014 SIS Student Awards process including advertising, managing nominations, overseeing selection committee, and coordinating prize distribution. Serve as a facilitator for the Center for Diversity and Inclusion’s workshops on working with first generation students and students with disabilities.

Manage GW Study Centers in Spain and Latin America and oversee marketing and admissions process. Advise students on all aspects of the study abroad experience such as selecting an appropriate program, the application process, applying for a student visa, financing study abroad, and the transferring their credit. Plan and implement pre-­‐departure orientation, re-­‐entry workshops, and promotional programs. Collaborate with overseas Resident Directors to provide student support services while the students are abroad. Communicate with academic advisors and departments regarding students plans of study and performance while abroad. Plan and implement re-­‐entry workshops at GW for returned study abroad students. Serve on Social Media Committee

Assist the Executive Coordinator of the GW Madrid and GW Latin America Study Centers in all aspects of the student's experience abroad. Implement marketing strategies, manage social media sites for the Study Centers, advise students during appointments and open office hours, organize incoming applications, assist with information sessions and orientation sessions, and oversee peer advisors for GW Madrid and GW Latin America programs.

Staff contact person for Levine Entertains program in which people hire Faculty members for private performances, manage space use for all studios and recital halls, serve on Marketing Action Team, oversee Virtuoso Society at Levine (young professionals organization), serve on Events Team, create programs for all Levine Presents events, send initial welcome letters to all new applicants and track all applicants in the student tracker

Coordinated the Arts Motivating Youth scholarship program, over saw the work study program, assisted with the intern program, tracked the budget of the Conservatory, managed space use, helped with front desk and phone coverage, various other administrative duties

Coordinated the CARTWHEELS program, kept up with all social media outlets, wrote press releases for events, helped with event implementation, solicited donations for events

Assisted with the planning and implementation of the Bele Chere Music Festival and the Fourth of July Festival