•Provide administrative direction and oversight of Health Sciences Advising Center; hire, train and manage staff of professional advisors, graduate assistant, student workers and peer mentors, assuring that students receive accurate information on eight majors, including curriculum nuances, program admissions criteria and application process. Work closely with academic program directors to ensure communication of accurate program information. •Coordinate, manage and direct University recruitment and new student events such as Open Houses, Scholars Day, Admitted Students Day, New Student Orientation and more.•Coordinate student success initiatives for COHS including freshman success workshops, linked course Learning Communities and Living Learning Communities.•Oversee implementation, training and utilization of advising technology by professional and faculty advisors in COHS, including Salesforce, Retain, Navigate, Hobson’s, MyAdvisor, Degree Works, Advising website and social media.•Develop and supervise design and production of advising and promotional materials, including publications for Preview, Open House, Majors Fair, Admitted Students Day and other recruitment materials for prospective students.•Serve on University Committees such as Health Sciences Program Directors Committee, University Continuance Committee, Transfer Student Task Force, Excellence in Advising, etc.•Oversee development of curriculum for freshman orientation course, HLTH 101: Introduction to the Health Professions including formalized study program to enhance academic success in math and science courses. Supervise professional advisors teaching four sections of HLTH 101.•Manage Nursing Pilot Project for Educational Advisory Board (EAB) Student Success Collaborative (SSC) campaign to determine success markers for health sciences majors. Develop and manage campaign to promote retention and assist students in meeting time to degree.

•Teach two sections of 35 students in HIST 104: Interpreting the American Past every semester.•Introduce students to primary source materials as a means to understanding the study of history.•Develop students’ analytical and critical thinking skills through written assignments, presentations, debates and exams.•Foster students’ ability to critically analyze and interpret primary and secondary source materials.•Apply innovative technology applications to teaching and learning, using Blackboard to facilitate assignments and online quizzes•Incorporate a variety of media into course lectures and assignments, using YouTube videos, popular music throughout history, and other online resources to facilitate learning.•Promote student success through the use of teaching strategies to promote student success, creating assignments that cater to a variety of learning styles, providing students the opportunity to submit assignments in advance for review and critique and providing study guides for exams.•Create and utilize rubrics for all graded assignments to set learning objectives and course expectations and provide feedback to facilitate learning and student success. •Encourage students to relate the study of history to current events and bring the past alive by making connections between course materials and their daily lives.•Create and Manage Blackboard site for each section; assisted Center for Learning and Teaching (CLT) in Blackboard9 LMS system beta test.•Incorporate media and visual aids into lectures and course assignments to enhance student learning and accommodate various student learning styles to facilitate academic success.

•Assist the Director of Advising in managing advising initiatives for the College of Sciences.•Advise caseload of 500 Biology and Psychology majors each semester•Direct and coordinate Transfer Preview sessions, including advising for all incoming transfer students.•Assist Director in coordinating and leading COS Preview sessions for freshman.•Supervise design and production of Preview booklets and all other COS promotional materials.•Oversee math and chemistry tutoring programs; responsible for managing 20+ undergraduate tutors and tutoring center scheduling, advertising, website, assessment and budget.•Coordinate study abroad advising for all COS students; work with study abroad office to develop education abroad programs for COS students.•Design and manage COS Advising website and online communication with COS students via social media including Facebook and Twitter.•Serve on the Pre-Health Advisory Committee, assisting students applying to medical and dental school with personal statements and mock interviews.•Supervise student workers in COS Advising Suite and manage all budget matters for the advising office.

•Assisted Director in planning, coordinating and facilitating the operations of New Student Orientation/PREVIEW for both freshman and transfer students.•Served as lead instructor for online placement testing for incoming undergraduate students; managed Banner, Blackboard, and Questionmark software to facilitate online placement testing•Advised students regarding Math and English placement.•Coordinated Learning Community registration and assisted academic advisors with registration during Freshman and Transfer Preview.•Responsible for informational and promotional materials for Orientation/PREVIEW for freshman and transfer students, College Day, Learning Communities, and UNIV 100.•Recruited, selected, trained, supervised, and evaluated student staff.•Managed First Year Experiences website.

•Served on committee responsible for development of interdisciplinary curriculum and instructional materials, including development of writing exercises and in-class activities. •Editor for 2nd edition of NewPAGE course textbook•Assisted faculty in training graduate assistants in curriculum and pedagogy.•Coordinated logistics for and managed staffing of 105 discussion sections.•Provided administrative support to graduate assistants; •Supervised graduate students to ensure adherence to course policies and procedures.•Organized and delivered technical support for online quizzes, course exams and presentations. •Directed multimedia presentations for weekly lectures for enrollment of 2500+ students.•Managed departmental fiscal responsibilities including payroll, payments, travel processing•Managed GEN 101 student records including midterm and final course grades and grade reports for NewPAGE Committee and Registrar’s Office, ensuring adherence to FERPA regulations.•Created and maintained online course modules in Blackboard.•Coordinated with computing services, media support, disability services, and other departments on campus to support NewPAGE course objectives.

•Instructed weekly discussion sections.•NewPAGE Committee member; assisted in update of course text and creation of writing assignments and additional curriculum development.•Designed quiz and test questions for testing database.•Developed in-class exercises, group activities, and structured debates. Also developed opportunities for students to clarify and discuss concepts from the main lecture.•Managed student records including weekly, midterm, and final grades.•Facilitated course-wide service learning projects on campus assessment and campus environmental standards.•Created and managed Blackboard site for each section and incorporated technology as much as possible to enhance student learning.•Fostered critical thinking in students toward environmental issues.•Cultivated students’ persuasive and reflective writing and communication skills.