Mackenzie Hoffman Email & Phone Number

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

Greater Milwaukee Area

•Advise new and continuing students in respective diploma, associates and bachelor program areas including Nursing Generalist, Nursing, Medical Assisting, Business, Accounting, and General Management.•Provide guidance to students related to registration, program requirements, policies and academic progress.•Create and monitor student success plans established for students in academic jeopardy. •Build and maintain professional relationships with students from diverse backgrounds.•Collaborate with Instructors and Program Directors on issues pertaining to student concerns. • Refer students to appropriate campus resources such as tutoring, financial aid, and career services. •Utilize Castle Branch to monitor and outreach to nursing students with outstanding Health requirements. •Communicate important dates and deadlines, program requirements, and policy changes.

Greater Milwaukee Area

•Supervised a student staff team of twenty-five Peer Mentors and three Peer Mentor Coaches.•Trained and promoted continued growth of Peer Mentors through the development of workshops on topics including campus resources, financial literacy, study skills, time management, self-care and diverse identities. •Co-led meetings for Peer Mentor Coaches to provide updates, address issues and discuss ideas for training. •Coordinated the hiring process to build a Peer Mentor team for the 2018-2019 academic year.

Greater Milwaukee Area

•Advised undeclared students during New Student Orientation and ongoing private appointments.•Provided one-on-one career advising for students during private appointments and walk-in hours on topics related to career & major exploration, resume & cover letter review, job search & professional development. •Tracked student progress towards credit completion and support their path toward declaring a major.•Assisted in the coordination of New Student Orientation events, MBTI faculty training, All Majors Fair, Workforce Career Fair, and professional development workshops.

Bolton Hall 120

•Met with Peer Mentors assigned to LC classes to review course expectations, assist in the planning of co-curricular events, practice presentation skills and set SMART set goals. •Coordinated Learning Community (LC) assignments based on instructor recommendations and academic disciplines of Peer Mentors.•Created a series of 14 presentations on first year student transitional topics to be presented in LC classes.•Developed and reviewed student learning outcomes related to presentations provided by Peer Mentors.

Greater Milwaukee Area

•Prepared schedule of classes 6 months prior to the upcoming semester by coordinating dates with instructors.•Registered, added and canceled business management classes to the program’s website by using WordPress.•Collaborated with the SCE Registration Office to manage all student refunds and class transfers.•Assisted with the preparation for the SCE’s Women Leaders Conference.

Greater Milwaukee Area

•Helped to promote economic development in East Town Milwaukee through assistance in the development and planning of special events such as Jazz in the Park, Bastille Days and the East Town Farmer's Market•Ensured the East Town Association Mission was implimented by communicating with guests and sponsors to make sure needs were met •Worked on a team to organize and execute new ideas to further grow sponsorship, attendance and awareness•Obtained data entry experience using MS Excel

La Crosse, Wisconsin Area

•Served as a mentor for incoming freshman and transfer students.•Advised students on topics related to academic expectations, financial-aid, and available campus resources.•Guided students through the process of registering for fall semester classes.•Collaborated with other Peer Leaders to develop an outline of topics to be covered in small group discussions.

Master Of Science (M.S.) Of Administrative Leadership, Higher Education Administration

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Interpersonal Communication Studies, Senior

Activities and Societies: Lambda Pi Eta (communication major honor society), Active Minds, UW-La Crosse Cross Country/Track team member.