Maria Day Email & Phone Number

Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States

Manage the territory of Upstate New York, Bradford County, PA, and 3 Local High Schools. Plan, organize, and run College For A Day, where prospective students can visit Marywood for a day, sit in on college classes, eat in the dining hall, and learn more about Marywood. Assist academic departments in the planning, organizing, and running of Department Day events where prospective students can spend a day on campus to learn more about specific academic departments by participating in hands-on activities with faculty and students from the department. Plan and participate in admission travel for 8 – 10 weeks per year within the territory and other areas as needed, driven by historical and current data. During admissions travel, I visit high schools to talk with students and guidance counselors about Marywood and attended college fairs to meet students.Respond promptly to phone calls, texts, and emails regarding application status, admission policies, financial aid availability, program offerings, and other information about Marywood.Develop and maintain relationships with prospective students and their families through phone calls, email, text messages, written, and in-person contact. Establish relationships with high school guidance counselors and independent counselors through recruitment events and outreach through the admission cycle.Maintain an extensive knowledge of campus buildings and provided guided tours to prospective students. Work with Admissions software, Slate, daily by documenting student interactions, tracking data, and reading applications.

Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States

Served as the advisor to the Student Alumni Association and Young Alumni Council; advised and supervised the organizations' executive boards and membership; provided counsel and assistance in program development, implementation, marketing, and budget management; ensured organizational compliance with University policies and procedures; represent the organizations to campus and divisional leadership.Developed a creative and dynamic Young Alumni program that engages alumni with the University in their first ten years after graduation.Assisted with campus-wide programs such as Alumni and Family Weekend, Orientation, and Philanthropy Day.Researched and identified current initiatives in young alumni engagement and student philanthropy for possible implementation at Marywood.Cultivated an engaged and diverse base of volunteers for student and young alumni programs through relationship management and coordinated placement of volunteers in meaningful engagement opportunities.Collaborated with the Office of Career Development to engage their services and meet young alumni's career and networking needs.

Scranton, Pennsylvania

Managed the territory of Northern and Central New Jersey and the Lehigh Valley. Exceeded established enrollment goals for assigned recruitment territory.Planned and participated in admission travel for 12 – 15 weeks per year within the territory and other areas as needed, driven by historical and current data. During admissions travel, I visited high schools to talk with students and guidance counselors about Marywood and attended college fairs to meet students.Responded promptly to phone calls, texts, and emails regarding application status, admission policies, financial aid availability, program offerings, and other information about Marywood.Developed and maintained relationships with prospective students and their families through phone calls, email, text messages, written, and in-person contact. Spearheaded the team's participation in virtual National Hispanic Fairs for Undergraduate Admissions by managing the online college fair platform, scheduling and coordinating the coverage of the fairs, and ensuring the fairs ran smoothly. Established relationships with high school guidance counselors and independent counselors through recruitment events and outreach through the admission cycle.Maintained an extensive knowledge of campus buildings and provided guided tours to prospective students. Worked with Admissions software, Slate, daily by documenting student interactions, tracking data, and reading applications.Planned, organized, and ran the Summer 2022 Undergraduate Open House.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Supervised Commuter Connectors (CCs) who serve as mentors for first-year, second-year, and transfer commuter students. CCs send weekly emails to their mentees and create specific programs for their mentees. Supervised Off Campus Advocates (OCAs) who program and educate students on alcohol awareness, safety, and living off campus. The OCAs are funded through a PLCB grant to decrease underage alcohol use and provide alcohol education to students. Responsible for documenting and reporting this area of the grant to the Executive Director of Residence Life & Community Engagement. Advised the Commuter and Off Campus Student Association (CAOS). CAOS is a student government organization for commuter and off-campus students. They are responsible for large events for commuter and off-campus student populations and advocate for commuter and off-campus students. Oversaw budgets for CCs and CAOS, and assisted the students in allocating their budgets for various events, programs, and initiatives. Conducted data collection for the Health Fair and the MLK Interfaith Service that are led by the Community Building Team. Revised surveys, collected data, and analyzed data for the Health Fair and MLK Interfaith Service. Helped roll out a program called Crash at La Salle that allowed incoming first-year commuter students to stay on campus throughout the week of first-year orientation, homecoming, etc.Assisted in efforts to increase commuter retention at the University by reaching out to students who were not registered for classes and reaching out to at-risk students.Served as a professional member of the on-call rotation for resident students and responded crisis situations on campus.

Planned Marywood's Promoting Awareness of the College Transition (PACT) program and trained all PACT facilitators.Co-Advised the Relationship Awareness and Empowerment (RAE) task force. Planned education events such as Healthy Relationship/It’s on Us Week, Release the Light event, and One Love and Bystander Engagement Training for all athletes on campus.

Processed tax returns. Greeted clients when they came in for meetings. Responsible for scheduling meetings, processing payments, and coordinating lunch for all employees.

Ran biweekly meetings for undergraduate students. Met with the President of Marywood monthly and met with the Board of Trustees. Met with the SGA Advisor weekly and with the executive cabinet of SGA every two weeks. Conducted training for SGA members, planned bonding events for SGA, created agendas for meetings, and advocated for student needs on campus.Attended 2 SGA-related conferences to learn more about running an effective student government organizing on campus. Spoke at Sister Mary Persico's Presidential Inauguration in 2016 at Marywood as Student Government President.Student Government was voted Student Organization of the Year during my presidency.

Responsible for commuter-specific initiatives on campus. Worked with various departments on campus to better commuter life and safety, and spearheaded the creation of the commuter lounge on campus. Helped in crafting an inclement weather policy for the University.Planned and ran commuter specific events and programs on and off campus.

Planned, organized, and ran various student activity events on campus. Mentored 2 younger students in program planning. Used a budget to provide at least three - five events per semester. Responsible for creating innovative events. Organized and marketed events such as Homecoming and Spring Fling.

Planned, organized, and ran New Student Orientation. Worked with a Co-Chair to schedule and organize a staff of 60 people. Ordered promotional items for Orientation. Ran and spoke at meetings, main presentations, and smaller informational sessions during New Student Orientation.Organized all logistics for New Student Orientation and Fall Welcome. Hired and worked with performers and speakers for New Student Orientation.

Spoke with constituents regarding various current political issues, assisted with constituent cases, letter writing, invitation RSVPs, returning constituent phone calls, and tracking constituent data.

Responsible for cash register (collecting and giving correct change). Assisted manager by counting money and completing paperwork at the end of the night. Sorted and organized clothing. Cleaned store and backroom.

Master Of Public Administration (M.P.A.), Public Administration

Nutrition, And Wellness Studies

Education record

High School

Activities and Societies: Art Society, Prep Players, Choir, Service work, Soccer team, FBLA, and Open House.