Patrick Fina Email & Phone Number

Chicago, IL, US

• Manage the operations of the Slayter Hall Student Union, including coordinating facility use, overseeing student events and activities, and ensuring proper safety and security measures.
• Supervise, hire, train, and evaluate student employees of the Slayter Union, who assist with evening and weekend operations and management.
• Supervise, hire, train, and evaluate student employees of Red Tech, Denison’s student-run event technology and sound production organization.
• Oversee the successful execution of high profile, high impact, campus-wide events and traditions facilitated by CLIC including Week of Welcome, Senior Week, the Involvement Fair, Gala, D-Day concert, Winter Fest.
• Support 160+ organizations through the oversight of new organization approval and annual re-registration, student organization leader training, organization recognition, organization conduct, advisor support, and risk.
• Serve as the primary platform administrator for "WhatToDU, Denison's CampusGroups instance.

• Manage and assess domestic and international student orientation, diversity and inclusion initiatives, first year experience programs, leadership development workshops, service learning opportunities, commuter student.
• Supervise four professional staff, two graduate assistants, and 45 student assistants
• Implement large-scale campus programming including Convocation, Welcome Week, Homecoming, Clinton E. Stryker Awards and Leadership Banquet, and “MTCC late nIITe”
• Serve as primary instructor of record for Illinois Tech’s online first year experience course, known as “Game of Hawks” to increase first to second year retention
• Produce a combined portfolio of over 3,000 student organization event reservations
• Serve as primary advisor to the Student Government Association and its branches (Academic Senate, Finance Board, Judicial Board, Programming Board, and Institute of Design Student Association)

• Recruit, train, hire, and supervise 20 student assistants who work in the office suite, Welcome Desk, Commuter Lounge, Recreation Space and Bowling Alley.
• Serve as primary advisor to over 40 student organizations; assist organizations in conference and travel planning, budgeting, risk management, event planning, contracts with outside vendors, use of Collegiate Link, and.
• Manage disbursement of funds for all student organizations.
• Manage spending of Student Activity Fee fund (1.5 million dollars annually).
• Coordinate and record all university service hours; Fall 2015 included over 1,000 hours and over $25,000 of volunteer impact.
• Create monthly workshops to increase students' understanding of their leadership potential, including a day-long summit specifically focused on the Gallup Strengths Quest.

• Serve in a 24/7 live response team for individuals engaging in changing alcohol and other drug habits through harm-reduction practices
• Utilize positive psychology and motivational interviewing techniques to create genuine connections to support participants

• Assist with case intakes for students requesting academic and residential accommodations for diagnosed disabilities
• Create the first Autism Awareness Month on campus, in partnership with Athletics and the Division of Student Development
• Conduct benchmark research to write an updated and inclusive emotional support animal policy with direction from the Director of Services for Students with Disabilities
• Re-brand department print materials and web presence to be more accessible for e-reading and students with visual impairments

• Develop and deliver initiatives to enhance LGBTQ programming at Loyola University Chicago:
• Develop the fall Welcome Reception for incoming students.
• Coordinate programs and events for students throughout the year that cultivate spaces to explore the intersections of identity and the development of community.
• Implement LGBTQI programs and safe space trainings for students, staff, and faculty.
• Utilize Facebook and other social media platforms to connect and engage with students.Provide on-going, diversity education programs, workshops, and retreats for both students and Student Affairs groups.
• Assist in the planning and delivery of activities to enhance the leadership development of student leaders in the Department and across campus.

San Luis Obispo, California Area

• Support Coordinator, Assistant Coordinator, and student staff on the planning and advisement of Instructionally Related Activities out of the Pride Center, as well as other events run out of the Student Life &.
• Monitor and assess needs of campus population through communication with LGBTQ and ally students, students of color, and other underrepresented students.
• Co-coordinate QPOC (Queer People of Color) dialogue sessions and advise students for QPOC events.
• Primary person responsible for volunteer management including: Recruitment, registration, and tracking; Development of position descriptions, training; Scheduling, evaluation, and recognition Primary person responsible.
• Primary person responsible for Ally Training and 101 Series Workshops including: Development of workshop content; Training of student facilitators; Assessment of workshop effectiveness; Outreach for specialized.
• Budget management for Ally Training and ally-focused programs.

Master Of Education (M.Ed.), Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Environmental Management And Protection; Religious Studies

Activities and Societies: Kappa Kappa Psi, Association of Environmental Professionals, Theisms

Joint Enrollment Program