Salim A. Mcdowell, J.D. Email & Phone Number

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

Foster critical thinking plus technology skills for gifted and at-risk students; implore the Socratic Method.• Create lesson plans regarding how social justice relates to the Law and U.S. Constitution implications.• Ascertain assessment results, disaggregating data to differentiate and scaffold lessons, fostering continuous growth.• Instill skills: analyzing, citing, collaborating, debating, public speaking, researching, and synthesizing.• Completed Street Law’s Legal Timelines Pilot Project Spring 2022, critique middle and high school lessons.• Attained Florida Civics Seal of Excellence (60-hour online course), Spring 2023.

Miami Gardens, Florida, United States

Advised prelaw students, prospects, and applicants.• Represented the Law School at on and off campus events, including law school fairs throughout the country.• Developed, implemented, participated, and supervised admission events, on or off campus and virtually.• Collaborated in the development and implementation of marketing materials and targeted communications, including but not limited to digital and social media.• Developed and reviewed admission-related materials, including those communicated through the website.• Planned and executed outreach programs such as high school and college pipeline events for regional and national Pre-Law Advisors. • Hosted LSAT workshops conducted by David Lancz.• Interviewed prospects, applicants, and newly admitted students.• Reviewed applications for admission and provided feedback via phone, zoom, or in person.• Managed, coordinated, and trained student employees and Law School Ambassadors.• Lead tours of the law school to prospective students and applicants and their families.• Managed, tracked, and input expenses into the University’s system complying with University’s guidelines.• Administered decisions and scholarship letters in conjunction with the Dean of Admissions and Enrollment.• Collected, tracked, and analyzed data placed into ACES (national database for law school applications) to produce operational, statistical, and narrative reports for the Dean of Admissions and Enrollment.• Completed other duties assigned by the Dean of Admissions and Enrollment such as transcript or transfer credit evaluation.

Provided guidance, oversight and coordination of the university's academic assessment and effectiveness process.• Complied with standard 3.3, Institutional Effectiveness via constructively critiquing reports. • Critiqued quality of more than 50 academic programs and more than 80 administrative programs via Outcomes Assessment Reports, Program Reviews, and University’s Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP).• Prepared written reports with supporting documentation that was fair, impartial, and represented the facts.• Met one-on-one with Deans, Program Chairs, or Program Coordinators to discuss and complete reports.• Conducted workshops relating to SACS-COC Standards, Assessment Reports, and Program Reviews.• Revised the Office’s SharePoint data, University’s Learning Management System, providing clarity and transparency of Institutional Assessment Requirements and Institutional Assessment Documents.• Analyzed data results to determine whether facts suggested lack of compliance with SACS-COC Standards.• Submitted documents to external agencies, such as SACS-COC and Tennessee Department of Education.• Reports significantly contributed to the University’s SACS-COC accreditation reapproval.• Monitored office’s budget totaling more than $100,000.• Chaired the Institutional Effectiveness Committee that met once per month assessing continued progress.• Planned and implemented the University’s Annual Summer Retreat for Administrators, Staff, and Faculty.• Supervised an Assistant Director of Institutional Research, Secretary, and student volunteers.

Supported campus with educating about the American with Disabilities Act’s rights, responsibilities, and procedures.• Offered substantive advice and organized highly confidential employee and public related cases.• Took photos of campus locations that expressly or vaguely violated ADA rules to resolve issue(s).• Understood laws, court decisions, and trends about EEO-related discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.

Juris Doctor (J.D.), Law

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Criminal Justice (Public Policy, Research, And Crime)