Samantha Nussbaum Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Washington, United States

Eugene, Oregon, United States

• Serve as an undergraduate advisor to the School of Journalism and Communication (SOJC) with approximately 2,200 students; integrate career and academic advising in one-on-one conversations and class presentations• Create and distribute a weekly newsletter featuring career resources, jobs, internships, and campus support resources; increased open rate by 10% over the 2021-2022 academic year• Taught a five-week credit bearing course in Fall 2021 and 2022 for transfer students designed to support their transition and ensure retention through detailed academic planning, career development support, and community building; oversaw a teaching assistant and supported a new advisor teaching another section of the course• Created a series of career advising videos on topics ranging from LinkedIn to cover letter support to provide accessible content on the SOJC Advising website; added five new webpages and six YouTube videos with over 500 combined views• Oversee the SOJC Advising LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube accounts with a combined audience of 2500 followers; share relevant events and reminders for academic deadlines; organized and supported the advising team to create a series of eight pre-advising YouTube videos for incoming students to learn academic requirements• Organized over 50 employers and alumni to participate in annual “West Coast Connection” speed networking events in January 2021 and 2022 with the Public Relations Student Society; presented a pre-event workshop each year to over 60 students to prepare them for successful networking conversations

William & Mary School Of Education

In collaboration with other Master's and Doctoral students, we created and launched a digital publication for the School of Education that focuses on applying scholarship beyond the classroom. We publish practitioner oriented pieces, interviews with campus leaders, alumni updates, and more. I conducted interviews with alumni and leaders in the School of Education and published an article from an interview with Dr. Katherine Barko-Alva, Assistant Professor of ESL & Bilingual Education.

Williamsburg Va

FGLI @ W&M launched in Fall 2019 to create a community for first generation and low income students. As a graduate advisor, I focused primarily on mentoring the undergraduate students involved in FGLI and served as a chair for our Programming and Events Committee

Williamsburg, Va

Co-taught a six-week course on career exploration to 20 first- and second-year students designed to facilitateexploring career options and build professional networks to empower students to make confident career decisions• Coordinated and led the annual K-12 Education Interview Day for the graduate School of Education;representatives from over 40 school districts visited campus to interview students for full time roles in schoolpsychology, counseling, teaching, and administrative roles• Planned four to six events per semester such as alumni panels, employer info sessions, office hours, and morethrough networking with faculty, employers, and campus partners; distributed a bi-weekly newsletter with a 60% open rate highlighting resources, jobs, internships, and scholarship opportunities

Williamsburg, Va

I worked as a barista in the Aromas Cafe located in the Earl Gregg Swem Library at the College of William and Mary. Here, I am responsible for providing exceptional customer service in addition to training over 20 new employees, managing opening and closing duties, and handling daily finances.

Greater Boston Area

I spent five weeks working with Northeastern University's Accelerate Pre-College programs as an Assistant Student Life Manager. This summer, over 200 high school students participated in Accelerate between the two 12 day sessions and the Student Life team provided on and off campus social programming. I planned and executed trips to the New England Aquarium, Red Sox games, the Museum of Fine Arts and more in addition to on campus activities. I also oversaw a staff of four Student Life Ambassadors and held one on one meetings with them twice a week to help them resolve issues with their students had relating to scheduling, residence life, etc.

Radford University

As a counselor with the Summer Residential Governor's School, I led a group of 16 rising high school juniors and seniors as they lived in a simulated college environment to further their academic and extracurricular skills. I was responsible for ensuring the general well being of the students, helped organize extracurricular activities like Open Mic Nights, off campus trips, and planned a dance for the entire program on a small budget. I paid particular attention to students who would be first generation college students and served as a mentor to my group.

Williamsburg, Va

I supported the faculty with office tasks including filing, scanning books and documents, and organizing graduate applications for the History department.

Williamsburg, Va

I assisted the department of Research and Interpretive Development with the American Indian Initiative by transcribing and digitizing documents to create a useable database of primary sources for future researchers

D.C., Maryland, Virginia

I traveled to six different locations in the D.C., Maryland, Virginia area assisting with interviewing, hiring, and training employees in order to build strong teams at each location. I was given corporate recognition for excellence in customer service in August 2016.

Master Of Education - Med, Education Policy, Planning, And Leadership

Activities and Societies: Active member of Higher Education Student Association

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), History

Activities and Societies: Phi Alpha Theta (National History Honor Society) Eta Sigma Phi (National Classical Studies Honor Society).