I assist my students in identifying their goals and outlining a plan to reach their personal definition of success. The Keeping the Promise Program at Carlow exists to support our Pittsburgh Promise Students in achieving a college degree and holistic personal development. Each year I work with a caseload 55-65 Pittsburgh Promise Students through 1:1 coaching sessions, skills-based workshops, accountability partners program, and the facilitation of the Promise Sponsored Internship Program.

As the graduate assistant to the Center for Multicultural Student Leadership and Engagement with a focus in Multicultural Affairs and Student Success I strived to produce high-quality student engagement opportunities for students to learn about and from those who are different from them. Through an increased appreciation for multiculturalism, our students are better prepared to enter a globalized workforce. Within this role I...Successfully led 95% of programming initiatives from October-March in the 2019-2020 school year in absence of supervisor while developing cross-campus departmental and student org. relationshipsLaunched collaborative semester-long event series to develop relationships with campus partners (Muslim Student Association, NAACP, and the Office for International Education, etc.) while providing low-pressure opportunities for cross-academic, cultural, and racial student engagementCoordinated Crimson Blast, an organization fair promoting multicultural, culturally focused, and identity-based organizations accommodating and increasing attendees by 200% over a three year periodSpearheaded campus-wide informational newsletters while implementing social media campaigns themed to inter-office efforts including new student engagement, Black History Month, etc.Advised Black Student League by attending meetings and events, providing conference attendance opportunities and promoting cross-organization collaboration

During this internship at the University of Pittsburgh in Johnstown with the Academic Success Center, I advised a caseload of 12 provisionally admitted students through biweekly individual meetings and drop-in hours to support academic success, campus acclimation, and identity development. In addition, I developed and presented training sessions for Peer Mentors and the first-year Foundations of Learning course to challenge students in identifying values, goal setting, and academic success strategies.

As an ACUHO-I intern at Old Dominion University, I assisted in supervising in-hall staff for summer students, implemented in-hall programs and outreach for summer students, researched retention efforts for Housing & Residence Life, and served on the Residence Education training committee.

As the Administrative Assistant to the Office of Residential Education, I assisted the Director for Residential Education directly as well as the Housefellow collective to ensure their efforts to support students within their residential communities went smoothly. During this position I...Coordinated all aspects of the Community Advisor summer trainings including annual retreats, manuals, meals, and community outreachCoordinated all aspects of the Resident Assistant & Community Advisor hiring processes including application materials compilation, interview scheduling, space reservation, statistics analysis, and file organization, distribution, and housingConstructed and analyzed the House Engagement Survey distributed by Housefellows to residents to gain insight into community experiences and further develop departmental curriculumSpearheaded, wrote, and distributed weekly Residential Education Newsletter to increase resident assistant engagement with departmental values and curriculumOrganized monthly, semesterly, and yearly Resident Assistant and professional staff events to promote cross-community team bondingOther duties as assigned within the areas of resource development, data analysis, event logistics, marketing, crisis management, conflict mediation, benchmarking etc.

An innovative EdTech company, Zulama, delivers the best of modern learning through blended and project-based approaches. Students participate in hands-on activities and assignments that provide a framework in which to think, study, analyze, explore, and invent. As the Community Advocate, I supported our community of Zulama teachers and professional ed-tech colleagues by creating educational content in the Zulama newsletter, blog, social media, and marketing materials. In addition, I coordinated a monthly live podcast for a local affinity group, designed and facilitated training workshops to spread awareness of the Zulama mission and values.

As the Student Services Intern for the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, I assisted the Director of Alumni Relations and Academic Advisors for the department in compiling and researching innovative ways to better support their international and domestic students. This was done by compiling and synthesizing career preparation resources, coordinating with professionals to organize student support initiatives, researching peer institutions to increase student enrollment and engagement, and developing and presenting graduate student seminars to increase familiarity and skill with career-building techniques.

During this 3 month long-term substitute placement I worked with over 100 11th grade students of varying skill levels on reading and analyzing literature, researching and writing, and public speaking. Academic Topics included Native American myths, the traditional hero and his journey, the modern-day superhero and comics, and the roaring 20's and The Great Gatsby.