The Graduate & Postdoc Academic Success (GPAS) program provides the critical infrastructure and support for College/School leadership, departments/programs, and faculty to assist their students and postdocs in reaching their academic goals. We do this through direct outreach to departments and faculty, responsive programming and workshops, and direct support of students and postdocs in alignment with their development as the next generation of scholars and leaders. In addition to tailored and responsive programming to support departments, graduate student, and postdoc needs, we offer individual success planning sessions which include conversations around progress, productivity and navigating academic relationships.

The Academic Life Coach is responsible for developing, coordinating, and delivering proactive programs designed to assist graduate students in their academic and professional development. Programs and initiatives focus on, among other things: effective time management, resilience, and stress management, conflict resolution, navigating academic relationships, and juggling work/life responsibilities. The life coach facilitates group discussions and provides individualized guidance and coaching around physical and psychological well-being, and makes referrals to appropriate internal and external resources.

As the Program Manager the Office of Medical Student Research, I was responsible for actively implementing long range strategic planning for the program and hands-on management of the day to day operations of the program, including programming, public relations, budget and staff management.

Contract position, assisting Office of Health Science Education leadership with administrative projects.

• Managed and directed the overall operations for the four year curriculum for medical students• Selected, trained and supervised the managers of each area of the curriculum• Tracked academic progress and oversee certification for graduation• Served as liaison between students and course administration faculty for student curriculum needs

• Served as Interim Director, Preprofessional Advising Center overseeing staff and program management• Oversaw all aspects and management of the Postbaccalaureate Prehealth Studies Program, including promotion, admissions, selection, advising, assessment and programming in academic and experiential preparation for application to health profession school• Composed and edit committee letters of recommendation for health profession schools for undergraduate, alumni and postbaccalaureate applicants• Worked collaboratively with science and math department faculty and staff to address academic issues and course scheduling for our undergraduate and postbaccalaureate prehealth students• Advised university preprofessional students (prelaw, prehealth, business studies) on appropriate academic curriculum, admissions procedures and experiential opportunities• Advised approximately 140 first and second year students each year in addition to providing continuing support for upperclassmen and transfer students

• Managed daily functions of the College Advising Center, including staffing concerns, file management, budget and student service matters• Advised approximately 160 first and second year students each year in addition to continuing upperclassmen and transfer student assignments• Supervised full-time administrative assistants, four student assistants and eight part-time advisors (graduate students)• Coordinated staff development and training for all advising staff• Facilitated communication with academic departments on student and academic concerns

• Developed and implemented comprehensive annual plan for student recruitment and promotions• Coordinated office participation and presentations on study abroad matters to students, parents, and other interest groups• Coordinated two on-campus fairs annually for promotion of study abroad programs• Edited two recruitment publications• Developed and managed first-point-of-contact system for assisting prospective students with program selection• Hired, trained and supervised undergraduate Peer Advisor staff • Established and maintained relationships with study abroad colleagues at other institutions and affiliated private institutions

• Planned and implemented a wide range of first-year student programs including Freshman, Transfer, International, Resident Student and Parent Orientation programs. This required communication and networking with all areas of the university: academic, administration and Student Life• Recruited, selected, trained and supervised student staff of orientation coordinators, leaders and office assistants of 30-40 undergraduates in addition to graduate assistant staff• Coordinated New Student Convocation and Welcome Week activities. Chaired university-wide Welcome Week committee• Planned and implemented several new student seminars and focus groups to assist students in making a smooth transition into the university and making students aware of available services throughout the university• Prepared and presented annual reports on orientation and new student programs for student life administration• Taught credit bearing orientation courses for the College of Education as well as Discover New York: The Irish in New York, a specialized orientation course that included academic and social adjustment modules as well as New York City historical, cultural and immigration components

• Managed residence hall of 200 undergraduate students, included responsibilities in counseling, judicial, programming and facility management areas• Supervised student staff of six resident assistants and two office assistants• Provided student development programming for residents• Collaborated with academic department (Women in Science and Engineering) to provide support and programming to participants in addition to co-instructing an academic orientation course for participants• Co-instructed Diversity Peer Education which provided multicultural programming and training for student peer educators• Presented to colleagues on issues related to student life and student personnel, and to student leaders on issues of leadership and values• Served as Student Learning Coordinator for Department of Residence Life, included coordinating Faculty-in-Residence and Peer Academic Advisor programs