Stephanie Gandy Email & Phone Number

Baton Rouge, LA, US

Support the College's efforts to enhance professional development opportunities to studentsProvide career coaching to students seeking internship opportunities, including, but not limited to: resume/cover letter building, interviewing skills and registration process for academic creditEstablish and administer College-wide employer to student.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Teach GBUS 3061: Business Communication & Professional Development as a general business elective for juniors and seniors Prepare material and create lessons/activities on topics such as resume/cover letter creation, professional writing, e-mailing skills, team projects and public speakingCreate rubrics for evaluation, discuss students’ progress with them.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

Oversaw, developed and implemented the internship program for the E.J. Ourso College of Business Researched local, national and international employers as an effort to expand internship offerings to studentsCreated relationships with employers across various disciplines Developed outreach programs to employersConducted visits to current and potential.

Clinton, MS

Assisted departmental faculty/staff seeking on-campus student employment in the posting of positions, hiring students and processing of paperworkServed as main contact for students seeking employment on-campus Met with students to help find opportunitiesAssisted students in using CareerLink to find and secure on-campus employmentHeld informational sessions.

Clinton, Mississippi, United States

Taught COM 203: Professional Communication Skills to students ranging in class level from freshman to seniors during Fall 2015 & Spring 2017 semestersAdvised students on prepared lessons, supervised classroom, and organized all class activitiesEvaluated students’ progress based on tests, activities, resume/cover letter, interviewing skills and speeches

Clinton, MS

Acted as the primary contact on-campus for employers and faculty/staff seeking positionsManaged online job board, CareerLink, for entire campusCreated an online process for on-campus student employment to move the university from a decentralized to centralized system Gained compliance across campus from every department hiring student workers within one.

Auburn University

Implemented an integrated website (redesign in progress) and social media strategy for Universities Fighting World Hunger (UFWH)Provided leadership for a comprehensive public relations and social media campaign leading up to the 9th Annual UFWH Summit (February 28 – March 2), the UFWH High Level Pre-Summit (February 27-28), and the End Child Hunger.

Department Of Communication And Journalism

Assisted the Instructor of Record in COMM 1000 Public Speaking courses for two semesters. Taught under the guidance of the Instructor and assist in other areas, such as attendanceServed as the Instructor of Record for COMM 1000 Public Speaking courses for two semesters. Taught lessons, supervised the classroom, and organized all class activities

Birmingham, Alabama

Responsible for building the new website for Make-A-Wish Alabama through the use of SitecoreConducted social media campaign to increase the organization's presence on Facebook, resulting in an increase of 1,000 likes in two monthsMaintained the social media sites of the organization, including Twitter and PinterestAssisted with various administration.

Assisted with departmental activities, including preparation for various eventsRepresented the department at differing events by informing others of what the department offersSupported faculty with alumni events and activities

Conducted activities to support effective publicity, media relations and event managementSupport the planning and execution of a news conferenceWrote articles for in-house publicationCoordinated media interviews, obtained consent forms and escorted media on campusAssisted with support of UMMC’s joint activities with Mississippi Public Broadcasting

Jackson, Mississippi Area

Assisted the Resource Developer with media packetsCreated the organization’s e-newsletters and conducted interviews for volunteer testimoniesProduced flyers for in-house/external useUpdated the organization’s social networking sites

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Communication

Graduated Summa Cum Laude

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Communication

Activities and Societies: Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities, 2011 | Alpha Chi Honor Society, 2011-2014 | Omicron Delta Kappa.