Wendy Howe Email & Phone Number

Toledo, Oh, Us

Intrusively advise 200 conditionally admitted students in all BGSU majors on course planning, major selection, degree requirements, university policies and procedures, and registration processes.Provide assistance with career direction through career counseling.Conduct early alert and midterm outreach to assist students with academic challenges and promote student success.Utilize current and emerging technology and available data to complete essential advising duties, processes, and communication with students to support and foster retention, persistence and success (e.g. Campus Solutions (CSS), MyBGSU (Self Service Portal), Navigate (Student Success Platform), Slate (CRM), Canvas,and OnBase).Review student academic progress and performance and advise students on specific actions regarding academic and career goals.Refer students to appropriate BGSU and non-BGSU support offices and/or organizations as needed to support student success.Maintain and update student files and records in accordance with federal, state and university regulations.Participate in planning and implementing New Student Orientation, Welcome and other advising activities, as well other events on-and-off campus to advise prospective students of college specific requirements.Created and maintain platform with all resources necessary for Advising staff to perform advising duties.

Bowling Green, Ohio, United States

Teach UNIV 1000 University Success and UNIV 1290 Career and Life Planning Courses• Present to on a variety of topics related to the course.• Provide early alert and midterm assessments to address individual challenges and promote student success.• Assign and grade students related to the topics in the course.• Teach students how to utilize the tools necessary for their success as a college student at BGSU.• Manage the classroomUNIV 1000 -- University SuccessDescriptionTo help students make an effective transition to academic life and co-curricular activities. Students participate in projects that will help them successfully navigate their first semester. This class introduces students to people, technologies, and support systems that will help them throughout their college years. Learning Outcomes• Identify resources and services offered to BGSU students to assist in your success as a student• Understand time management.• Develop oral and written communication skills. • Establish a network of academic and career associates.• Create a personal wellness objective on self-care to thrive as a student at BGSU.• Build upon personal knowledge and awareness of social issues.• Learn the basics of advising at BGSU – identifying a major, reading a Degree Audit and check sheet, and registering for classes.UNIV 1290 -- Career and Life PlanningDescriptionStudents learn strategies to develop their career and life planning decisions, occupational choice theory, take assessments on values, needs, interests, and skills helpful in selecting an academic major and relating that major to a career, and investigated occupations and issues affecting career choice.Learning Outcomes• To learn strategies for making career and life decisions.• To participate in self-assessment and experience various career exploration tools.• To complete occupational research.• To identify a possible career direction and career path.• To solidify an academic major

Toledo, Ohio Metropolitan Area

Develop and implement comprehensive recruitment events for the direct-from-high-school population. Currently this includes 39 events both on and off campus.Work closely with our Marketing Department Strategist to develop event and admission related materials in conjunction with members of the admission team to promote recruitment events through web page development, social media, text, email, mail and phone outreach.Coordinated Scholarship Day, which had an attendance of 876 students and approximately 2,500 total guests and has resulted in overall 70% and higher yield in student enrollment in past years.Supervise the recruitment of prospective students to the UT Marching Band. Supervise Rocket Marching Band Graduate Assistant and work to develop and implement recruitment strategies to increase enrollment within this area. Efforts have resulted in approximately 100 more students interested at the same time last year causing the program to move to an audition requirement for membership, a step in the direction of developing a reputation of prestige with the program.Project costs for all recruitment events and manage the funds budgeted. Currently an Undergraduate Admission events budget of $97,000 and an honors event budget of approximately $65,000.Project costs for Marching Band recruitment and manage the funds budgeted.Evaluate recruitment effectiveness, assess outcomes, and develop improved programming to achieve attendance and enrollment goals.Develop and manage enhancements and current process relative to recruitment events within Recruiter and Qualtrix.Manage/maintain a Southeastern Ohio recruitment territory.Member of a Leadership Team responsible for assisting the Undergraduate Admissions team in meeting its projected recruitment and enrollment goals.

Toledo, Ohio Area

Advising Leadership Experiences General – Lead member of team that planned attainable departmental goals. Developed and implemented student retention initiatives with leadership team. Problem solved situations and provided support and advocacy to staff. Hiring, Training, Professional Development, and Performance Evaluation -- Recruited, hired, and trained new advisors and provided professional development opportunties for all advisors. Coordinated and facilitated advisor updates (academic, student services, policy, etc.) and departmental meetings. Conducted staff performance evaluations and goal setting geared towards maximizing individual’s talent. Supervisory -- Supervised 39 full and part-time Enrollment Services and Advising staff. Five full-time staff included Athletic Advisor, Associate Director of Transfer Partnerships, E-Advisor, Veterans Representative, and Selective Health Coordinator. Leadership through transition -- Oversaw transition from a centralized advising center, in which students were seen by the first available advisor on a walk-in basis, to the utilization of a caseload advising system, which encourages appointments and advisor/student relationships, in order to enhance advising and retention. Supervisor Bowling Green State University College Student Personnel Interns -- Mentored and supervised graduate student interns, who were hired and trained to be professional academic advisors for a period of two years while pursing degrees in College Student Personnel. On-Site Manager/Facilitator of Four-Year Transfer Advisor Representatives – Advisor Representatives were employed by their home institutions, maintaining off-site offices in the Owens Community College Advising Center.

Toledo, Ohio Area

Event Planning – Led team or part of team that planned and facilitated events for a variety of audiences ranging in size from 25-1,200. Coordinated planning meetings, facility arrangements, audio/visual needs, maintenance requests, menu planning and food service requests, budgeting, volunteers, promotion and publications, event set up, evaluation, and wrap-up meetings. OACAC (Ohio Association for College Admission Counseling) Articulation Committee and On-Site Chairperson Owens Community College Night Planning Committee Owens Community College Counselor Update Coordinator Registration Rocks Team We Are IT event Co-Coordinator with IT faculty member Career Days Team Eighth-Grade Day Visits Team STRIVE (Students Taking a Renewed Interest in the Value of Education) Program Visit Coordinator Recruitment – Managed a recruitment territory that spanned from Toledo local area public and private high schools west to the Indiana border, including two Career Centers. Scheduled and conducted high school visit presentations and career class presentations. Attended college fairs. Communicated with high school guidance counselors, administrators, students, and parents. Admissions – Conducted one-on-one and group presentations to perspective students, schools, agencies, and organizations, providing information regarding Owens academic programs, options, and the admissions process. Facilitated campus tours.

Mastor Of Organizational Leadership, Organizational Leadership

Capstone Project: How Does Peer Mentoring Impact Student Engagement and Persistence. Presented capstone research at the Lourdes University.

Bachelor Or Arts, Communication And Journalism