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- Develop campus-wide tracking and assessment system for internship activity- Support university engagement and strategic partnership building with employers across the region- Administer $10K grant from Wells Fargo to support students interning at local non-profits- Cultivate relationships across institution to identify and meet career readiness needs of different student populations- Supervise student support staff of Graduate Assistants & Work Studys

- Mentored and advised both students and alumni on career readiness (ex: resume, cover letter, internship search, mock interviews, etc.)-Taught two sections of UNIV 200 - Career & Internship Preparation- Supported successful launch of new university-wide Fall 2023 Alvernia University Career Fair that resulted in attendance of 250 students and alumni- Delivered presentations to 25 different first year experience classes on career readiness and intentionality with one's undergraduate student experience- Managed Handshake

- Supported $40M Department of Education grant on efforts to improve literacy and reading level in youngchildren- Used R to conduct secondary data analysis on parent substance abuse and conflict tactics data

- Supervised Engineering Peer Advising Leaders (EPALs) program- Increased EPALs participation from 10 to 26 peer advisors- Designed 1-credit ENGR 197 course to support leadership and mentorship skill development in EPALs- Introduced new survey and assessment instruments on program efficacy- Advised caseload of 230 Engineering undergraduate students

- Designed new student leadership program around Kolb's Theory of Experiential Learning and Komive's Social Change Model of Student Leadership- Supervised and mentored 23 undergraduate student leaders- Provided training and guidance to three senior Lead Ambassadors in mentoring new Ambassadors- Established a predictive analytics process to identify students most likely to change major or drop out- Advised over 400 students on teacher candidacy and standardized testing requirements

Lead Scholars Academy- Assessed institutional climate data on hazing- Developed new hazing prevention and awareness programmingOperational Excellence & Assessment Support- Worked on SACSCOC reaccreditation process with multi-year assessment data to identify and describe narratives emerging in the data- Analyzed multi-year survey data for trendsSophomore Second Year Center- Advised students on university policy, academic program requirements, and class schedule options- Assisted with incoming accelerated first year student orientations and worked on program assessment and surveys for the office

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