•Provided support to prospective and new HFC students via one-on-one virtual appointments to assist in preparing them to enroll at HFC•Responded to inquiries from potential students interested in HFC and provide accurate information about academic programs, the enrollment process, and available services.•Serve as primary liaison between the college and high school counselors within an assigned high school recruitment territory of 50 high schools within Michigan•Coordinated on-campus, off-campus, and remote events for various topics such as Transfer Information Sessions, Next Step sessions, and Financial Aid sessions•Collaborated with all campus departments and personnel to enhance the recruitment and admission of various student populations (i.e. traditional, non-traditional, domestic, international, business/industry).•Spoke publicly to individuals and groups on-campus, off-campus and utilizing remote web conferencing technologies such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom

Provided support in the recruiting process (outreach, networking and create partnerships) for Americorps VISTAs at Focus HOPE.Created monthly professional development and social activities for the AmeriCorps VISTAs to feel supported in their rolesDeveloped a sustainable VISTA Alumni initiative that would engage previous and new memberswith various meetings and activities.

•Provided administrative support for the Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity,Inclusion and Professional Development and the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Manager including scheduling meetings, trainings, preparing documents•Assisted DEI Manager with ongoing coordination of the LSA Staff Inclusive Acts Program, InclusiveCulture Liaisons group, and other DEI programs, training, and activities related to LSA staff. •Using a content management system, created and maintained web pages. Created and maintained DEI-related social media content. Seeks out stakeholder feedback for website and social mediaimprovement and enhancements.•Created, gathered, analyzed, and/or interpreted a wide variety of quantitative and qualitative data from DEI-related surveys and other data sources. Created oral and written reports for audiences within and outside the college.•Conducted and supported DEI-related training and educational programs, including maintenance of records of training activities, employee progress, and program effectiveness.•Prepared emails, presentations, and other communication materials (i.e.,newsletters, brochures, manuals, promotional information, etc.) related to LSA’s DEI initiatives.Coordinates and arranges for meetings, training sessions, and special events of various sizes

•Planned, developed, and promoted the Conversations of Color series for GVSU students, faculty, and staff to create a learning experience through dialogue about diverse current events and topics with an average of 15-40 attendees•Assisted with OMA Ambassador training for 8 undergraduate student ambassadors, events, and presentations about social justice advocacy through weekly meetings and a social justice curriculum to increase awareness •Collaborated with other social justice offices on Grand Valley’s campus to create events that focuses on integrating and learning about the diverse population of students on GVSU’s campus•Assisted in the planning and implementation of the Black Excellence Orientation as well as additional fall/winter programming, which provided academic resources and networking connections to an average of 90 African American first-year students

•Assisted Campus Recreation director with implementing a diversity curriculum for over 100 professional and students•Facilitated social justice-related events and trainings for Campus Recreation staff which included topics on power and privilege•Volunteered for Campus Recreation’s highlighted events such as Live, Eat, Rec

•Assisted in the development and facilitation of pre-trip orientation meetings for 16 undergraduate honors students•Developed and facilitated weekly reflective activities as well as critical reflective writing to assist with students’ understanding of Ghanaian culture •Developed learning outcomes and measures to gauge personal and professional development •Worked collaboratively with faculty and staff leads to manage daily responsibilities while in Ghana including planned activities•Accompanied students to designated internships to learn about students’ day to day internship roles and responsibilities•Enhanced student development through personalized connections•Completed 1 on 1 assessments of students’ study abroad experience

•Co-instructed a 9-week success strategy course to a classroom size of 10 academically struggling students to assist in improving their semester GPA•Developed presentations and activities for each 45-minute session, weekly •Met with 5 students on a one-on-one basis to build rapport and assist each student with developing goals for a successful academic semester•Attended weekly meetings to report student development and exchange ideas regarding effective student activities

• Connected professional engineers as mentors to about 10 Future City Competition teams• Assisted with the participating Future City Competition teams to ensure that teams have successfully completed assignments that are needed for the competition

•Advised LTU students in related career topics which assisted in producing, hosting, and maintaining career related events such as career fairs, workshops, and presentations •Developed effective career practices such as resume and cover letter critique •Managed OCS outreach which provided knowledge of various career-related topics such as Networking, Negotiating, and Student Employment•Utilized Handshake to create student appointments, promote OCS events and to help connect students and clients with employment resources•Presented in various classes on LTU’s campus about upcoming events and services that Career Services offered