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ACADEMIC ADVISOR II
Professional Summary

Dedicated Educator with over 6 years of experience in education. Demonstrated ability to be cool under pressure and take charge in emergency situations. Proficient in thinking and reacting quickly to accomplish tasks and comfortable working in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment.

Work History
Academic Advisor II, 09/2016 to Current
University of Texas at Dallas – Richardson, TX
  • Function & Scope: To participate in planning and delivery of academic advising services and programs which promote comprehensive educational opportunities for all students.
  • Cooperates with administrators, faculty members and appropriate staff in providing for academic advising needs of individuals or groups of students.
  • Advise students about development of educational plan options and resources available.
  • Notate advising sessions and information online and/or in hardcopy.
  • Ability to identify student's needs in order to make appropriate referrals.
  • Participate in student success initiatives.
  • Participates in appropriate professional conferences and individual professional development.
  • Responsible for understanding and interpreting requirements and academic options in specific areas and in other campus departments to facilitate student's pursuit of fields of interest.
  • Advise students referred by faculty as an early alert to potential problems.
  • Provide targeted and individualized advising addressing each student's particular needs and issues resulting in their poor academic standing.
  • Provide skills building, career guidance, persistence and retention efforts as necessary.
  • Duties include advising students in office and seeking out students on campus.
Graduate Support Coordinator, 04/2016 to 09/2016
University of Texas at Dallas – Richardson, TX
  • Liaison with Enrollment Services.
  • Create applicant files through OnBase, Orion and Extinguisher programs, track to completion, and correspond with applicants.
  • Prepare applicant lists for and liaison with Graduate Admissions Committee, Graduate Program head and department head.
  • Submit recommendations for scholarships.
  • Enter decisions in OnBase.
  • Track Teaching Assistants (TAs) and Research Assistants (RAs) awarded, provide list to the Dean's Office and others.
  • Maintain GTS, stipend awards, admit dates, etc.
  • By student.
  • Assist faculty with TA assignments; prepare and process TA/RA evaluations each semester.
  • Process forms and schedule qualify exams.
  • Solicit course requests/approval, renew Graduate Catalog & Graduate Course inventory.
  • Register students/resolve holds.
  • Liaison with Graduate Advisor and Program head.
  • Maintain hard copy graduate files and track student progress for graduation.
  • Provide dissertation/defense assistance and scheduling.
  • Prepare certifications for graduation and update alumni record each semester.
  • Track applicable "18 Characteristics of Texas Public Doctoral Programs" information.
  • Complete other projects as assigned.
Academics Instructor, 11/2014 to 08/2015
Management & Training Corporation, MTC – McKinney, TX
  • Responsible for providing instruction to assigned students in accordance with Department of Labor and MTC requirements.
  • Accurately and timely recorded student progress in CIS using Excel.
  • Developed individualized instructional strategies to meet student needs and that result in positive student outcomes.
  • Effectively manage/monitor assigned area to ensure student progress and safety.
  • Provide effective behavioral intervention.
  • Maintained contact with students in order to assess risk factors and to ensure student development of positive life skills as well as learning skills.
  • Presented lessons using technologies such as Word and PowerPoint presentations.
Teacher, 08/2013 to 08/2014
Responsive Education Solutions/Premier High School – Little Rock, AR
  • Responsible for academic achievement in the learning center and reports directly to the Campus Director.
  • Teaching students to set reasonable and achievable daily goals.
  • Supervising student testing, prescribing curriculum, reporting student academic results, compiling and filing academic records.
  • Supervising students' daily progress through completion of the Student Academic Profile, following this section, monitoring students' progress continuously.
  • Enhanced student learning by optimizing wide range of instructional approaches and innovative classroom activities.
  • Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to facilitate and moderate classroom discussions and student centered learning.
  • Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
Education
M.Ed. Degree: Curriculum And InstructionSouthern Arkansas University - Magnolia, AR

GPA: 3.27

  • Member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Incorporated.
B.S. Degree: Criminal JusticeSouthern Arkansas University - Magnolia, AR

GPA: 2.80

  • Minored in Social Work
Affiliations
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Incorporated
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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • University of Texas at Dallas
  • Management & Training Corporation, MTC
  • Responsive Education Solutions/Premier High School

School Attended

  • Southern Arkansas University

Job Titles Held:

  • Academic Advisor II
  • Graduate Support Coordinator
  • Academics Instructor
  • Teacher

Degrees

  • M.Ed. Degree : Curriculum And Instruction
    B.S. Degree : Criminal Justice

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