What is the most rewarding part of your job?
Homecoming—watching all those return to enjoy the campus and classmates they know and love! In my former roles, I also loved working with our Student Alumni Association and young alumni because their school pride and enthusiasm was infectious!
Homecoming—watching all those return to enjoy the campus and classmates they know and love! In my former roles, I also loved working with our Student Alumni Association and young alumni because their school pride and enthusiasm was infectious!
What types of recognition, awards, honors or activities have you been involved in?
I have
· presented at both CASE (http://www.case.org/) and CAMMP (http://cammp.org/) national conferences
· Developed programming which resulted in 150% growth of student and alumni engagement with the Alumni Association within 1 yr.
- Worked with Vice President Biden’s Advance Team to coordinate student involvement during a campus visit
· Instituted online giving for the Student Alumni Association at Pitt
· Organized the first four-school-sponsored alumni engagement event for the Pitt Alumni Association
· Developed process for updating new graduates’ contact information in the Advance database, leading to over 3,000 new e-mail addresses per graduation year; this data is also now utilized by our Student Affairs and Career Services departments
· Drafted and distributed the first full-scale e-newsletter for the Westminster College Alumni Association
· Instituted the first undergraduate giving program at Pitt, resulting in the installation of a permanent stained-glass window to commemorate the University’s 225th birthday
· presented at both CASE (http://www.case.org/) and CAMMP (http://cammp.org/) national conferences
· Developed programming which resulted in 150% growth of student and alumni engagement with the Alumni Association within 1 yr.
- Worked with Vice President Biden’s Advance Team to coordinate student involvement during a campus visit
· Instituted online giving for the Student Alumni Association at Pitt
· Organized the first four-school-sponsored alumni engagement event for the Pitt Alumni Association
· Developed process for updating new graduates’ contact information in the Advance database, leading to over 3,000 new e-mail addresses per graduation year; this data is also now utilized by our Student Affairs and Career Services departments
· Drafted and distributed the first full-scale e-newsletter for the Westminster College Alumni Association
· Instituted the first undergraduate giving program at Pitt, resulting in the installation of a permanent stained-glass window to commemorate the University’s 225th birthday
How did your experience at Slippery Rock University help you find your first position after graduation?
A friend of mine who I went to college with while at SRU was working at Ellwood City School District (as a result of our student teaching)—after graduation she had a full time job there and would let me know of openings when they came up. As a result, I secured my long-term subbing position there as a result of this relationship. Additionally, the portfolio I created while in college left an impressive mark at my interview. Lastly, the hands-on experience I had teaching while at SRU was so much more relevant and useful than that of my peers who attended other institutions that did not require as much in-classroom time.
A friend of mine who I went to college with while at SRU was working at Ellwood City School District (as a result of our student teaching)—after graduation she had a full time job there and would let me know of openings when they came up. As a result, I secured my long-term subbing position there as a result of this relationship. Additionally, the portfolio I created while in college left an impressive mark at my interview. Lastly, the hands-on experience I had teaching while at SRU was so much more relevant and useful than that of my peers who attended other institutions that did not require as much in-classroom time.
What is your advice for future graduates?
Don’t resist new opportunities and paths. You may have a set plan in your head but life doesn’t always turn out that way. It’s okay and actually better to investigate new directions as they present themselves. Some will serve as the pathway to your future—a future you never knew was out there! I did not know I would work in Higher Education when I first started college—in fact, I didn’t even know that was an option. As a result of the relationships I made and the opportunities I took advantage of I’ve ended up in my long-term career and couldn’t be happier!
Don’t resist new opportunities and paths. You may have a set plan in your head but life doesn’t always turn out that way. It’s okay and actually better to investigate new directions as they present themselves. Some will serve as the pathway to your future—a future you never knew was out there! I did not know I would work in Higher Education when I first started college—in fact, I didn’t even know that was an option. As a result of the relationships I made and the opportunities I took advantage of I’ve ended up in my long-term career and couldn’t be happier!
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