Assistant Director
Resume:
To obtain a position in a student focused residence life program that
places an emphasis on taking an educational role in helping students grow,
fostering diversity, while also supporting the professional growth of its
residence hall staff.
- Kalamazoo, MI - 48 Ph.D. Credit Hours
Major: Student Affairs in Higher Education
- Huntington, WV - M.A. - August 1998
Major: Student Personnel in Higher Education
- Ashland, OH - B.S. - May 1996
Majors: Criminal Justice & Sociology; Minor: Psychology
Coordinator of Residence Education
Residence Education - The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, MI; 7/05 -
Present.
Residence Hall Director II
Residence Life - Bowling Green State University - Bowling Green, OH; 7/03
- 6/05.
In collaboration with a team of three Hall Directors, provide leadership
for a 1,300 bed coeducational freshmen residence hall.
Responsible for the direct supervision and mentoring of nine Resident
Advisors and providing direction for a Wellness Community, academic and
study skills programming, first-year student development program,
maintenance and damage system, and administering the student discipline
program.
Residence Hall Director I
Residence Life - Bowling Green State University - Bowling Green, OH; 7/02
- 6/03.
Responsible for the operation of a 340 bed coeducational residence hall
living and learning community with an award winning commitment to diversity
programmming, including direct supervision of 11 Resident Advisors,
Senior Resident Advisor, state classified secretary, and 25 desk clerks.
Duties include carrying out the academic mission of the University, staff
training and evaluation, community development, educational and developmental
programming, budget management, Hall Council advising, payroll, duty
scheduling, counseling, crisis management, serving as a disciplinary
hearing officer, facility management, assisting with student retention,
implement safety and security programs, and operating a 24-hour front desk
service operation.
Assistant Director of Residential Life / Residence
Hall Director
Residential Life - -
Albion, MI; 7/99 - 6/02.
Assistant Director responsibilities include coordination of the hiring,
training, inservice, evaluation, payroll, and duty scheduling components
of managing a staff of fifty. Design, edit, and publish the monthly
resident assistant newsletter; oversee coordination of the resident
assistant appreciation day; and serve as a first-year experience mentor.
Concurrent assignment as a live-in Residence Hall Director for one
traditional residence hall housing a total of 400 first-year and 50
upper-class students. Residence Hall Director responsibilities include
supervision and mentoring of two Senior Resident Assistants and thirteen
Residents Assistants, management of an operational budget, programming,
counseling and intervention, serving as a judicial hearing officer,
advising hall government, and maintenance.
Graduate Associate
Counselor Education - Western Michigan
University
- Kalamazoo, MI; 8/98 - 6/99.
Coordinated the publication of departmental newsletter, upgraded and
revised webpages, provided computer networking and software support,
maintained computer databases, and assisted in the creation of computer
based course content.
Graduate Assistant
Tutoring Office - Marshall
University - Huntington, WV; 1/98 - 5/98.
Served as a graduate intern who assisted in the coordination of the
hiring, assignment, supervision, documentation, and payroll of a tutoring
staff of seventy. Responsible for making accommodations for students with
documented disabilities.
Faculty Senate - Marshall
University - Huntington, WV; 8/96 - 12/97.
Creation of the faculty senate webpage, designed and evaluated faculty
surveys, administrative duties, and conducted academic research.
Resident Assistant
Residence Life - Ashland University - Ashland, OH; 7/94-5/96.
Served as a staff member in an honors and an underclass community.
Responsible for floor community development, programming, diversity
training, committee work, inservices, interviewing and training, weekly
administrative tasks, work orders, and documentation of policy violations.
Auxiliary Firefighter
New Providence Fire Dept. -
New Providence, NJ; 5/91 - 8/95.
Served as a "first responder" at fire emergencies. Responsible for having
a working knowledge of rescue tools, operation of emergency vehicles, and
providing first aid until state certified Emergency Medical Technicians
arrive.
Committee Assignmemts:
Residency Requirement Appeals Board
Raymond C. Whittiker Award Committee
Alice Prout Memorial Scholarship Committee
Resident Assistant Newsletter Committee (Chair)
Senior Resident Assistant Committee (Chair)
Student Affairs Vision Committee
Staff Selection and Training Committee (Chair)
Organizational Advising
Vision (Gay & Lesbian Student Alliance)
Kohl Hall Government
Sexual Aggression Peer Educators
Albion College Coffee House
Professional Affiliations:
Great Lakes Association of College and University Housing Officers
Michigan Counseling Association
American College Personnel Association
Outstanding Diversity Programming Award (April 2003)
GLACHO Fee Grant Waiver (February 2000)
Resident Assistant of the Month (November 1995 & December 1994)
Bulletin Board of the Month (January 1996 & October 1995)
Program of the Month - Diversity Education (September 1994)
Safe Zone Training (February 1999)
Developing a Positive Body Image (October 2000)
Coming Out Week Programming (October 2000)
College Students and Credit Cards (January 2001)
Operating Systems: MacOS, UNIX, Windows
Word Processing: Apple Works, Microsoft Word, Word Perfect
Administrative: Banner, PeopleSoft
Web Design: Photoshop, Dream Weaver, HTML, Java
Other: dBase, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Publisher, FileMaker, GroupWise
See my
for past and present projects.
Connie Smith, M.A.
Director of Residential Life
Albion College
Albion, Michigan 49224
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Shultz & Associates Law Firm
Dodge City, Kansas 67801
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408 South Bowen Street
Jackson, MI 49203
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Ann Arbor, Michigan 98104
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