Coordinating, teaching, managing, advising, coaching, counseling

Michael Lamar Washington

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Education

Higher Education and Leadership (Doctoral Program) January 2010 - Present

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, Arkansas

Master of Science in Education & Business Technology August 2007

Arkansas State University Jonesboro, Arkansas

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Higher Education Experience

Director – Student Union, Community Outreach, New Programming

Office of Student Involvement and Leadership 2008 -Present

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, Arkansas

• Administer lecture series and public forums hosted by student government association and office of student involvement and leadership.

• Provide supervisory leadership to Student Union staff, programs, and activities.

• Serve as a member of the Division of Student Affairs Leadership Team.

• Assist the Dean of Students with planning, assessment, management strategies and retention initiatives.

• Provide leadership training for 120 student organizations.

• Initiated and developed New Students Orientation programming activities.

• Implemented first-time, first-year experience mentoring programming entitled Cubs to Lions.

• Evaluate and assess student programming to modify and improve programs.

• Budget officer for Student Government Association.

• Strategically develop and implement retention strategies to enhance student engagement.

• Design campus activities calendar, newsletters, reports, press packages by utilizing graphic design skills.

• Advise, counsel, and train student leaders in conflict management, leadership strategies, strategic planning, and evaluating job performances of subordinates and team members.

• Advise student government association, election board, and assist with student senate, and class officers.

• Initiated Black Male Achievers and Talented Tenth programs.

• Served as Student Affairs liaison on the Institutional Role and Scope Team.

• Host weekly roundtable discussions to engage students intellectually, socially, and culturally.

• Coordinate fall and spring Organizational and Community Service Fairs.

• Assist Associate Dean with International Affairs week and programs.

• Coordinate Homecoming Greek shows, Lecture Series, and Public Forums.

• Direct community service and service learning projects within the institution and local community.

• Adjunct instructor.

Director of Student Living and Learning (Interim) 2008

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

• Initiated the expansion of the Living and Learning Center from 80 students to 512 students living within the capacity of 4 resident’s halls in Harrold Complex.

• Provided academic and financial advisors and services to students including supervising and hiring, tutors, 24 hour security officers, maintenance staff; organized week day shifts and weekend shifts for security, hired part-time dorm coordinators and supervised 4 full-time residential hall managers.

• Opened first fitness center in co-ed residential hall, including game rooms, and upgraded study halls.

Program Coordinator, Learning Institute and Opportunities for New Students

Summer LIONS Program 2008

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, Arkansas

• Supervised, mentored, advised, and counseled first year college students for a six week summer transition program; helping low entrance ACT scores to transition to college with rigorous programs of classes, tutoring, labs, mentoring, and enrichment workshops.

Residential Treatment Counselor 2007–2009

Youth Home, Inc. Little Rock, Arkansas

• Counseled mentally behavioral troubled adolescents.

Business Education Teacher, Rose City Middle School 2007–2008

North Little Rock School District North Little Rock, Arkansas

• Taught business education courses to 6th-8th graders; supervised youth during hall duty, cafeteria duty, and bus duty.

Graduate/Teaching Assistant 2006–2007

Arkansas State University – College of Business Jonesboro, Arkansas

• Assisted the professors in College of Business with developing instructional materials.

Volunteer Recruiter 2005-2006

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, Arkansas

• Traveled to school districts in northeastern and southeastern Arkansas representing the university by making presentations and recruiting students to college.

Director of Disability Services and Veterans Affairs 2000–2006

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, Arkansas

• Facilitated and advised a $1.2 million ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) renovation project for campus compliance.

• Counseled and advised students with disabilities on their rights according to federal laws for public institutions compliance.

• Developed an ADA and Section 504 policy student handbook for students with disabilities consisting of federal regulations and laws.

• Implemented reasonable accommodations and services throughout the campus, which ensured campus compliance according to Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines.

• Served as the School Certifying Official for the Department of Veterans Affairs

o Administered educational benefits and the Veterans Administration Work-Study Program benefits to qualified students.

Other Professional Experience

Program Coordinator/Direct Care Staff 1999–2000

Consolidate Youth Services Jonesboro, Arkansas

Loan Officer/Loan Processor 1998–2000

American Way Mortgage, Incorporated Memphis, Tennessee

Counselor 1997

Youth Opportunities Unlimited, UAPB Pine Bluff, Arkansas

(Cooperative Education Opportunity) Coordinator 1997–1998

Recycle for Literacy Program Pine Bluff, Arkansas

(Apprenticeship) Assisting Marketing Specialist 1996–1997

National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland

Office of Technology and Development

Professional Society Memberships

Member, Arkansas Association of Higher Education and Disability

Member, Arkansas College Personnel Administration

Member, National Business Education Association

Member, Arkansas Business Education Association

Member, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Incorporated

Advisory Board Memberships

National Board Member, National Association of Veterans’ Professionals Administration

Board Chair, Arkansas State Association of Higher Education and Disability

Board Member, Pine Bluff Delta Resource Center/Independent Living Center

Board Member, Little Rock Awareness Fest Committee

Activities and Volunteerism

Co-Chair, UAPB Relay for Life, American Cancer Society

Chair, UAPB Chancellor’s Committee on ADA

Committee Member, UAPB Retention Team

Committee Member, National Pan-Hellenic Council Advisory Team

Committee member, UAPB Educational Access Conference

Committee member, UAPB Role and Scope Change

Committee member, UAPB Fall Faculty/Staff Orientation

Committee member, UAPB New Faculty/Staff Orientation

Committee member, UAPB Crisis Management Team

Committee member, UAPB Emergency Management Team

Sub-Committee member, UAPB Higher Learning Commission – Accreditation Team

Advisor, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated

Advisor: Tennessee Club, Yard Voices of Praise, LIONS CLUB

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