VICTORIA CLARE MORRIS

2016 LAC DU MONT, HASLETT, MI | 231.590.5317 | VICTORIACLAREMORRIS@GMAIL.COM

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts, Communication
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

May 2008

EXPERIENCE

Internship Developer
July 2013 Present
Career Services Network/ College of Arts and Letters, MSU
Coordinate outreach to employers from career fields in creative arts, design, media, non-profit and communityfocused organizations to generate internship and experiential learning opportunities.
Develop innovative strategies to collaborate with companies locally, regionally, and nationally to establish new
internships and promote existing career opportunities to undergraduate students in the arts and humanities.
Designed, launched and co-led a 1-credit experiential learning trip to Chicago with 18 students to explore career
options in arts, museum studies, theater and nonprofits. Organized 6 employer visits and a networking event,
coordinated logistics and developed coursework.
Advise students one-on-one to coach on job and internship searches, cultivating robust relationships to track
internship experiences and identify key employers to target within their areas of interest.
Act as a liaison for internship focused initiatives around Michigan, including Detroit-based After 5 Intern
Program, Grand Rapids Intern Connect and Kalamazoo-based Monroe Brown Scholarship.
Average 75 site visits per year to organizations and alumni, developing and expanding internship opportunities,
whilst promoting the unique skills and talents of Arts and Letters students.
Create dynamic and artistic creative materials for reporting, event promotion and staff/organization education.
Managed the Small Company Internship Award, supporting paid internships, which through the MEDC
awarded 21 companies $65,000+, supporting internship opportunities for 29 students.
Featured as guest speaker in Lansing Arts Council smARTS Workshop Series, presenting to 30+ Arts Council
constituents on internship best practices, how to create and sustain quality internship programs.
MSUFCU Unpaid Internship Award Chairperson
October 2014 Present
Michigan State University
Serve as chairperson for the MSUFCU Unpaid Intern Award, organizing all logistics, promotion and
marketing, scoring and award processing.
Awarded 75 students $63,000+ to help offset cost of completing unpaid internships.
Provide prompt and effective communications to all student, faculty, and stakeholder inquiries.
Create, design and manage the Desire 2 Learn course utilized for all application and essay materials.
Planned and orchestrated yearly donor luncheon, connecting student recipients with MSUFCU donors to
foster relationships and encourage future gifts to the program.
Coordinate and organize internship yearly kickoff events featuring student workshops focused on career
development and internship preparation to inspire professional growth and experience.
Concierge Specialist
November 2011 June 2013
Sparrow Health System, Lansing
Established and maintained relationships with outside vendors, local businesses, UAW, and MNA to promote
benefits and institution partnerships to Sparrow associates. Lead the concierge department to maintain a high
quality customer service environment by managing fast-paced variety of associate requests.
Guided hospital-wide transition to uniform requirements including staff education on guidelines and order
and distribution of uniforms. Problem-solved issues that arose and maintained consistent communication
between associates and vendor to ensure transition carried out smoothly and effectively.
Presented at monthly New Hire Orientation to promote Concierge Services to new associates. Designed and
developed artistic external resources to promote services; monthly newsletters, seasonal marketing materials.
Updated and managed websites, as well as online store system for scrub uniform sales. Processed all orders
placed and communicated with vendor for payment and order fulfillment.

Account Executive
November 2008 November 2011
Lansing State Journal Gannett Michigan
Managed fast-paced weekly and daily deadlines for the Lansing State Journal and Lansing Community News.

Created customized proposals and media plans to best fit needs of individual clients, utilizing the LSJ, LCN,
LSJ.com, Greater Lansing Woman magazine, Yahoo.com and special publications.
Developed relationships with clients to conduct needs analyses, obtain ad copy, and attain ad approval.
Created prospecting and target lists, analyzed reports to identify churn/inactive customers, targeting these to
reduce churn and increase revenue.
Communicated effectively to identify clients objectives, prepare advertising proposals that match these
objectives, and expertly negotiate on terms and rates for advertising campaigns.
Provided creative solutions to optimize digital and print campaigns to achieve desired ROI, clicks and site view
results. Formally trained in, Excel U Sales and Presentation Training Program as well as Digital Media Sales.
Recipient of Lansing State Journal BOLD Award Building Audience, Owning Digital, Leading with
Innovation, Driving Results, for exceeding sales goals and closing churned client on digital and print contracts
totaling $78,000.
Communications Associate
May 2008 October 2008
IPM Program, MSU
Proofed and edited articles, utilized Photoshop to edit photos, and designed layout for Fruit, Vegetable, Fieldcrop and Landscape newsletters in InDesign to produce 4 weekly Crop Advisory Team Alert newsletters.
Maintained and updated CAT Alert, New Agricultural Network and other IPM websites using Dreamweaver.
Lead conference calls with authors 4 times weekly to discuss upcoming topics and articles for each issue.
Created surveys in Survey Monkey to gauge the effectiveness and usability of web sites.
Undergraduate Research Assistant
January 2007 May 2008
MSU College of Communication Arts and Sciences
Worked with 2 Ph.D. candidates, assisting in data collection, conducting and interpreting research for
dissertations and scholarly articles for the Journal of College Student Development.
Conducted literature reviews, summarized scholarly articles and research on HIV/AIDS behavioral
interventions, protective drinking behaviors, managerial roles, motivational messages, and persuasion.
Compiled research to formulate a book chapter in: HIV/AIDS: Prevention and Health Communication.
Coded and entered data for statistical analysis using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS).
Lead and directed focus groups to collect data and assigned credit to participants.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Event Planning Board

May 2014 Present
Lansing 5:01 Intern Initiative
Coordinate efforts with stakeholders in Greater Lansing to create a series of engagement events for Lansing
student interns that promotes talent retention, economic progress and student development in Lansing.
Create budget, develop compelling proposals and sponsorship structures to manage event funding.
Strategically partner with area economic groups to gain both financial and logistical support for initiatives.
Organized a local area recruiter social hour at Lansing Lugnuts Stadium to present concept of establishing
Greater Lansing focused internship programming and gain community support.
Communicate with artist management teams and vendors to secure talent, manage and plan logistics for
estimated 250 student participants.
Develop appealing and attractive creative materials for presentations and informational meeting.

Language Arts Tutor

January 2013 July 2013
Independent Consult, Lansing
Coached students on learning effective writing and study strategies in order to attain a stronger grasp of the
English language, grammar and syntax.
Reviewed and edited college-level writing assignments for LCC students.
Provided knowledgeable support and advice with writing projects to aid students in improving grades.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
MCEEA Michigan Career Educator Employer Alliance Awards and Recognition Chair
NSEE National Society of Experiential Education Member
MEEP Michigan Educator Employer Partnership Member
CEIA Cooperative Education and Internship Association Member
ROTARY Member