BRITTANY ANKROM

Education Master of Education, Higher Education Administration and Student Personnel Kent State University, May 2014

Bachelor of Science Visual Journalism major, Sociology minor Kent State University, May 2011

Advising Experience College of Communication & Information, Practicum May 2013-July 2013 Kent Campus, Kent State University Jan. 2014-May 2014 Reviewed student academic progress and specific actions regarding academic and career goals Utilized the Graduation Planning System (GPS) and Web Scheduler to maintain student records Encouraged students to get involved with extracurricular activities such as student media Communicated policy and procedures with students for a variety of academic actions During Destination Kent State (DKS) orientation, I worked with incoming students on interpretation of placement assessments, curricular requirements, and registration procedures using FlashFAST for Advisors and Web Scheduler Assisted in data collection for a developmental mathematics course research project Career Services, Practicum Sept. 2013-Dec. 2013 Stark Campus, Kent State University Learned job search strategies, mock interview skills, and resume and cover writing techniques Conducted job and internship searches on the Experience job to email to students on listservs Managed and updated the Facebook page with events and career-related articles Established learning outcomes for the Student Leadership Academy Save My Semester Workshop, Co-Facilitator Oct. 2013 Presented study skills and time management skills, and facilitated an activity on campus resources Higher Education Experience Instructional Resource Center (IRC), Graduate Assistantship Aug. 2012-May 2014 Kent Campus, Kent State University Designed, planned, organized, and implemented a technology support program for students, faculty and administrators involved with the edTPA, an online portfolio assessment for teacher candidates Presented to classes about the benefits of utilizing the resources offered by the IRC Instructed students and faculty on KSU Drop Box, KSUtube, Google Docs, and websites Created media including instructional guides, video tutorials, and a webpage using CommonSpot Managed multiple projects independently with minimal supervision Created and facilitated technology workshops as part of a professional development series Designed and implemented a patron statistic system to track transaction type and time Created the training manual for the graduate assistant position using Microsoft Office Enrollment Management & Student Services, Practicum Jan. 2013-May 2013 Regional Academic Center, Kent State University Observed academic advising meetings and ran GPS audits on students for advisor preparation Assisted incoming students with application materials and registering for the orientation program Designed program flyers for campus events and wrote public relations articles for local newspapers Membership Ohio Career Development Association, Website Committee May 2013-present Coordinated with board members to manage website content and distribute webinars National Academic Advising Association Sept. 2013-present Graduate Association of Student Personnel Practitioners Aug. 2012-May 2014