Dominic Lawrence

• Assigned to College of Business Administration: Cohort- Computer Information Systems: 900+ Caseload
• Provide timely, focused, and holistic advising to students to ensure they meet their academic and career goals
• Provide one-on-one, group, and online advising to a broad range of students, including, but not limited to, first-year students through seniors in the advisor's caseload, and students who are in academic difficulty
• Collaborate with a broad range of institutional partners to provide support to students
• Use e-advising tools

Special Populations:

• Male Success Initiative: Kin Group Leader. Mentoring 10 Male Freshmen through workshops and group meetings. Connecting them with resources and enrichment outside the classroom
• Black Resource Center: BTI Subcommittee- Creating better strategies to support black students on campus

• Carry out strategic student success initiatives and student interventions
• Offer group interventions, workshops, and social media and phone outreach efforts to Undeclared students
• Conduct data analyses of individual and group intervention strategies, research best practices, and make recommendations to the team about how to best support students
• Apply theory to practice as they engage with students, learn about campus resources, and develop their approach to student service work
• Created Major for Minutes
• Speed Dating for Undeclared Students to meet other students from our 8 colleges

• Served as a mentor for Black Scholars Program through a case management approach under Educational Justice Programs
• Advised/Outreach to students with matriculation steps, registration assistance, and verifying completion of all eligibility requirements in person and over the phone
• Initiate projects based on student and program needs

• Advised/Outreach students with matriculation steps, registration assistance, and verifying completion of all eligibility requirements in person and over the phone
• Scheduled multiple students with counseling appointments daily and equipped students with topics to discuss during appointments based on needs to ensure preparedness
• Documented all student interactions on PCC Connect every meeting

• CTE Completion Counseling
• Advised over 300 students with matriculation steps, registration assistance, and verifying completion of all eligibility requirements in person and over the phone
• Scheduled multiple students with counseling appointments daily and equipped students with topics to discuss during appointments based on needs to ensure preparedness
• Documented all student interactions on e-SARS after every meeting

• Outreach information and guidance to students, faculty, staff, and public about AB19 Promise Fee Wavier
• Guide activities with First-Generation, first-time college students Implement program requirements
• Facilitate semester check in of a caseload of 3,000 students
• Coordinate program activities, which may include orientation, outreach, research, and other functions;
• Work with student retention and eligibility
• Participate in District/College efforts to increase the diversity of faculty and staff and to address student achievement gaps; active assistance in the creation of a welcoming and inclusive work and educational environment; attend and participate in diversity, equity and inclusion trainings and events
• Collaborate and Liaison with the Teacher Pathways and Umoja Community to create equitable opportunities through cross campuses collaborations

• Under Athletic Academic Services lead 16 student-athlete caseload meeting bi-weekly each semester
• Learned and applies emerging technologies and advances as necessary to perform duties in an efficient, organized, and timely manner
• Supported retention and graduation goals, as defined by NCAA and institutional measures
• Academic mentoring/tutoring as a DEGREE Program Academic Mentor
• Tutored students in the use of computer lab technology and software applications

• Advised students on post-secondary planning, scholarships, financial aid, extracurriculars, etc
• Proctored and assisted with all testing including AP, IB, CAASPP, ELPAC
• Processed all student work permits and schedule changes for students/faculty/staff
• Facilitated and scheduled college representative visits
• Managed Sunny Hills High School counseling website and social media
• Designed and developed presentations to students about post-secondary options
• Planned registration and school events
• Trained in Aeries, Naviance, and Cal PADS programs

• Led caseload of 360 students
• Built a general college going culture on new campus in LBUSD which served unrepresentative, low-income student and community
• Organized group events that encourage students and their families to consider, plan for and apply to colleges and universities
• Established productive and strategic relationships with principals, counselors, and teachers within the partner school
• Documented all student interactions daily to help assess the program's long-term sustainability
• Collaborated with college admissions representatives to support students and plan and conduct college visits
• Created student tracking to prepare regular progress reports for USC program administration