Basic Needs Assistant Intern
Office of Student Financial Aid
08.2023 - 05.2024
- Assist students with requests for food access resources on campus.
- Assist students with questions for housing access for on and off-campus.
- Assist students with requests for emergency funding
- Educate students about Foodshare
- Educate students about BadgerCare and SHIP
- Wrote Foodshare letters
- Wrote BadgerCare letters
- Assisted supervisor with advocacy about food access resources on campus
- Supported the student food pantry, Open Seat, through holding office hours in their facility
- Supported staff members in their daily tasks, reducing workload burden and allowing for increased focus on higher-priority assignments.
- Gained valuable experience working within a specific industry, applying learned concepts directly into relevant work situations.
- Gained hands-on experience in various software programs, increasing proficiency and expanding technical skill set.
- Developed organizational skills through managing multiple tasks simultaneously while adhering to strict deadlines.