Lauren Howell
West Lafayette,IN
Summary
Hardworking academic coordinator with several years' experience managing student academic functions in admissions, registration and financial aid. Highly skilled with creating marketing strategies to recruit diverse student bodies. Resourceful, organized and driven to help students succeed.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Software Systems Manager
VGM Education
06.2024 - 02.2026
- Oversaw IT infrastructure to support educational technology initiatives at VGM Education.
- Managed software updates and system maintenance for optimal performance and security.
- Provided technical support and troubleshooting assistance to employees and users.
- Collaborated with IT teams to maintain LMS functionality and integration.
- Developed training materials, including tutorials and documentation, to support users of the LMS.
- Developed and maintained Magento e-commerce websites for diverse clients.
- Integrated third-party APIs to streamline payment and shipping processes.
Academic Program Manager
Purdue University College of Liberal Arts
01.2022 - 06.2024
- Manage recruitment campaigns for undergraduate and graduate programs.
- Network with contacts from other institutions to identify prospective students.
- Serve the Admissions Committee, manage applications, and assist graduate program applicant with the admissions process.
- Serve as schedule deputy for the department.
- Assist faculty in developing and implementing curricular change.
eValue Program Coordinator
Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine
01.2018 - 01.2022
- Create, manage, review and generate student, faculty, and rotation evaluations for clinical rotations in the DVM Program.
- Create and manage student and faculty accounts and provide user support.
- Create time blocks and schedule faculty and students for rotations and generate evaluations.
- Prepare reports, such as grade reports and special projects, for the deans and faculty.
- Serve the Curriculum Committee and provide clerical support.
Assessment Administrator/Database Manager
Lafayette Adult Resource Academy
01.2014 - 01.2017
- Administer exams, including TABE, CLAS-E, TASC (replaced GED in Indiana), TOEFL, and ParaPro Assessment.
- Perform student intake, documentation of notes, and personal interview to assist in determining the education path of the student.
- Administration of statewide database (InTERs) to track student enrollment, attendance, progress, changes to student records, and program statistics.
Education
Instructional Design- M.Ed. -
Western Governors University
01-2022
Human Resources Management- BS -
Western Governors University
01-2018
Spanish, Linguistics
Purdue University
01-2011
Skills
- Fluent in English and Spanish
- Knowledge of Italian and Portuguese
- Customer service
- Education administration
- Educational grants
- Slate
- Cognos
- Brightspace
- Blackboard
- Curriculog
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Financial and managerial accounting
- Instructional design
- Grading
- Presentation skills
- Workshop facilitation
- HTML
- Clerical skills
- Problem solving
- Analytical skills
- Systems analysis
- Technical documentation
- DocuSign
- E-commerce optimization
- Data analysis
- System troubleshooting
- Educational technology
- User training
- Curriculum development
- Incident management
- Project leadership
- Program development
- Needs analysis
- Process improvements
- Relationship building
- Process mapping
- Customer and personnel training
- Student relations
Timeline
Software Systems Manager
VGM Education
06.2024 - 02.2026
Academic Program Manager
Purdue University College of Liberal Arts
01.2022 - 06.2024
eValue Program Coordinator
Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine
01.2018 - 01.2022
Assessment Administrator/Database Manager
Lafayette Adult Resource Academy
01.2014 - 01.2017
Instructional Design- M.Ed. -
Western Governors University
Human Resources Management- BS -
Western Governors University
Spanish, Linguistics
Purdue University