Madison Howard
Tacoma,WA
Summary
Student-focused fellowships advisor with strong background in student support. Drives student success by partnering closely with administrators, students, and community members to strengthen student pathways to success. Background in one-on-one assistance and group instruction. Education and learning are my passion, and all opportunities bring learning moments.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Fellowships Advisor
University of Puget Sound Bookstore
07.2023 - Current
- Serve students by providing information and support to help them develop outstanding applications to be competitive for local and national scholarships.
- Connecting students with unique opportunities to match with their skills and goals in order to support them through their higher education career and beyond
- Establishing connections between University of Puget Sound and resources, both local, national, and international by fostering relationships with foundations and other institutions
- Maintaining an environment accessible for students to ask for and receive the support they need in their pursuit of success
- Managing and tracking student data to predict and widen support networks for a diverse range of students and student needs
Administrative Support Coordinator
University of Puget Sound
07.2022 - 07.2023
- Administrative management for the departments of History, Philosophy, and Greek Latin and Ancient Mediterranean Studies
- I have reorganized and updated the administrative systems for all three departments, managed budgets, and planned events through all stages of the year
- Manage department image through social media, event success, and managing faculty schedules and needed support
- Supporting faculty, staff, and students and communication between all University parties and alumni.
- Organized and maintained office filing systems, including electronic documents.
- Prepared confidential reports for management review.
- Tracked and monitored departmental budgets and expenses.
College and Career Specialist
University of Puget Sound, Access Programs
Tacoma
09.2020 - 07.2022
- Serving Access Programs at University of Puget Sound in the Tacoma Hilltop Area, working with students to provide access to education resources and concepts of future planning in both academic and career focus
- Planning and implementing Science Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math programming with local high school and middle school programs including HERO, College Success Foundation, Upward Bound
- Creating and implementing workshops to assist students in cultivating college and career readiness skills for students in local HERO, ACHIEVER, TRIO Upward Bound, and AVID students in our participating schools
- Collecting and tracking data on students and program attendance, and future path selection for graduating students.
Learning Fellowship Intern
Hillel, San Diego
12.2019 - 06.2020
- Research intern for Jewish Learning Fellowship with Hillel of San Diego
- Tasked with researching and providing sources for learning topics for Fellowship discussions, facilitating discussion, and providing historical context for written source materials in different time periods.
Partners At Learning Student Assistant
Chollas Mead Elementary
08.2019 - 06.2020
- Assisted lead-teacher in classroom set up, created learning objectives, supported students, and distributed materials
- Lead classroom group learning in mathematics, English, and history.
Education
BA - History, Ancient Mediterranean; Education Studies
University of California, San Diego
Skills
- Classroom education techniques
- Curriculum Planning
- Career Planning
- Education
- Public Speaking
- Adaptability
- Public Outreach
- Reading and data analysis
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Presentations and Public Speaking
- Student Development
- Academic Counseling
- Relationship Building
- Group Facilitation
- School Programs Development
- Student Support
Languages
- English, native speaker
- Spanish, basic
Timeline
Fellowships Advisor
University of Puget Sound Bookstore
07.2023 - Current
Administrative Support Coordinator
University of Puget Sound
07.2022 - 07.2023
College and Career Specialist
University of Puget Sound, Access Programs
09.2020 - 07.2022
Learning Fellowship Intern
Hillel, San Diego
12.2019 - 06.2020
Partners At Learning Student Assistant
Chollas Mead Elementary
08.2019 - 06.2020
BA - History, Ancient Mediterranean; Education Studies
University of California, San Diego
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