MELISSA M. SEMIONE

• Gathers and organizes materials to support enrollment goals, student success, and Division of Extended Learning advisement team practices.
• Mentors advisement team members through day-to-day work and complex problems.
• Participates in workshops and in-service meetings to enhance personal growth and professional development.
• Evaluates operational practices and identifies improvement opportunities to develop revisions for systems and procedures.
• Research and compile information on variety of educational issues from multiple sources, prepares thorough reports and presents findings in advisement team meetings.
• Coordinates advisement and assigns Academic Planning Coordinators (APC) to students. Monitor overall APC advising assignments to ensure appropriate student support.
• Advises students in SUNY Oswego's online degree programs. Encourages and guides students to degree completion.
• Coordinates Division programming efforts for enrolled and prospective students, including admitted student events, adult student recognition events, and outreach and awareness efforts, both on-campus and in virtual environments.
• Coordinates and manages program inquiries and responses to prospective online degree students to include responding to phone/email/in-person inquiries and participating in relevant on-campus and virtual events.
• Serves as primary point of contact to campus constituencies for adult advising issues and Extended Learning academic programs coordination (including academic departments, student services, the Bursars Office, Financial Aid, Student Accounts, and Admissions).
• Assigns other APCs to act as the primary point of contact for designated degree programs, to coordinate changes of majors, course reserve requests, and scheduling requests.
• Provides regular reports on student enrollment, accepted student activity, and other data points requested by Extended Learning administration.
• Monitors campus policy changes and assess their impact on Extended Learning students.
• Identifies unmet adult student needs and advocates to partner departments and service areas.

· Advised students in SUNY Oswego's online degree programs. Encourage and guide students to degree completion

· Coordinated and manage program inquiries and responses to prospective online degree students to include responding to phone/email/in-person inquiries and participating in relevant on-campus and virtual events.

· Served as primary point of contact to campus constituencies for adult advising issues and Extended Learning academic programs coordination

· Monitored campus policy changes and assess their impact on Extended Learning students.

· Assisted in the ongoing development and implementation of the Division’s initiatives. Work closely with the Assistant Dean to develop close working relationships with department chairs and faculty.

• Design grant-funded program to identify, perform outreach, recruit, and assist stopped-out students develop & maintain individualized plans to overcome barriers to success and complete their degree through re-enrollment or reverse transfer; oversee program student cohorts, budget, and support staff; generated over $100,000 in tuition and raised institutional graduation rate by approximately 14% in first year of the program

• Evaluate all official & unofficial transcripts, military training records, and other prior learning documentation, establish, update, and maintain articulation database, award transfer credit based on research, ACE credit recommendations, and consultation with academic departments; work with prospective, current, and stopped-out students, faculty, and enrollment services personnel to facilitate reverse transfer and pre-approve transferability for cross-registration

• Assist traditional, non-traditional, and military students in their growth and development by constructing meaningful academic, transfer, and career plans compatible with life goals

Courses Taught:

• African-American History (Taught Classroom)
• American History to 1877 (Revised Course & Taught Classroom/Online/Hybrid/Full & Accelerated Format)
• American History 1877 to Present (Revised & Taught Classroom/Online/Hybrid/Full & Accelerated Format)
• History of Women in America (Developed Course & Taught Classroom/Online)
• Constitutional Law & American Society (Co-taught Classroom)
• American Revolution (Taught Classroom/Accelerated Format/Upper Level)
• United States Constitutional Law (Developed Course & Taught 4.0 credit Upper Level Directed Studies)
• Introduction to American Government (Taught Classroom/Online/Hybrid/I-TV/Full & Accelerated Format)
• Texas History (Developed Course & Taught Online/Accelerated Format)
• Texas State & Local Government (Academic Coach/Online/Accelerated Format)
• Principles of Management (Taught Online/Accelerated Format)
• Introduction to Law (Taught Classroom)
• Legal Document Preparation & Terminology (Taught Classroom)
• Legal Information Mgt. & Technology (Developed Course & Taught Classroom)
• Administrative Correspondence (Taught Classroom)

• Assist the College Registrar with services to support the student enrollment process, prepare student records & enforce college policies and procedures; collect, maintain, and report student records within FERPA guidelines (i.e., grades, registration data, transcripts, mid-term verification, athletic eligibility, academic standards, and associated audits)