Rebekah Janiak
Austell,GA
Summary
I am a committed Assistant Professor with 16 years of experience in the academic landscape, including student evaluation and creative teaching methods implementation who has made contributions to retention efforts to assist student development all while utilizing a hands-on approach to cultivating curriculum and challenging in-classroom projects.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Director, Academic Learning Center (ALC)
Life University
11.2022 - Current
- Expanded Peer Assisted Learning Program to meet needs of all colleges
- Developed faculty tutoring program to increase engagement with students
- Created and Implemented Student Success Coaching Program
- Better integrated Student Services into provisional student contracts
- Implemented several faculty, staff, and student training programs
- Gathered and analyzed data and generated ALC report for SACS
Assistant Professor/program Coordinator
Life University
01.2013 - 11.2022
- Taught transitional and general education courses based in writing, reading, and critical thinking
- Overseen a student success rate of well over 85% in related gateway courses
- Contributed to and generated yearly CIC report
- Implemented a host of curriculum changes based on current trends and data
- Advised student in the interdisciplinary studies degree
- Created all transitional reading and writing courses and critical thinking course for the online college
- Taught online, on-ground, and FLEX modalities.
Adjunct Instructor/provisional Student Coord.
Life University
01.2007 - 01.2013
- Taught multiple levels of transitional writing and reading courses
- Designed and taught transitional reading/writing, academic strategies, and critical thinking courses
- Recognized the need for and developed a second level of transitional reading courses
- Tracked provisionally accepted students and generated reports for the admissions committee
- Provided academic advisement and acted as an advocate for transitional students.
Education
MS - Adult education
Capella university
01.2011
Doctoral Candidate - Ed.D in teaching and curriculum
National University
BA - English and literature
Lourdes university
01.2005
Skills
- Serving Diverse Communities
- Workshop Planning
- Presentation Skills
- Student Performance Evaluation
- Curriculum Evaluation
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Class Engagement
- Academic Administration
- Program Implementation
- Academic Development
- Exemplary Communication Skills
Affiliations
- National Organization of Student Success (NOSS)
- South Eastern College Learning Center Association (SECLCA)
Committee Work And Memberships
- Admissions, 2010-2022, Chair
- Dismissal Committee, 2013-2021, Chair
- University Appeals Committee, 2023, Present, Chair
- Scholarship Committee, 2013-2016
- Distance Learning Committee, 2018- 2021
- Various Retention Committees, 2019-Present
- Multiple Ad Hoc Committees, 2010-Present
- Biased Incident Report Investigator, 2019-2022
Accomplishments
· 2016 Most Influential Teacher as voted by that year’s graduating class
· 2018 Mid-South Conference Faculty Award
· 2019 Nominated for the Cobb County Teacher of the Year Award
· 2019 Nominated for Professor of the Year by the University Athletic Department
· 2020 Professor of the Year as chosen by the University Athletic Department
· 2021 Mid-South Conference Faculty Award
Timeline
Director, Academic Learning Center (ALC)
Life University
11.2022 - Current
Assistant Professor/program Coordinator
Life University
01.2013 - 11.2022
Adjunct Instructor/provisional Student Coord.
Life University
01.2007 - 01.2013
MS - Adult education
Capella university
Doctoral Candidate - Ed.D in teaching and curriculum
National University
BA - English and literature
Lourdes university
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