Jenny Lee

Jenny Lee

General Committee Member, Advisory Panelist and Chair

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Human Resources Generalist @ Wisconsin Union | UW-Madison | We're Hiring!

  • Education

    • Concordia International School Shanghai

      2009 - 2013
      WASC Accredited High School

      Activities and Societies: French Honour Society, Model United Nations, Public Health Project Concordia International School Shanghai is an international school based on an American curriculum, that puts an emphasis on volunteering. Once every year from Grade 9, students participated in a culture service trip to various parts of Asia, where students learnt various life skills. I personally went on culture and service trips where I got to help rehabilitate a community and teach English, Music and Art at a local village school.

    • University of Wisconsin-Madison

      2019 - 2021
      Master of Arts - MA Applied English Linguistics

      Department of English, in the Applied English Linguistics track. Concurrently completed a graduate certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL).

    • The University of British Columbia

      2013 - 2017
      Bachelor's degree Linguistics

      Activities and Societies: Gamma Sigma Alpha Honour Society, Alpha Omicron Pi, Mental Health and Awareness Club, UBC Housing Services The University of British Columbia's motto is "tuum est,"​ which means it is yours. Throughout my undergraduate degree, I enriched my life through joining a sorority on campus where I held a couple positions, joining a Greek academic honour society, volunteering with my sorority's international and local philanthropy, joining a campus club where I was a VP, helping out with orientations as an orientation leader and a move-in day volunteer. I also branched outside of school and volunteered at a… Show more The University of British Columbia's motto is "tuum est,"​ which means it is yours. Throughout my undergraduate degree, I enriched my life through joining a sorority on campus where I held a couple positions, joining a Greek academic honour society, volunteering with my sorority's international and local philanthropy, joining a campus club where I was a VP, helping out with orientations as an orientation leader and a move-in day volunteer. I also branched outside of school and volunteered at a senior home and a hospital under the Vancouver Coastal Health hospital chain. Show less

    • Madison Area Technical College

      2023 - 2024
      Certificate Human Resources

      Courses Taken:Effective StaffingEmployee RelationsEmployment LawOrganizational Training & Developmenthttps://madisoncollege.edu/academics/programs/human-resources-certificate

    • National Taipei University

      2017 - 2017
      Certificate in English Chinese Oral Interpretations Center for International Negotiation and Interpreting

      Summer course (Aug-Sept) conducted by Professor Yan-hao Chen of NTPU.

    • Yonsei University

      2014 - 2014
      Summer Program Korean Language Institute Level 1
  • Experience

    • Model United Nations

      Feb 2010 - Mar 2013
      General Committee Member, Advisory Panelist and Chair

      Participant in the Model United Nations Club at Concordia International School. Attended numerous MUN conferences (Qatar, Beijing and Singapore) This experience taught me how to perform extensive research on imminent global events, learned to compromise when problems come to a standstill and Adaptive and quick thinking to solutions

    • French Honor Society

      Dec 2011 - May 2013
      Vice President

      I delegated tasks to organize events for the society and motivated students learning French to participate and helped the President of the society with whatever task she needed help with.

    • Albatross Global Solutions

      Jul 2012 - Jul 2012
      Intern
    • The University of British Columbia

      Aug 2014 - Sept 2014
      Orientation Leader

      OL for Imagine Day at UBC

    • Alpha Omicron Pi Fraternity

      Jan 2015 - Nov 2015
      Assistant Vice President of Recruitment

      Assistant VPMR at AOII Beta Kappa Chapter at UBC

    • 長沂國際實業股份有限公司 (COMEBUY)

      Jun 2015 - Jul 2015
      Intern
    • Mental Health and Awareness Club at UBC

      Oct 2015 - May 2016
      Activities Coordinator
    • Alpha Omicron Pi Fraternity

      Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
      Vice President of Chapter Development

      Sisterhood Chair at AOII Beta Kappa Chapter at UBC. In this role, I planned quarterly events for 80 women.

    • YMCA of Greater Vancouver

      Jan 2017 - Jun 2017
      After School Program Substitute Teacher
    • 長沂國際實業股份有限公司 (COMEBUY)

      Aug 2017 - Jun 2018

      Marketing Associate for COMEBUYTEA, a higher end artisanal tea store counterpart of COMEBUY Bubble Tea Beverage Shop. In this position, my responsibilities included running all social media platforms (Instagram, Facebook, Line@) for respective local and international stores as well as increasing store engagement online. This role required me to respond to questions concerning franchising, partnership and employment that customers and guests send through our inbox (via the social media platforms). This position also required me to do overseas market research and find various methods, whether it be a new campaign, to keep our COMEBUYTEA stores fresh and current. Facilitating and maintaining a conversation online and offline between head office- store clerk-customer is essential for this position. In addition, I also assist in any and all office-need translation and interpreting (English to Chinese and Chinese to English) Show less

      • Translator and English Teacher

        Dec 2017 - Jun 2018
      • Marketing Associate

        Aug 2017 - Jun 2018
    • Koala EQ Playgroup

      Mar 2018 - Sept 2018
      Teaching & Administrative Assistant

      Teacher and Administrative Assistant in a young (under 7 y.o.) bilingual playgroup environment. This small group playgroup focuses on social emotional learning (SEL) in English language learning. The courses are taught in English with re-iteration in Chinese. My job responsibilities included daily communication on-line and off-line (via Facebook, via Text) with parents.

    • Wisconsin Union

      Jan 2019 - now

      Coordinate full cycle recruitment for full time employees at the Wisconsin Union (UW-Madison Student Union), which includes the Conference Centers (Pyle Center & Fluno Center) and Center for Leadership and Involvement (CFLI). When fully staffed, the organization has 300 full time employees across 5 campus buildings and 10 academic buildings. Positions range from food service assistant to student affairs managers. In my role, I have:-Updated processes related to departing employees. -Revived a peer partner onboarding program in efforts to develop a holistic retention program.-Coordinated usage of an electronic personnel file system for all current employees and recently terminated employees-Furthered knowledge of our HRIS system (HRS) and reporting tools in order to make recommendations, such as development of a new student employment software and a new student wage plan-Learned a new HCM software, WorkDay and helped transition all of our current processes (annual evaluations, recruitment, new hire onboarding and orientation, employee relations, termination, any documentation) into this new software for our division. -Gained experience with employee relations matters in the workplace, conducting investigations for employees (both full time and part time staff) who incur work rule violations. Show less Coordinate student recruitment for the Wisconsin Union. Duties include student hiring, on-boarding, rate change processing and terminations for over 1500 student employees. Maintained I-9 and Criminal Background Check compliance according to university policies. Supervised HR front desk student staff team of 5-8 students who assisted with day to day tasks. Some highlights include:-Proactive research into trends of student recruiting across college campuses. -Created many of our standard operation procedures shared in a collaborate drive, so to set a standard of our BPs for our student team.-Updated our international student processes, which include instructing international students on how to apply for a social security number with their new employment with us. Streamlined international student SSN process, to make the seemingly daunting task of obtaining a SSN easier for hundred of int'l student hires each year.Although my role as HR Generalist is now my primary role, I still provide oversight for student recruiting at the Wisconsin Union. Show less

      • Human Resources Generalist

        Oct 2021 - now
      • Student Recruiting Coordinator

        Oct 2021 - Sept 2022
      • Human Resources Assistant

        Jan 2019 - Sept 2021
    • University of Wisconsin-Madison

      Jan 2021 - May 2021
      Grader

      Grader for the Spring 2021 English 314: Structure of English course

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Jenny Lee
      Diversity and Community Award Wisconsin Union 2023 The Wisconsin Union strives to create a vibrant campus community that builds a diverse, welcoming and respectful environment. The purpose of this award is to recognize staff who initiated or improved formal and informal programs, services or actions which helped us achieve this goal.
    • Awarded to Jenny Lee
      Guy S. Lowman Applied English Linguistics First Year Excellence Award English Language and Linguistics Program Aug 2020 Honored for completing first year of the M.A. program at the top of my class.
    • Awarded to Jenny Lee
      Alumni Advisory Council Cooperation Cup Holder Alpha Omicron Pi -UBC AAC Board Jan 2017 Receiver of the annual AAC Cooperation Cup at AOII UBC Founders' Day Brunch in January 2017. This award is given to a chapter executive who showed leadership and co-operation with alumni advisors and fellow executives during the previous year.
  • Volunteer Experience

    • English as a Second Language Tutor

      Issued by University of Wisconsin-Madison on Dec 2023
      University of Wisconsin-MadisonAssociated with Jenny Lee
    • Community Literacy ESL Tutor

      Issued by Literacy Network on Jan 2019
      Literacy NetworkAssociated with Jenny Lee
    • Group Tutoring Session Leader

      Issued by Literacy Network on May 2019
      Literacy NetworkAssociated with Jenny Lee
    • English Volunteer

      Issued by National 228 Memorial Museum in Taipei on Jun 2018
      National 228 Memorial Museum in TaipeiAssociated with Jenny Lee
    • Activities Volunteer

      Issued by Vancouver Coastal Health on Jan 2016
      Vancouver Coastal HealthAssociated with Jenny Lee
    • Activities Volunteer

      Issued by South Granville Park Lodge on Feb 2015
      South Granville Park LodgeAssociated with Jenny Lee