Sydney Newton

Sydney Newton

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Technical Procurement Specialist

  • Education

    • Manchester University

      2018 - 2022
      Bachelor of Science - BS Cognitive Neuroscience Psychology, Industrial-Organizational Psychology

      Activities and Societies: Vice President of Advocates of the Mind, Treasurer of Psi Chi, Secretary of Pi Gamma Mu, attendee of Psychological Society

  • Experience

    • Manchester University

      May 2019 - now

      Assisting patrons with any requests, including finding books, magazines, DVDs, newspapers and Teaching Resources at the library, requesting books online from other locations, renting laptops, printing, using computers in the library, directing lost people to correct campus offices or locations, closing the library at night, opening and closing the library on weekends, and answering phone calls to the front desk. I also trained other student workers to do any and all tasks required, whether it was because they forgot or because they were hired and began working quickly, with a need for more training. Show less Mentoring and guiding first-year students during their move-in, Welcome Week, and first semester experiences. Providing support and positive, effective communication to encourage and assist first-year students. Answering questions and providing support and resources for first-year students and their families. Working with other university staff to provide a welcoming environment for first-years for ease of transition into college life. Being available any time of day to provide support for first-year students. Show less Moving books and shelves to a new location, organizing books on reserve from professors for specific courses, updating reserve titles, all Interlibrary Loan responsibilities, tending to patrons with any requests, attending meetings about the processes of the library and what could change, cleaning up the library after the construction crew left, cleaning the library in general, taking count of patrons using the open spaces in the library, closing the library each day, responding to emails from students and professors, cleaning and organizing the staff room and closets, taking down furniture in an old office to create a new space for student assistants, assisted in moving bookcases for construction, moving furniture for construction, assisting a librarian in moving offices, creating a work schedule for all student assistants in the fall, and being a part of the interview process for a new librarian. Show less

      • Recent Graduate

        Jun 2022 - now
      • Peer Tutor

        Feb 2021 - Jul 2022
      • Psychology Department Student Assistant

        Aug 2019 - Jul 2022
      • Student Library Assistant for Processing, Cataloging, Preparing Books

        May 2019 - May 2021
      • Student Interlibrary Loan Assistant

        Apr 2019 - May 2021
      • Student Front Desk Worker at Funderburg Library

        Sept 2018 - May 2021
      • Student Orientation Leader

        Apr 2019 - Dec 2019
      • Summer Library Student Worker

        May 2019 - Aug 2019
    • Dr. Russell Coulter-Kern, Licensed Psychologist

      Jun 2021 - May 2022
      Assistant Psychometrician

      Processing and and writing reports with information for referred disability evaluations. Scoring testing materials such as the WAIS-IV, WISC-V, and WMS.

    • Benchmark Family Services - Therapeutic Foster Care

      Mar 2023 - Dec 2023
      Office Manager
    • NISC

      Jan 2024 - now
      Technical Procurement Specialist
  • Licenses & Certifications