Melissa Dickman

Experience

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  Temple Israel Columbus, Ohio

  Jan 2006 - Feb 2008

  Education Assistant

  Assistant to the Education Director and Executive Director. Managed $230,000 budget for Hebrew and Sunday School and payroll for school staff and faculty. Created and maintained a record keeping system for registration, enrollment and student records. Planned and executed special events for the School and Synagogue. Produced publicity and marketing materials for the school and edited monthly publication, Tikun.

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  Arizona State University

  Jan 2009 - now

  Examines, analyzes, and develops solutions to improve the “arc of the student experience” from first interactions with prospective students through admissions, enrollment, graduation and alumni. Position includes research, data analysis, reporting and strategic planning on unit processes in five key areas: recruitment and admissions, student retention and persistence, alumni community building, equity and inclusion, and administrative policy and procedures. Responsibilities include direct supervision of the Undergraduate Coordinator, and Communications and Media Coordinator; project management; design and implementation of operational and student processes; course scheduling; special data reports or unit and college leadership. Meno dettagli Served on Operations, Production, Recruitment/Admissions, Marketing and Curriculum staff teams to manage communication and work flow across the department. Responsibilities included direct supervision of the Coordinator of Recruitment and Admission; project management of operations projects; designing systems and executing procedures to manage data for: guest artists/residencies and partnerships, facility use: for courses, productions and research, and teaching assistantships; writing reports for the Director on unit activities; faculty searches; and consulting with communications staff on messaging within the unit and for the public. Meno dettagli Recruited first time freshmen, transfer and graduate students from within Arizona and out-of-state. Coordinated recruitment and admissions communication and events and served as liaison to the Herberger Assistant Director of Recruitment and Admissions. Responsibilities included research and analysis of recruitment efforts, admissions, student diversity, and retention risks; building community and outreach with current students and faculty by designing and editing the weekly newsletter, The Devil’s Grapevine; and managing social media accounts. Meno dettagli Graduate Assistant for First Things First External Evaluation (FTFEE) Readiness and Longitudinal Child Study, a grant shared by University of Arizona, Arizona State University, and Northern Arizona University to conduct early childhood education and health assessments on over 9,000 children under the age of six. FTFEE involved a team of 19 faculty, 2 postdoctoral researchers, 27 graduate and undergraduate students, 25 full time staff and 130 part-time employees. Responsibilities included designing infrastructure and protocol for data collection and assessments; hiring, training and managing sixty data collectors; recruitment of participants through direct cold calls and outreach events; research of available community resources and services for children under five years old. Meno dettagli

  • Student Experience Manager

    Jan 2022 - now

  • Coordinator Senior

    Jan 2018 - Jan 2022

  • Program Coordinator

    Jan 2014 - Jan 2018

  • Student Affairs Coordinator

    Jan 2011 - Jan 2014

  • Graduate Assistant | First Things First External Evaluation

    Jan 2009 - Jan 2011