Dr. Alan Mueller

Experience

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  Lees-McRae College

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2007

  Director of Orientation - Career - Retention - Dean of Freshmen

  Planed and coordinate all orientation events and activitiesWorked in partnership with faculty members and academic advisors in summer advising registrationsCoordinated all aspects of phase two (welcome week) orientationCollaborated with community outreach office in coordination of freshman day of serviceCreated and implemented the first Summer Leadership Preview for future leadersCreated and implemented the first Lees-McRae College Outdoor Orientation ExperienceServed as an adjunct instructor in Student Success CenterPiloted an Academic Success Strategies course for students on academic probation and warning that was eventually requiredTaught multiple sections of Academic Success Strategies, Life and Career Planning and First Year ExperienceCarried an average academic advising load of 35 studentsCoordinated the KIBO Emerging Leaders programDevelop leadership curriculumSelect and train student coordinators Show less

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  Appalachian State University

  Jun 2007 - Oct 2010

  Assistant Director of Student Programs

  Advised the university programming boardCo-chaired the university homecoming committeeProduced multiple popular and cultural eventsTaught freshman seminarServed on various committees

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  Guilford College

  Oct 2010 - Jun 2017

  Supervise Career Development Center StaffManage all budgets and personnel mattersProvide campus-leadership in Strategic Planning Efforts

  • Assistant Academic Dean for Career Development

    Dec 2015 - Jun 2017

  • Assistant Academic Dean of Career Development and Community Learning

    Aug 2012 - Dec 2015

  • Director of Career Development

    Oct 2010 - Aug 2012
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  Adaptive Challenge Consulting

  Jun 2014 - now

  Senior Consultant

  Adaptive Challenge Consulting provides consultancy services to businesses and non profits. Our focus is rooted in the belief that for any organization to change, the people in the organization need to understand themselves and others. We use a variety of established frameworks in concert with more forward-oriented assessments and processes.

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  The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG)

  Sept 2015 - Dec 2015

  Adjunct Instructor

  Taught HED 612 Current Issues in Higher Education, to students in the SPAHE (Student Personnel Administration in Higher Education) program.

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  Salem College

  Aug 2017 - May 2021

  Coordination of new student orientation programs.Addressing the needs of a diverse student body; promoting understanding across differences that supports student success and persistence through graduation.Coordination of student activities and events that create a vibrant and engaging co-curricular environment.Advising the Campus Activities Board (CAB) and overseeing all student groups in planning programs.Effectively communicating, marketing, and promoting on-campus and off-campus activities and events, including posting on social media, institutional calendar, Student Center media wall, and web pages.Coordination of Family Weekend.Building and maintaining a strategic philosophy of use for the Salem College Student Center, using data, assessment, and best practices.Advising student clubs and organizations.Coordination of club and organization officer training (basic leadership training workshops: managing budgets, event planning, how to run a meeting, risk management, etc.).Coordination of Pat Rather Student Leadership Training Week activities.Assisting with development of student leadership training programs to meet the needs of a diverse student population.Working closely with the Office of Career and Professional Development to develop leadership training for emerging leaders and advanced leadership training options through grant-funded programs.Coordinate campus leadership programs for students at all stages of development.Work with campus partners to facilitate intercultural education and development programs across the intersections of identities.Supervise graduate assistants and graduate interns (as available) to elevate both social and developmental intercultural programming on campus. Facilitate ongoing leadership training for student leaders involved in club and organizational leadership. Show less

  • Assistant Dean of Students for Activities, Leadership and Intercultural Education

    Oct 2017 - May 2021

  • Interim Director of Campus Activities

    Aug 2017 - Oct 2017
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  North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

  Sept 2017 - Dec 2017

  Adjunct Instructor
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  Appalachian State University

  Aug 2022 - May 2023

  Visiting Professor / Lecturer

  Program Director for the Student Affairs Administration graduate program in the department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling.