Asiroh Cham

Experience

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  UCLA

  Nov 2004 - Sept 2012

  Assist the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) and senior fund manager with financial operations for the departments of Comparative Literature, LGBTS, Musicology, Near Eastern Languages, Slavic, and Writing Programs. Training for new SAOs.Oversee special projects under the direction of the CAO, including the development and implementation of an online resources guide designed for students and faculty which is currently used for HAG’s six departments’ websites in order to provide information in an accessible and effective manner to students and faculty (academic, finances, housing, health, etc.).Assisted Senior Fund Manager with financial management of operational and gift funds for the unit.Coordinator of the Writing Programs Scholarship Program including designing and implementing the inaugural online application system, processing applications, counseling applicants, distribute financial awards, and planning the Scholarship Reception during the summer as well as liaise with students, families, faculty, and donors. Show less Lead academic counselor with responsibility for planning, implementing, and evaluating student affairs functions at the undergraduate and graduate levels.Provided counseling for undergraduate and graduate majors (350 undergraduate majors, 100 graduate students); in addition to mediating student and faculty concerns as well as provide problem resolution and resource referral services. Developed and maintained student affairs budget of $1.2 million including fellowship/scholarship awards, analyzed financial aid data, created projections and long-range plans, and managed expenditures.Proposed department policy initiatives, compiled supporting data, and prepared ad hoc reports for review by Departmental Chair, Deans, and external agencies.Supervised Student Affairs Officer and worked closely with other departmental staff to ensure student services needs were met. Show less Academic counselor with responsibility for planning, implementing, and evaluating student affairs functions for seven inter-departmental undergraduate majors with an international area studies focus at the International Institute.Provided administrative support to the seven IDP Faculty chairs.Coordinated all public relations initiatives and communications (printed and online).Counseled (750 undergraduate majors) students and provided appropriate resource referral services for both on and off-campus. In charge of all departmental student activities/events for the seven majors and supported the International Institute Student Association’s programs/activities.Selected, trained, and supervised two Counseling Assistants. Show less

  • Special Projects & Writing Programs Scholarship Manager

    Sept 2010 - Sept 2012

  • Teaching Assistant, Department of Asian American Studies and International Institute, IDP

    Sept 2010 - Jun 2012

  • Academic Counselor

    Jun 2006 - Dec 2010

  • Academic Counselor

    Nov 2004 - Jun 2006
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  University of Southern California

  Sept 2012 - Dec 2013

  Manager of Student Services, School of Cinematic Arts

  Managed the scholarship and award process including designing applications, recommending procedures and guidelines for proper awarding, approval/denial of scholarships, marketing accurate information, and maintaining records.Counseled students and parents on matters concerning financial and scholarships.Served as the main advisor to 14 student organizations housed under the School of Cinematic Arts. Coordinated all large scale sudent services events and programming (prospective and current students) and oversaw marketing and outreach campaigns.Managed institutional, foundation and private donor funds to ensure proper awarding (approx. $2 million annually). Liaised with private donors and development office concerning scholarships.Prepared and provided reports to the Deans regarding enrollment and scholarships.Worked closely with the Dean of Students and Chairs of seven programs within the School of Cinematic Arts on scholarship programs and development. Show less

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  University of California, Los Angeles

  Aug 2014 - Oct 2022

  Manage 14 staff with 6 direct reports in the areas of academic/staff personnel and human resources, financial and research management, technology, student affairs, facilities, and administrative functions in the department. Additional oversight of 10-15 casual and limited employees.Manage a $77 million portfolio in contracts and grants, endowments and gifts, summer revenue, and graduate student support funds in addition to $14 million in operational funds culminating in a fiscal annual profile of over $90 million combined.Work in partnership with the Chair in administrative and financial strategic planning including oversight over the History Writing Center, Public History Initiative Center, and the Luskin Center for History and Policy (led by faculty directors). Show less Lead a 10 person team in the delivery of academic and student services comprising of 7 programs including 3 departments and two interdepartmental programs, serving approximately 4,700 students in the life sciences. Collaborate closely with Student Affairs Officers across departments to support quality student services and advising. Manage and evaluate student affairs functions, academic and curricular support across departments/programs. Manage temporary, teaching, and instructional budgets as well as expenditures. Analyze data, create projections and long-range plans. Research, prepare, and coordinate departments’ annual reports and temporary budget proposals for the Dean of Life Sciences.Analyze and propose academic and student services policy initiatives, compile supporting data, and prepare ad hoc reports for review by Departmental Chairs, Deans, and external agencies.Manage course planning to support departmental curriculum needs; collaborate with faculty (most closely with Chairs/leaders) to ensure that faculty workloads, temporary faculty appointments, teaching apprentices, and classroom space is allocated appropriately and equitably . Oversee the recruitment of temporary faculty.Directly supervise and motivate 10 career staff in academic services (Scheduling/Evaluations Coordinator and 9 Student Affairs Officers). Show less Independently develop, manage, and budget special projects under the Chief Administrative Officer for six Humanities departments. Projects management in the following areas: large scale and divisional initiatives and conferences, Humanities Career Panel Series, website redevelopment and content writing, training of new student affairs officers (all departments), diversity and sensitivity training of faculty/TAs, ladder faculty searches, and lecturer hires.Strategic planning and implementation for Comparative Literature Medical Humanities track including creation of courses, service learning component, diversity requirement, and donor relations for financial awards related to study in this new track.Managed and coordinated the curricular and academic transitions within unit (e.g. Swahili program).Designed and executed new processes and streamlined existing procedures including: temporary teaching FTE applications and hiring, program requirements for the graduate Ph.D program, Visiting Graduate Researcher appointments, graduate student job placement and career services, and mediation between faculty and students. Show less

  • Chief Administrative Officer

    Feb 2018 - Oct 2022

  • Director of Academic and Student Services

    Nov 2015 - Feb 2018

  • Manager of Special Projects and Curricular Initiatives

    Aug 2014 - Nov 2015
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  University of Southern California

  Oct 2022 - now

  Senior Business Officer

  Manage the Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science in the Viterbi School of Engineering.