Abigayle Fredrickson - MS, MAT

Experience

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  Francis W. Parker School

  Aug 1998 - Sept 2000

  Testing Coordinator and Assistant to College Counselor

  Coordinated and facilitated ACT and SAT testing (as a testing site for the broader Chicago area); maintained all college application files for Parker juniors and seniors; was the College Counseling Office contact for all college reps who visited Parker; monitored extended time testing for high school students;

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  Northwestern University

  Jul 2000 - Aug 2001

  Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admission

  Traveled seasonally for national recruitment purposes (predominantly hotel sessions). Read freshman and transfer student applications (mid-November through June). Supervised three work study students who helped coordinate three admission office programs: campus tours, special tours and SAC (Student Admission Council of volunteers). Managed and coordinated daily tour schedule, tour guides (65), special tour requests, seasonal phonathons, and co-managed/planned on-campus prospective weekend programs. Conducted bi-weekly large-group information sessions for visitors and prospective students. Facilitated small-group information sessions with prospective students in spring and fall. Acted as Office of Admission liaison to the Northwestern School of Speech.Attended local college fairs as a Northwestern representative. Show less

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  Lake Forest Country Day School

  Aug 2008 - Aug 2009

  Admission Assistant

  Maintained Admission Office applicant files and correspondence with current and prospective families; helped organize and host open house events; gave tours; answered phones and helped prospective families;

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  Winkelman School

  Jan 2011 - Jun 2011

  Science Coordinator/Science Teacher K-5

  Taught science to K-5 grades in Science Lab; there were 4-5 sections of each grade; maintained and organized science lab and materials therein. Taught hands-on elementary school science to grades kindergarten through 5th, in the school science lab, 5 sections of each grade level. Coordinated, ordered and maintained classroom science materials in the science lab and for all the general education teachers in their classrooms. Maintained and followed district science curriculum for 650 students in grades k-5. Participated in weekly staff meetings and team meetings. Show less

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  Northwestern University

  Dec 2011 - now

  Manager of full-time & part-time, professional STEM Master’s program for experienced IT professionals. Skilled at collaboration across University with faculty, administrators, staff, alumni, students, & other community stakeholders. Versatile, goal-oriented education professional w/16+ years of experience in a wide variety of admin. roles. Hold two Master's degrees in Education. Specialties incl. marketing, advertising, recruitment, interviewing & admission processing, relationship building, enhancing teaching-learning environ., student affairs, academic affairs/program man., budget planning & man., program strategy & eval., event planning, team-building, & alumni relations.Salesforce; Pardot; Cascade; Survey Monkey; Constant Contact; Kronos; GATS; Windows; Excel; Mail Chimp; Adobe Suite; Facebook; LinkedIn; Twitter.*Manage comprehensive recruitment campaign to generate new prospective students & applicants. Develop & execute marketing initiatives (advertising & media exposure; social media; corporate visibility; alumni & student referrals); communicate w/prospective students, & plan & host open houses.*Manage admissions process each year- maintain contact with, interview and evaluate applicants, participate in admissions decisions, & orient incoming students.*Manage & plan program’s operating budget.*Create & maintain student-focused environ. & services, plan student & program events, & graduation.*Design & implement eval. tools.*Oversee & provide quality control for day-to-day prog. admin., incl. business ops, student services, data collection, & student & alumni services.*Participate as voting member of MSIT Board of Directors, assisting w/curriculum devel., faculty recruitment, & other board matters.Trainings: Leadership Evanston (1 yr prog), Evanston Community Foundation- 6/2016Analytics Fundamentals; Analytics: Marketers, Cardinal Path- 4/2016Leadership & Management Series (6 mo prog), Northwestern Learning & Organization Devel.- 6/2014 Show less Respond to graduate admission inquiries. Process admission materials for 1500 + PhD and MS EECS applicants yearly. Process admission offers for 150+ PhD and MS EECS applicants yearly. Process monthly payroll and tuition for 200+ EECS graduate students, visiting students, and PostDocs. Process graduate exams and graduation materials for EECS graduate students. Answer questions in person, and via phone and email, in concise, thoughtful and welcoming manner for applicants, students and faculty regarding admission, exam and payroll processes Show less

  • Director, Office of Professional Education, McCormick School of Engineering

    May 2023 - now

  • Senior Associate Director, Office of Professional Education, McCormick School of Engineering

    Nov 2019 - Jun 2023

  • Associate Director, Master of Science in Information Technology (MSIT)

    May 2012 - Nov 2019

  • Graduate Admission Program Assistant in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department

    Dec 2011 - May 2012
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  Evanston Community Foundation

  Sept 2015 - Jun 2016

  Leadership Evanston Signature Program Graduate, Class of 2016

  Leadership Evanston Signature Program uses four ways to change the world: get proximate, change the narrative, preserve hope, get uncomfortable.During the 10 month program, participants meet with a large variety of Evanston leaders once a month. Our conversations with leaders are in-depth, forthright, and thought provoking. Speakers include elected officials, the superintendents of school districts 65 and 202, and leaders in human services, business, and the arts, as well as the founders of small nonprofits and grassroots advocates. Twenty-four years; 650+ graduates. Twenty-four years; 650+ graduates. LE builds relationships as a key benefit of the program. Class member get to know one another and have the opportunity to share views, perceptions and feelings in a safe and respectful environment.places. Every month the class meets in a different community space to broaden participants’ view and knowledge of community resources.LE is not just to learn more about Evanston but also to learn more about one's responsibility as a citizen leader and acquire techniques to be effective. Engaging in a variety of exercises that both help the group work together and learn skills to use after the program has ended the participant will bring this “tool box” back to their own work within the community. Whether it’s creating an identity molecule to examine our own attitudes about diversity, playing team building exercises to reflect on group process and collaboration, engaging in a role-play exercise with police officers, or drawing an icon of our own community spaces, LE participants learn by doing and by having fun! Show less