Alex Dowell

Experience

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  Cru

  May 2013 - Jul 2017

  Campus Field Staff Member

  • Served as a ministry affiliate to over 33,000 students at the University of Colorado-Boulder• Taught, managed, and resourced students at weekly ministry meetings of 50 to 300 students• Raised over $150,000 for personal salary and ministry expenses over four years; maintained a database of 175 partners in donor relations through strategic systems, and wrote monthly newsletter communicating events and accomplishments to donor base • Conference Director for Rocky Mountain Getaway Retreat 2016. Managed 30 staff at a three-day spiritual growth retreat for 350 college students• Auxiliary Program Director at Cru Winter Conference Denver 2017. Managed 80 staff during a weeklong spiritual growth conference for 800 college students• Staff Lead of Juneau Summer Mission Project 2016 & 2017. Co-lead eight staff for six weeks directing 24 college men at a leadership and spiritual-growth project in Juneau, Alaska over two summers Show less

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  Puritan Coffee & Beer

  Sept 2017 - Jul 2019

  Coffee Trainer & Head of Quality Control

  • Delivered efficient, accurate, and friendly service to customer base at two locations• Developed and oversaw training curriculum for employees, created new menu items, and implemented new systems of operation company-wide• Performed evaluations for service quality of 23 staff across two locations• Created and delivered public, coffee-related educational courses to customers at 3 distinct events• Wrote monthly newsletters to inform over 7,000 subscribed customers of events and opportunities Show less

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  University of Arkansas

  Jul 2019 - now

  • Create and manage large-scale program experience for 6,000+ new undergraduates• Assist lead advisors across 6 academic colleges in enrolling new student populations each semester• Develop and manage strategic communications for students and parents attending orientation• Hire and manage a team of 30+ Orientation Leaders who assist in the program execution• Design web-based learning management systems for incoming students and leaders’ onboarding and training through: Blackboard, Advantage Design Group, and OmniCMS• Collaborate with subject matter experts across campus offices to improve user-experience for their onboarding and learning processes• Navigate and utilize a database of 16,000 actively applying students in Slate by Technolutions• Present informational sessions for students and families considering U of A enrollment• Create, manage, and execute specialized recruitment events in-state for incoming undergraduates• Serve as instructor for a section of Freshman Business Connections in the Walton College of Business Show less • Managed undergraduate admissions process for current high school and college transfer students• Provided admissions resources to high school and transfer students throughout NW Arkansas and recruited from a territory of 36 high schools and approximately 6,000 students• Planned visits and networked with teachers and administration providing access to higher education• Planned and executed special, large-scale recruitment events ranging from 50 to 400 attendees• Served as member of Enrollment Services’ Diversity Leaders team to increase DE&I initiatives Show less

  • Instructional Designer

    Feb 2023 - now

  • Assistant Director of New Student Orientation & Recruitment

    Jun 2021 - Feb 2023

  • Admissions Counselor

    Jul 2019 - Jun 2021