Academic Advising Portfolio - Division of Continuing Education ...

Julianne Messia
688 Pinewoods Avenue, Troy, NY 12180 (518)279‐3643
julianne.messia@gmail.com
Objective
To obtain an administrative position in academic advising at a higher education institution.
Experience
Academic Support Coordinator, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Albany, NY
January 2006‐present
• Academic advisor to approximately 200 high‐achieving first‐year students.
• Responsible for the Peer Tutoring Program, including hiring, interviewing, training, coordinating
over 40 paraprofessional student tutors.
• Coordinate the first‐year experience program, PASSPORT to Success.
• Advisor to the Peer Mentor Program.
• Maintain records and provide training for Peer Tutoring CRLA Level I Tutor Certification.
• Committees: Institutional Review Board, Academic Advising Committee, Vermont
Implementation Team, Middle States Commission on Higher Education Accreditation Self‐Study.
English Composition Instructor, Mildred‐Elley
Latham, NY September 2005 – January 2006
• Provided high quality instruction and one‐on‐one assistance to first year students.
• Assisted students in the building of effective essay writing and grammar skills.
• Developed assessments of student learning and provided high quality student feedback.
• Served as mentor for students and provided academic guidance during bi‐weekly office hours.
Administrator of Tutorial Services and Summer Bridge, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA September 2003 – August 2005
• Hired, trained, supervised, and coordinated 60 undergraduate and graduate peer tutors.
• Designed and coordinated the Summer Bridge 4‐week pre‐college residential program for at‐risk
students.
• Created and presented weekly study skills seminars open to all students on topics of critical and
creative thinking, test‐taking skills, note‐taking skills, and stress management.
• Designed and coordinated the Supplemental Instruction (SI) Program.
• Implemented and analyzed assessments of tutoring, study skills seminars, and SI programs.
• Committees: First Year Experience, Student Conduct, Student Grievance, Teaching
Environments.
Teaching Intern, Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth Summer Programs
Course: Writing and Imagination, Sessions I and II
Bethlehem, PA and Stanford, CA Summer 2002, Summer 2003 respectively
• Collaborated with instructors on curriculum and exercises for a small class of 12 gifted students
between the ages of 10‐12.
• Facilitated daily journal entries and all poetry writing lessons and exercises.
• Met with students and parents for conferences upon request.
• Responsible for classroom management and supervision during breaks.
• Communicated concerns about student wellness with their Residential Assistants.
• Graded student portfolios and conducted student evaluations.
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