jeffrey opaleye

* Acted as a liaison to collaborate with partners, Continuing Education, and the college to ensure smooth functioning of the program. * Met with instructors and other staff to develop curriculum, identify effective strategies, and pursue I-BEST best practices. * Collects, organizes, and reports all information in compliance with grant mandates * Recruits, hires, and orients instructors, and other hourly employees for grant activities * Assists in negotiating, reviewing, and updating contracts and agreements with community partners. meets with key partnership personnel, provides annual statistics and reports, assists with logistical changes, and improvements to programs. Included managing a program budget ($100,000 +) and purchasing books, supplies, and testing materials. * Evaluates and maintains records such as test scores and statistics, class contact hours, attendance, instructor comments, and class grades. Assists with student intake and other events that pertain to the promotion and recruitment of students; may assist with providing transcripts to students.

* Organized listening events and meet and greets on campus * Coordinated promotional activations for retail outlets, expanding promotions beyond Texas Southern University * Handled campus press for artist which includes College TV, Radio and Newspaper interviews * Conducted research to have a better understanding of the way college students consume music * Worked with artist on campaign/tours to increase brand awareness in the Houston market.

* Managed $5,000+ in sales weekly, contributing to overall store profitability and department success. * Utilized excellent people skills to greet customers and build instant rapport and credibility.

* Worked closely with record labels under Island Def Jam Music Group to promote album releases, meet and greets and press for developing and major artist (Triple Cs, Chrisette Michelle, Fabolous, Young Jeezy, Nas, Jay-Z, Kanye West, 2Chainz, Triple Cs, Rick Ross) in the Greater Houston Area. * Worked with the College marketing dept and the artist’s product managers to develop marketing plans that would increase awareness for our artists in the Houston market as well as within the online community. * Worked with artist on campaign/tours to increase brand awareness in the Houston market.

* Was the personal assistant to the Interim Assistant Dean for the College of Liberal Arts. * Responsible for performing teaching or teaching-related duties to assist faculty members, professors, department heads and other faculty. * Proctor exams, grades tests and homework, and records grades in grade book. Assign materials in class as needed.

* Assisted faculty members by evaluating and grading examinations, assignments, and papers. * Assisted faculty members by teaching undergraduate level courses. * Scheduled and maintained regular office hours to meet with students for tutorial sessions

* Taught Sociology sections of a class which approximately had 80 students per class. * Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate students on topics such as race and ethnic relations, measurement and data collection, and workplace social relations. * Prepare course materials such as syllabi, homework assignments, handouts and evaluate/grade students' class work, assignments, and papers. * Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction * Courses Taught: * General Sociology (2) * Social Problems (1)

Activities and Societies: Alpha Kappa Delta (International Sociology Honor Society)

Activities and Societies: PVAMU Marching Storm