KellyNoel W.
Senior Academic Advisor @ Vanderbilt University
About
Energetic and organized educational professional with 10 years of experience in advising, recruiting, and teaching positions. Skilled in mentoring, training, writing, presenting, event planning, and project management with strong attention to detail. Advocate for diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice initiatives and practices. Passionate about LGBTQIA+ and 1GLI (first-generation college and lower-income) communities and linguistic diversity.
United States
Nashville Metropolitan Area
Higher Education
Slate, College Recruiting, Academic Advising, Event Planning, Editing, Research, Academic Writing, Creative Writing, Social Media, Higher Education, Curriculum Development, Recruiting, Community Outreach, Lesson Planning, Microsoft Office, Leadership, Teaching, Student Development, Language Teaching, Public Speaking
Experience

Senior Academic Advisor
· Onboard, supervise, and mentor academic advisors · Advise a caseload of ~200-300 first & second-year students through transition to college, course registration, major declaration, summer opportunities, and career exploration via individual and group advising sessions · Interpret and explain university policies and procedures · Document and track students’ progress towards academic milestones and graduation requirements · Develop Brightspace modules for incoming first-year students to learn about transition to college and course registration · Developed a comprehensive guide of on-campus resources · Developed a 4-year plan template to assist students with academic planning · Designed onboarding and training program for new hires and revised office manual · Led office in mission, vision, values workshop and drafted a new office Mission & Values Statement · Created a Pre-Major Academic Advising Syllabus including FAQs, advising timeline, expectations, and student learning outcomes · Global Summer Fellows & Nichols Humanitarian Fund Review Committees: Evaluate scholarship applications · Collaborate with campus partners (faculty, Equity Diversity Inclusion Office, Student Care Coordination) and students (QuestBridge, FirstVU) on efforts and initiatives to support 1GLI (first-generation college and lower-income) students · NACADA Member: The Global Community for Academic Advising (Region 3 Conference Presenter & NACADA Assessment Institute attendee; Reviewed proposals for National Conference)

Assistant Director of Admissions at Duke University
Durham, North Carolina, United States
• Comprehensively read and evaluated 2000+ applications annually using Slate • Reading Program Lead: Managed a team of 12 direct reports through reading cycle; Conducted performance review; Designed and delivered training; Revised reading manual • Reviewed resumes and interviewed new hires • Recruited prospective students by presenting Duke to local and international audiences up to 1000+ attendees • Collaborated with community-based organizations on college access programming: College Advising Corps, College Horizons, QuestBridge Scholars, Thrive Scholars, Philadelphia Futures • LGBTQIA+ Liaison & 1GLI Coordinator: Provided information about LGBTQIA+, first-generation college, and low-income experience at Duke/Durham to prospective students • Served on DEI committees: Access, Equity, & Outreach Team; Anti-Racist Working Group; 1GLI Steering Committee on first-generation and low-income experience at Duke • Led planning team for NC SC Open House; Welcomed ~1200 visitors to campus to participate in information sessions, mock classes, and tours; $25,000 budget • In collaboration with student leaders and the Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity, led the planning team for the inaugural year of the Pride Invitational; Welcomed LGBTQIA+ & allied admitted students to campus for a weekend of programming; $7,000 budget • Created new virtual open house “Duke Summer Series” and led team of 7 in coordinating a week-long, virtual recruitment event for prospective students and families; Engaged ~1000 domestic and international attendees • Website redesign and development team: Coordinated focus groups with campus stakeholders for branding agency; Provided feedback on visual design concepts; Wrote and edited original copy and assisted with content migration leading to website launch • Volunteer Academic Advisor: Advised first & second-year Duke students through transition to college, course registration, major declaration, and career exploration

Graduate Teaching Assistant
· Fall 2016: Introduction to Linguistics (ENG 210), Spring 2017: Introduction to Linguistics (ENG 210), Fall 2017: Variety in Language (ENG 525), Spring 2018: American Dialects (ENG 325), Spring 2018: Teaching Language Diversity in North Carolina (EAC 496) · Gave guest lectures to undergraduate and graduate students, assisted with curriculum development and student evaluation · Planned and co-taught a week-long Alternative Service Break on language diversity at Andrews High School in Andrews, NC

Teacher (Workplace English & ESL Conversation Class)
· Taught English to adult learners with diverse language backgrounds (Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Arabic, Turkish, Persian) · Planned lessons for intermediate to advanced students; planned lessons for workplace-specific ESL objectives

Laboratory Assistant
· Authored “A Viewers’ Discussion Guide to Talking Black in America” (www.talkingblackinamerica.org) · Transcribed sociolinguistic interviews and helped index and edit manuscripts · Coordinated, promoted, and booked academic guest lectures for NCSU sociolinguistics colloquium series

College Advisor
Bartlett Yancey High School
·Provided college access services to high school population with high numbers of first-generation college, low-income, historically excluded, and underserved students (>1,000) at Bartlett Yancey High School ·Advised and educated high school students through the college application and financial aid process and offered free ACT & SAT tutoring sessions, college application and FAFSA completion drives, college tours, college representative visits, essay workshops, and parent information sessions

Resident Assistant
Duke Summer Science Sleuths
Duke University
·Planned and hosted programming activities for residents ·Instructed students in science-oriented lessons and lab experiences

Book Conservation Assistant
Perkins Library Conservation Department
Perkins Library, Duke University
·Designed and constructed encasements for 3,000+ books, newspapers, ledgers, and pamphlets ·Processed 5,000+ books for the Enabling Project, an initiative to move the Rubenstein Rare Books Library to a new location ·Catalogued collections for Perkins and Rubenstein Libraries

Resident Assistant
Duke Summer College for High School Students
Duke University
·Planned and hosted programming activities for residents ·Facilitated intercultural conversation to raise cultural awareness among students ·Led students as a tour guide for Durham and Washington DC excursions
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