samantha mcauliffe-raynor

As Director for Special Projects and Strategic Assessment, my responsibility includes leading internal and multi-institutional cross-function teams to design and implement various strategic projects focused on student success, assessment and analytics, digital education and pedagogical innovation, and system-wide conferences and workshops. Piloted projects require assessment and measurement to determine the scalability and potential impact on identified outcome measures. Additional responsibilities include providing support in the assessment and design of various organizational structures and processes in the Division of Academic Affairs to improve efficiency and effectiveness. Select projects include UNC’s Adult Learner Initiative, the Non-Cognitive Assessment Pilot, the pilot and implementation of Hobson’s Predictive Analytics Framework (PAR), and an adaptive courseware pilot.

Manage the daily functions of the Vice Chancellor's Office Manage the Vice Chancellor's calendar Maintain electronic, email, and hard copy files Provide customer service to on-campus and off-campus constituents Coordinate travel for Vice Chancellor Serve as point of contact for various committees sponsored by the Office of Human Resources Assist Vice Chancellor in drafting correspondence and presentations Event planning Process invoices and reimbursements Create and maintain a File Management System for interoffice filing Member of the Diversity Committee Assist with the in the writing of the 2011-2012 Diversity Plan for the Office of Human Resources

Managed the daily functions of the President's Office Managed the President's Calendar Monitored several budget lines, processed invoices and reimbursements Supervised the Administrative Assistant to the President and to the Director of Institutional Research Served as Secretary to President's Council responsible for the tracking of action items and preparing minutes Developed an Action Tracker to track action items from President's Council Meetings Serve as Secretary to the Board of Trustees Coordinated all meetings of the Board of Trustees Responsible for the writing and organization of Board documents including bylaws, minutes, attendance rosters, and a board handbook Acted as a liaison between the President and the College and the Board and the College Implemented a Board website for easy document distribution before Board Meetings Developed a Board newsletter which was distributed to the Board monthly Conducted research on best practices to drive the Board's productivity

* Supported the Executive Assistant to the President * Prepared Correspondence * Prepared Board Materials * Managed Calendar of the President * Coordinated Institutional Assessment Day * Processed data * Assisted with the data collection for the institutional fact book. * Processed course evaluation surveys, writing intensive course surveys and other surveys as required * Assisted with data collection regarding student satisfaction, student success, and alumni success * Aided in event planning for the President's Office * Managed the daily activities of the Office of Institutional Research * Aided in the management of the daily activities of the President's Office * Served as Coach/Organizational Advisor to the Cheerleading Squad

* Served in weekly duty rotation and rotating weekends (Friday night through Monday morning) * Enforced College residence hall policies and regulations * Served as a point of contact for students experiencing personal, social or academic obstacles * Assisted residence with filing maintenance requests * Created a safe and inclusive environment for all residents to live, study, and socialize. * Responsible for social and academic hall programming * Participated in annual training

* Responsible for coordinating the daily activities of the Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs. * Liaison to the Committee on Personnel and Tenure of the Board of Governors * Responsible for the collection, review, and submission of Faculty salary and personnel actions from across the UNC System. * Responsible for special projects as assigned * Serve as liaison to 17 campus Chief Academic Officers and their offices * Assist in tracking and managing projects assigned to others within the Academic Affairs Division

Activities and Societies: Omicron Delta Kappa, Wesleyan Singers, Wesleyan Players, NCWC Cheerleading, NCWC Dance Team, Alpha Phi Sigma, Residence Life (Resident Assistant), Student Government Association, and Sisters of Distinction.