Student-Athlete Services, BGSU

Semester: Spring & Fall 2012
Institution: BGSU
Office/Functional Area: Student-Athletic Services

Name: Casey Stark
Email: cmstark@bgsu.edu

Supervisor(s): Kerry Jones
Supervisor Email: kljones@bgsu.edu

Number of Credit Hours: N/A

Responsibilities (projects completed, tasks assigned, etc.):
I sought out this practicum because of personal interest, and could not have been happier.  Some of the tasks and projects I have done include:
- helping coordinate Athletic Honors Night and Falcon Networking Night
- creation of the monthly Falcon Flier newsletter
- conducting weekly Mentor Meetings with academically at-risk student athletes
- assisting with Percent Degree Completion paperwork
- conducting meetings with prospective athletes regarding SAS services
- co-advising Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
...and many others.  This practicum has been a great opportunity to branch out and experience intercollegiate athletics as a functional area.  Kerry is very flexible and open to ideas for programming and new initiatives.

Primary Competency: Advising and Helping
Secondary Competency: Law, Policy, and Governance

Association of Fraternal Leadership and Values/Greek Life

Semester: Summer 2012
Institution: Synergos, AMC Ft. Collins, CO
Office/Functional Area: Association of Fraternal Leadership and Values/Greek Life

Name: Liz Rader
Email: ezrader@bgsu.edu

Supervisor(s): Lea Hanson, Leo Glass
Supervisor Email: lea@aflv.org

Number of Credit Hours: 3

Responsibilities (projects completed, tasks assigned, etc.):
Curriculum development for the Fraternal Values Society, development of rubric and curriculum standards, design of supplemental documents for FVS, creation of summer newsletters and other publications, online blog and twitter content, survey data analysis and reports compilation, assistance on requests for services proposals, The Gathering and Greek House Directors Conference preparations, AFA and AFLV board meeting logistics and networking. Contributions to advance the mission and vision of the AFLV and Synergos, AMC. 

Primary Competency: Student Learning and Development
Secondary Competency: Assessment, Evaluation, and Research

Office of the Dean of Students, Heidelberg University

Semester: Spring 2012
Institution: Heidelberg University
Office/Functional Area: Office of the Dean of Students

Name: Gregory Haines
Email: haines.gregory@me.com

Supervisor(s): Mark Zeno
Supervisor Email: mzeno@heidelberg.edu

Number of Credit Hours: 3

Responsibilities (projects completed, tasks assigned, etc.):
Researched and revised Code of Student Conduct for implementation into 2012-2013 student handbook, development of training modules for student conduct facilitators

Primary Competency: Law, Policy, and Governance
Secondary Competency: Student Learning and Development

Office of Residence Life at BGSU

Semester: Spring 2012
Institution: BGSU
Office/Functional Area: Office of Residence Life

Name:  Gregory Haines
Email:  haines.gregory@me.com

Supervisor(s): Deb Novak
Supervisor Email: dnovak@bgsu.edu

Number of Credit Hours: 3

Responsibilities (projects completed, tasks assigned, etc.):
Heard, adjudicated, sanctioned and annotated residential conduct reports.


Primary Competency: Advising and Helping
Secondary Competency: Student Learning and Development

Center for Multicultural & Academic Initiatives at BGSU

Semester: Fall 2006
Institution: BGSU
Office/Functional Area: Center for Multicultural & Academic Initiatives

Name:  
Email:  

Supervisor(s): Jan Twork
Supervisor Email: jtwork@bgsu.edu

Number of Credit Hours: 3

Responsibilities (projects completed, tasks assigned, etc.):
Student Learning Outcomes:
  1. Increase awareness of the barriers facing students of color, as well as motivation and learning
  2. Learn project management skills when creating and implementing a new student program
Practicum Outcomes:

Typical duties may include some or all of the following activities by partnering with Jan Twork, the retention coordinator to:
  1. Research and write weekly promotional emails for the incentive program;
  2. Research, survey students and/or conduct focus groups at mid-term concerning rewards program effectiveness
  3. Organize, set up and participate in Success Seminars
  4. Test the Blackboard Success Track community tasks, etc. for on-going effectiveness
  5. Search the web for additional web sites that would support students' academic success that could be used for the Blackboard community
  6. Answer students' questions through the Success Toolbox Blackboard community message board concerning academic, housing, academic services, scholarship requirements, etc
  7. Observe weekly advising meetings with coordinator
  8. Attend diversity training presented by the Center staff
  9. Meet with other advisers within the Center to understand the various programs offered to students
  10. Attend the Fall Welcome barbecue in making first-year students feel welcomed
  11. Attend First-Year Seminar Series presented by Center's staff
Primary Competency: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Secondary Competency: Assessment, Evaluation, and Research

Academic Advising at Terra CC

Semester: Spring 2012
Institution: Terra Community College
Office/Functional Area: Academic Advising

Name: Caitlin Sampsel
Email: csamps@bgsu.edu

Supervisor(s): Raechel Matyas
Supervisor Email: rmatyas01@terra.edu

Number of Credit Hours: 0

Responsibilities (projects completed, tasks assigned, etc.):
Communicate academic options to students on probation and students who have been identified by faculty as at-risk through an early alert system.


Learn how to create academic plans for students based on their assessment scores, certificate or degree goals, and transferability goals.


Shadow advisors in the areas of Allied Health, Nursing and Science; Business, Engineering, Technology and Workforce Development; and Liberal Arts and Public Services.

Primary Competency: Advising and Helping
Secondary Competency: Student Learning and Development

Alumni Career Networking with BGSU

Semester: Spring 2012
Institution: BGSU
Office/Functional Area: Alumni Affairs

Name: Kristen Satterlee
Email: kristen.satterlee@gmail.com

Supervisor(s): Dr. Kacee Ferrell-Snyder
Supervisor Email: kaceef@bgsu.edu

Number of Credit Hours: 3

Responsibilities (projects completed, tasks assigned, etc.):
Alumni career networking event in Indianapolis, assisted with other alumni events such as basketball Alumni Days, Leadership Circle Gala, and Meet the President.  Researched options for other career and social events for alumni.  Assisted with creation of social media plan.

Primary Competency: Human and Organizational Resources
Secondary Competency: Assessment, Evaluation, and Research