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RCLC – Academic Coach

Russell Conwell Learning Center

Location: Russell Conwell Learning Center

Position Hold: Academic Coach

Tenure with Position: August 26, 2013 – May 6, 2015

Academic Coaching: I served as an Academic Coach for the Russell Conwell Learning Center. Basically, this is a position that assist incoming freshmen with the development of study habits, address their general academic needs, improve their test-taking and time management skills, and help them develop suitable academic and career goals. While helping students with their understanding of college culture and expectations, I help students adjust to and feel comfortable in the university community through programming and events. Finally, I prepare and present workshops (in-person, video recorded, online etc.) available to the University community on the RCLC webpage.

Position Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Assist in training 45 new coaches in using Google Calendar to schedule meetings with their students, writing summary notes, conducting meetings, and handling their mentees’.
  • Develop the study habits of 14 college freshman, address their general academic needs, improve their test-taking and time management skills, and help them develop suitable academic and career goals.
  • Conduct 24 meetings on a monthly basis to check on the student progress and record case notes for each meeting.
  • Deliver monthly PowerPoint presentation on topics of leadership, help seeking, student resources, and note taking to help students excel academically.
  • Serve as a member of the administrative team which is in charge of filing, reviewing meetings summary, and supervising new academic coaches.
  • Monitor student’s study hall hours and maintain a study friendly environment while providing tutoring services for Business Statistics and Spanish.

Personal Reflection:

Because of the APEx internship program I was able to obtain this coaching job. I can honestly say that this is by far the best experience I’ve had since I started college. As an Academic Coach, I get to work with students one on one and encourage them to work hard to accomplish their goals. In a way many of my students consider me as a mentor. Since I already experience what they are currently going through their first year of college, I always try my best to offer them advice and lead them in the right path to a successful college experience.

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