The Wake Forest Fellows Program: February 2, 2010 Advancement - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

The Wake Forest Fellows Program:

February 2, 2010

Advancement Fellow: Lauren Hubbard

• Develop and implement strategies to

increase student philanthropy on campus

• Manage all aspects of the 1834 Student

Giving Campaign (committee management, donor education, marketing, event planning, stewardship)

• Donations to date: 430+ people, $24,000+
• Met with apx. 50 young and reunion year

alumni for solicitation and cultivation “The support and experience Fellows receive is remarkable and is hands down the biggest benefit for me as a recent graduate…”

Advancement Fellow: Trevor Taylor “We saw the outside of the ‘machine’ for four years, and now I get to see what it takes to make the machine run.”

• Has met with 106 Wake Forest alumni

in cities like Boston, New York, and Nashville.

• 15% of contacts have followed up with

gifts to the University.

• Creating Alumni Service Handbook for

future Advancement personnel.

Information Systems Fellow: Darcy Delph “I am extremely excited [about] my role as the Information Systems Fellow and hope to continue fostering the technological aspect of the Wake Forest experience.”

• Creating Wake Forest’s first-ever

Business Services Catalogue

• Member of the WFU Google Mail

implementation team

• Created report on the current student

perspective of I.S.

• Member of IT Executive Team and

Innovation in Technology and Information Strategic Planning Committee

Provost’s Office Fellow: Velvet Bryant “Not only do I have a place at the administrative table, but I also have a voice and can share my thoughts and ideas as we implement our 2008 Strategic Plan.”

• Worked with NYC production crew to create a

video for the Institute for Public Engagement.

• Worked with faculty across the University to

submit a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence proposal.

• Collaborating with faculty and administrators

to create first-ever summer program for high school students at WFU

• Co-writing a center planning grant for

Mediterranean Studies.

Provost’s Office Fellow: Matt Triplett “It’s an eye-opening opportunity that sheds light on the ways in which Wake Forest University is a unique and special place to be.”

• Planned NanoConference in celebration
• f the WFU Nanotechnology Center’s

five-year anniversary.

• Creating a new WFU YouTube channel
• Orchestrate new pilot program with The

Economist and Economics and Political Science Departments.

• Creating and implementing new faculty-

student engagement programs

• Staffing a dean search committee

Division of Student Life Fellow: Trayonna Floyd

“My experience as a fellow has changed my life in more ways than one. Six months later, I still believe that I made the best decision by taking this fellowship!!

• Responsible for the planning stage of a

holistic and comprehensive student development program

• Project manager for the “Senior Celebrations”

initiative

• Member of the Mentoring Resource Center

Director search committee

• Collaborated to plan the University’s first-ever

MLK Day of Service

2008-2009 Wake Forest Fellows Lydia Harter (08-09 Fellow in Advancement)

• versees Young Alumni and Reunion Programs

for Wake Forest University Advancement. Keon McGuire (08-09 Fellow in Student Life) is a PhD candidate at the University of Pennsylvania.

2008-2009 Wake Forest Fellows Tristan Salvanera (08-09 Fellow in the President’s Office) is employed by the General Services Administration as a contract specialist in Washington, D.C. Parul Patel (08-09 Fellow in the Provost’s Office) is Special Assistant to the Dean of the Wake Forest University Schools of Business.

Program Highlights

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• Competitive annual salary
• University benefits package
• One-year employment beginning summer 2010
• Professional development opportunities

Leadership Development

Mentorship Opportunities

• Fellows are mentored by University

administrators and staff in their respective

• ffices.
• Mentors manage workload and also

provide career guidance and advice.

Application Process

• Applications are currently available online
• www.wfu.edu/hr
• Applications must be made to individual offices of interest
• DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 26
• Application requirements:
• résumé
• cover letter
• interview

2010-2011 Fellows Positions

• University Advancement: 5 Fellows (contact Kate Hitzhusen, hitzhukd)
• Provost’s Office: 3 Fellows positions (contact Kline Harrison, harrisjk)
• 1 Provost’s Office Fellows
• Diversity and Inclusion Fellow (contact Barbee Oakes, oakes)
• START Gallery Fellow (contact Page Laughlin, laugh)
• Information Systems: 3 Fellows (contact Nancy Crouch, crouch)
• 2 IS Fellows
• 1 Cisco Fellow (contact Susan Smith, smithss; Lauren Pressley, pressllm)
• Student Life: 1 Fellow (contact Mary Gerardy, gerardym)
• President’s Office: 1 Fellow (contact Mary Pugel, mpugel)
• Career Development: 1 Fellow (contact Patrick Sullivan, sullivpc)
• Office of Multicultural Affairs: 1 Fellow (contact Alta Mauro, mauroat)

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Questions?

Contact information: Marybeth Wallace (wallacem@wfu.edu)

758-4684