Allison Maldonado-Ruiz
Innovate Project Manager in Higher Education | Champion of Student Retention, Diversity & Inclusion | Builder of Empowered Communities and Transformative Programs
- Role
- Associate Director of Retention and Diversity at Purdue Polytechnic
- Location
- West Lafayette, IN, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
Associate Director of Retention and Diversity
May 2023 — Present · West Lafayette, IN, US
Oversee college-wide retention initiatives and programing with a focus on community for engineering and computer information technology based departments• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to award scholarships while abiding by federal and university policies• Manage over 150 scholarship accounts and develop trainings for coordinators across 13 departments• Redesign learning objectives and content for success seminars focused on effective integration and acclimation• Plan and execute a 5-day orientation event series for college; 195% participation increase from 2022 to date• Identify disparities and retention factors to create metrics for measurement of success of retention programs• Optimize and scale cohort-based program for specialized groups in different technical stages of development• Serve as strategic consultant for the Polytechnic Student Council and other specialized organization stakeholders• Recipient of Bravo Award for Operational Excellence and Innovation/Creativity in September 2024
Education
Florida State University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.); Associate of Arts (A.A.), Sociology, Psychology
2012 — 2016
University of South Carolina
Master of Education (M.Ed.), Higher Education & Student Affairs
2016 — 2018
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