Sharon Rodriguez

About Sharon Rodriguez

Dedicated and adaptable student life professional with a vast experience of working in the higher education field in a variety of functional areas at both liberal arts institutions and large public institutions. Passionate about empowering students to become confident leaders and engaged members of their campus community. Skilled in creation, implementation, and support of student engagement, crisis management, leadership development, and administrative functions.Myers Briggs/16 Personalities: ISFP-TCliftonStrengths Top 5: Maximizer, Individualization, Input, Deliberative and Learner Values in Action Character Strengths: Fairness | Honesty | Kindness | Leadership | LoveTrue Colors: Blue (secondary-Gold)Proficient with the following information systems, online platforms, software and design tools: Canva • CampusGroups • Presence • BANNER • Symplicity • Starfish • MS Office Suite • Google Home & Office

Experience

1. Residential Coordinator Upperclassmen & Theme Communities

   St. Lawrence University

   Jul 2020 — Present · Canton, NY, US

   Train, supervise and evaluate a staff of 14 undergraduate Community Assistants (CAs) across 4 residence halls, 24 Senior Townhouses, the Best Western Hotel, and off-campus Sustainability Farm Program housing undergraduate students • Train and support 25 Theme Coordinators across 17 Theme Cottage Communities• Meet bi-weekly with the leadership of 3 Greek Organizations (Alpha Tau Omega, Beta Theta Pi, Kappa Delta Sigma) to follow up on their on-campus house concerns and provide support to the organization chapters• Conduct training for 57 Community Assistants on programming, CA responsibilities, university protocol, conflict mediation and self-care practices• Supports efforts of COVID-19 Safety Committee and the Office of Residence Life in all day-to-day support services for students required to transition into isolation or quarantine housing.• Act as a Title IX Advisor to provide assistance and support to students through the Title IX grievance process• Serve as a member of the university Title IX Review Board conducting hearing procedures• Advise residents regarding social, professional and academic concerns, and initiated referrals when appropriate• Assist with housing operations including openings and closings of residence halls, housing selection, and billing• Serve on divisional committees and working groups to enrich the experience and resources available to students.• Supports colleagues across the division in the implementation or fulfillment of goals and strategic priorities.

Education

• NYC iSchool

  High School, Area of Concentration: English

  2008 — 2012

• St. Lawrence University

  Master of Education - MEd, Educational Leadership and Administration, General

• Wheaton College Massachusetts

  Bachelor’s Degree, Psychology with a minor in General Education

  2012 — 2017

Skills

• Customer Service
• Training
• Volunteer Management
• First Year Experience
• Student Affairs
• Critical Thinking
• Nonprofits
• Organizational Effectiveness
• Peer Tutoring
• Management
• Receptionist Duties
• Facebook
• Student Leadership
• Social Media
• Interpersonal Skill
• Psychology
• Higher Education
• Photography
• Academic Advising
• Google Apps
• Research
• Student Engagement
• Patience
• Mentoring
• Proofreading
• Communication Skills
• Event Planning
• Interpersonal Skills
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Excel
• Childcare
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Word
• Team Leadership
• Communication
• Google Docs
• Public Speaking
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Editing
• Community Service