University Work Environment

PERSONAL PROFILE

A highly dedicated, self-motivated and reliable individual with a wide experience in educational advising and theoretical linguistics & ESL, that handles his work with a lot of enthusiasm, prefers challenging work-environment and can beat any deadline. Result-focused professional furnished with latest skills in educational advising, curriculum design and student development and possesses excellent communication skills seeks a challenging college or university work environment.   

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

CSU Northridge - The Tseng College/ Intensive English Program (IEP) (Feb 2007 - Present)

a)Student Advisor/ Housing Coordinator/ ESL Instructor     (Jan 2009 - Present)

b)Application/ Admissions Specialist at IEP                      (Aug 2008 to Dec 2008)

c)Instructional Student Assistant/ Tutor                           (Feb 2007 to Aug 2008)

Responsibilities and achievements:

• Adviser and language assistant for housing and academic needs
• Advising students on transfer procedures, prerequisites, course requirements and placement
• Offering advice on language assistance for housing and academic needs
• Assisting in program completion certificates and activity coursework petitions
• Advising students on CSU and UCs, private and community educational institutions
• Evaluating, processing and submitting applications and housing contracts at Student Services
• Creating new accounts, requesting documents update and maintaining database
• Maintained and kept constant update of program’s website
• Represented and promoted the language program and student housing to overseas agencies
• Developed and generated information booklets, guidebooks and orientation for students

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS and EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

• California State University                                                                                                2009

Master of Arts degree, Theoretical Linguistics & ESL                        

• California State University                                                                                                2008

Bachelor of Arts degree, Theoretical Linguistics & ESL, Spanish Minor

• Substitute instructor at IEP to language learning students
• Volunteered at Mary Grover’s Speech-Language pathology center to assist language delayed children
• Internship at Yerevan Magazine and Metro PR