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Matthew S. Jones
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Internships
Assessment Intern
March 2021 - October 2021
Housing & Residential Engagement
Division of Student Affairs
California State University, Fullerton
Fullerton, CA
- Assisted with assessment efforts to determine the best way to serve prospective residents in the application process
- Met regularly with an assessment committee, professional/student staff, and study participants to develop and execute the assessment
- Hosted focus groups to collect qualitative data from study participants
- Conducted benchmarking research on housing application effectiveness at comparable universities-
Teaching Assistant - Leadership in Groups and Communities
January 2016 - April 2016
Center for Leadership and Social Change
Division of Student Affairs
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
- Co-facilitate discussion and group activities during class
- Create lesson plans, group activities, and discussion questions for four class periods throughout the semester
- Grade reading and service-learning reflections and essay exams for 25 enrolled students using Blackboard
- Oversee 25 students in their service-learning assignments with 5 agencies across Tallahassee
Alcohol Alternative Programming Intern
August 2014 - May 2015
Student Activities Center
Division of Student Affairs
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
- Developed event layouts and schedules for Haunted Harvest, a large scale university program, and Jimbo’s True Seminole Tailgates
- Responsible for planning and implementing 6 tailgates collaborating with sponsoring or co-sponsoring organizations with a cumulative attendance of 1,500 students and general public attendees
- Negotiated and contract talent, food, and novelties throughout the course of Haunted Harvest and each tailgate with a $7,500 budget
- Scheduled, conducted, and followed-up with bi-weekly Haunted Harvest programming meetings
- Served as a risk management on-call member during all tailgate and Haunted Harvest events
- Created, distributed, and compiled assessment instruments (qualtrics surveys) related to alcohol-alternative events for the semester
NODA Graduate Intern
May 2015 - July 2015
Office of Campus Activities and Leadership Development
Division of Student Affairs
Becker College
LeicesterWorcester, MA
- Assisted in the planning and implementation of 4 comprehensive summer orientation programs for 450 first time in college students and approximately 600 family members
- Participated and facilitated the planning and execution of Orientation Leader training sessions, activities, and exercises
- Served on the orientation-wide on-call duty rotation during the evening activities of each orientation session
- Assisted in the development and analysis of Orientation Leader training, student programs, and family programs assessment
In-Hall Graduate Intern - Kellum Hall
January 2015 - May 2015
University Housing
Division of Student Affairs
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
- Coordinated the residential experience of 650+ predominately first-year students in a community style residence hall
- Co-Supervised 19 Resident Assistants and 6 Receptionists
- Managed residential conflicts, roommate conflicts, students of concern, and interpersonal issues
- Served on a weekly 24/7 on-call duty rotation providing crisis and emergency management for an area serving more than 3,250 students
- Served as the secondary advisor for the Kellum Hall Council Executive Board, which coordinate student activism efforts, hall-wide programming efforts, and creating effective partnerships with residents, RAs, and Receptionist staff
Student Leadership Development Intern
October 2014 - May 2015
University Housing
Division of Student Affairs
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
- Assisted in strategic planning of the Resident Assistant recruitment and selection process
- Coordinated and assisted with the planning, execution, and supervision of staff during mid-year training, selection weekend, and the University Housing Annual Banquet via Filemaker
- Maintained internal database containing 320 applications, Selection Weekend scores, resumes, conduct files, and recommendation forms
- Responsible for creating the 2015-2016 Resident Assistant In-Service Model to aid in training
NODA Graduate Intern
May 2014 - July 2014
Office of Orientation Services
Division of Enrollment Planning and Management
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT
- Oversaw the logistics, delegation of duties, and completion of 3 first-year and 2 transfer orientation sessions using VZOrientation
- Assisted with the programmatic assessment operations upon the conclusion of all summer orientation programs
- Aided with operational office duties including customer service, prep, and implementation of all sessions
- Designed, implemented, and executed a social media seek and find into the orientation night activity
- Served in a nightly on-call duty rotation for emergencies and crisis management during all overnight orientation sessions
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