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mcjen@umich.edu
Jennifer M. McGowan
Employment
Program Assistant
Office of New Student Programs, University of Michigan 		May 1996 - Present
  • recruit, hire, train, and supervise student employees and volunteers
  • coordinate yearly updates to the M-Planner and Parent Handbook
  • write, edit, proofread, and prepare documents for publication
  • collaborate with other University units to develop student events
  • supervise annual creation of over 200 Mentorship groups
  • maintain databases for communication, event, and group tracking
  • reconcile hiring forms, payroll, and reimbursement requests
  • respond to information requests sent to UMmentor@umich.edu
Communication Coordinator
University Mentorship Program, University of Michigan 		1994 - 1996
I facilitated the year-long development of 25 mentoring groups by offering support and suggestions to faculty, staff, and students. In addition, I recruited over 250 faculty or staff members to serve as mentors and designed and implemented a procedure for the creation of groups.
Research/Editorial Assistant
Department of Linguistics, University of Michigan 		1995 - 1996
I analyzed speech data for a research project with Dr. Pam Beddor. In addition, I proofread manuscripts and interacted with authors and publishers as the editorial assistant for the Journal of Phonetics.
Strengths
  • adept at Macintosh and Windows 95/98 operating systems
  • mastered MS Word, Excel, Publisher, Netscape
  • intimate knowlede of UM Computing Environment
  • excellent communication skills
  • exceedingly high attention to detail
Education
University of Michigan
B.A. in English and Linguistics with High Honors 		GPA: 3.86/4.0
May 1996
 

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