N ATASHA L. H OPKINS
310 E. Market St Tiffin, OH, 44883 Natasha.hopkins@gmail.com 678.522.3652
EDUCATION
Master of Arts, College Student Personnel, Anticipated May 2011 Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communications, May 2010 University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina Major: Public Relations Minor: Business Administration
STUDENT AFFAIRS EXPERIENCE Graduate Assistant, Student Activities| Heidelberg University| Tiffin, OH •
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August 2009- present Manage all aspects of homecoming events such as developing and maintaining $6,500 budget, lead fundraising efforts and increased funding by 100% over two years, serving as a liaison for the Alumni Association and athletic departments, and advisor for the Heidelberg Homecoming Organization Research and negotiate contracts with vendors and artists for key campus academic and entertainment programs Recruit, train, and advise Berg Events Council (BEC) executive board and manage $60,000 budget Assist the Director of Student Activities and Leadership with events including Welcome Days, Family Weekend, AIDS Awareness Week, and the OXFAM Hunger Banquet
Residence Coordinator, Residence Life| Heidelberg University| Tiffin, OH August 2009- present • Supervise and mentor resident assistants in upper-class residence hall • Recruit members for residence hall council. Support the development and implementation of residential programs • Assist the Residence Life staff development with large scale Residence Life events including 5k/10k run, Sibs & Kids Weekend, and admission overnights visits • Serve as a Student Conduct Hearing officer, overseeing disciplinary procedures including delivering sanctions • Participate in administrative on-call program providing crisis management and response Intern, Summer Orientation| Heidelberg University| Tiffin, OH Summer 2010 • Organized Welcome Days schedule including Heidelberg PlayFAIR and T-Bridge activities • Participated in Orientation Leader application development, selection, and training; Compiled a comprehensive manual used by Orientation Leaders during fall mentor meetings • Developed an orientation assessment distributed to parents, guardians, and students after each orientation sessions • Served as a mentor for student orientation staff throughout training, summer orientation, and fall mentor meetings NUFP Intern, NASPA|University of North Carolina|Chapel Hill, NC Summer 2009 • Researched and evaluated collegiate LGBTQ programs to align programmatic functions of UNC’s LGBTQ Center • Served as a representative of the LGBTQ Center during summer orientation resource fair • Organized and coordinated student leader training for 10 Living Learning Communities (LLC) in the Office of Residence Education • Assisted with the revision of leadership course curriculum Intern, Office of Student Life |University of South Carolina Summer 2008 • Represented the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs as a student spokesperson at campuswide open house events during Summer Orientation • Served as a student ambassador to 3,000+ incoming first-year students during approximately 40 orientation sessions • Recruited 200+ incoming minority students for the Minority Assistance Peer Program
INTERCULTURAL and VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES Tour Participant, New Zealand Tertiary Education Tour |Bowling Green State University Summer 2010 • Examined the student services, pastoral care, and accomodations of various types of tertiary education • Explored the actual and potential effects of international education Trip Leader, Alternative Spring Break| Heidelberg University|New Orleans, LA • Planned, organized, and transported student restoration trip and supervised 26 students • Developed and facilitated service-learning reflection with trip participants
Spring 2010
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NATASHA HOPKINS RELEVANT LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCES Cultural Awareness Commissioner, Carolina Productions|University of South Carolina January 2006- December 2006 3 • Managed nearly $84,000 for campus programs, specifically cultural events such as Multicultural Music Mondays(M ) Developed and utilized various marketing and advertising strategies to promote campus programs and executed new ways of cross promoting Team Leader, Minority Assistance Peer Program (M.A.P.P.)|University of South Carolina January 2008-May 2009 • Established leadership cohorts that recruited, trained and supervised approximately 87 counselors. Assisted with the creation and execution of assessment tools that would measure the success of first-year participants within M.A.P.P. • Facilitated weekly academic, community service, and social meetings for more than 200 MAPP participants •
PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT College Educators International (ACPA)|Member Strengthening Extra-Curricular & Co-Curricular Programs|Heidelberg University|Member Bowling Green Student Development Association| Off Campus Representative Student Affairs Diversity Committee| Heidelberg University|Member Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA)| Member
October 2010- Present September 2010- Present December 2009- Present August 2009- Present September 2008-Present
RECOGNITION and ASSOCIATIONS Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA)Undergraduate Fellows Program Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. Community Spirit Award| BGSU College Student Personnel Willie L. Harriford Outstanding Service Award|Office of Multicultural Students The Outstanding Achievement and Triumph Award|Office of Leadership Programs Greek Leadership Award|Office of Greek Life Hall of Leaders for Sorority Council|Office of Leadership Programs ADDITIONAL SKILLS Intermediate Experience Adobe InDesign Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator PRESENTATIONS • Hopkins, N.L., Knuth-Bouracee, M., & Luna-Hammer, R. (2011). Cultivating Multicultural Competence in 140 Characters or Less. American College Personnel Association Convention in Baltimore, MD. • Giacalone, M. and Hopkins, N.L. (2011). The "Are You Man Enough?" Campaign: A Program to Raise Awareness of Men's Issues on College Campuses. Ohio College Personnel Association. Worthington, OH. • Hopkins, N.L. (2011). Reel Leadership: Global Diversity. Tiffin University Leadership Conference in Tiffin, OH. • Giacalone, M. and Hopkins, N.L. (2010). From Social Chair to CEO. Tiffin University Leadership Conference. Tiffin, OH. • Hopkins, N. and Williams, R. (2009). Black Greek 101. Student Leadership and Diversity Conference. Columbia, SC. • Hopkins, N. (2009). No Matter the Letter, We are All Greek Together. Greek New Memeber Insitute. Columbia, SC.