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    Shelby Elkins is a graduate student focused on higher education and student affairs. She has over 5 years of relevant work and leadership experience in residence life, orientation, student activities, and inclusion. Her current role is as a graduate assistant in residence life at Loyola University Chicago, where she supervises resident assistants and oversees programming. She aims to excel in student development through emotionally intelligent leadership in higher education.

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    Shelby Elkins is a graduate student focused on higher education and student affairs. She has over 5 years of relevant work and leadership experience in residence life, orientation, student activities, and inclusion. Her current role is as a graduate assistant in residence life at Loyola University Chicago, where she supervises resident assistants and oversees programming. She aims to excel in student development through emotionally intelligent leadership in higher education.

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    Shelby Elkins is a graduate student focused on higher education and student affairs. She has over 5 years of relevant work and leadership experience in residence life, orientation, student activities, and inclusion. Her current role is as a graduate assistant in residence life at Loyola University Chicago, where she supervises resident assistants and oversees programming. She aims to excel in student development through emotionally intelligent leadership in higher education.

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    Shelby Elkins shelby_elkins@yahoo.

    com

    www.linkedin.com/in/shelbyelkins TPE ID: 303 901-279-3196


    Career Focus
    Goal driven, problem solver, and focused Higher Education & Student Affairs masters
    student. Long-term professional goal is to be involved in the higher education community
    and excel in the area of student development through emotionally intelligent leadership.

    Education
    Master of Education, Higher Education & Student Affairs
    Loyola University Chicago; Chicago, IL
    May 2019

    Bachelor of Business Administration, Management


    The University of Memphis; Memphis, TN
    May 2017

    Work Experience
    Loyola University Chicago
    Graduate Assistant | Department of Residence Life– Chicago, IL | July 2017-Present
    • Demonstrates an understanding and appreciation of the Jesuit mission and the values of Loyola
    University Chicago, including a commitment to social justice and inclusion.
    • Supervise, train, and evaluate 19 Resident Assistants in the Winthrop and Northside Area.
    • Advise and assist Area Council board members for Winthrop and Northside area.
    • Manages a case load of incident reports while serving as a conduct administrator.
    • Serves in the 24/7 on-call duty and emergency response system for community of 4,500 students.
    • Assists with maintenance of residence halls in cooperation with the Facilities Department.
    • Provides support & referrals to students regarding academic, housing, personal or other concerns.
    • Oversees implementation of programming and the residential curriculum in the residence halls.
    • Assists with administrative functions for day-to-day operation of the residence halls and front
    desks.
    • Provides conflict mediation, crisis intervention and appropriate follow-up for students.
    • Oversees an area-wide budget of over $20,000.
    • Assists with Resident Assistant recruitment & hiring.
    • Proficient with RMS Housing software.

    Leadership & Accomplishments


    • Residence Hall Association
    -Advisor of the Year 2018
    -Hall Council of the Year 2018
    • Research Team
    -“Leadership within residence Hall Councils”
    • Increased area council leadership participation by 66%
    • Managed 50% of cases as a conduct administrator for a population of over 1,000 students
    Shelby Elkins shelby_elkins@yahoo.com

    University of New Haven


    ACUHO-I Intern | Office of Residential Life– West Haven, CT | May 2018-July 2018
    • Converted multiple residence halls from paper room condition reports to online room reports.
    • Served in on-call duty crisis rotations during orientation weeks.
    • Assisted with the coordination of key distribution and key returns.
    • Staffed residence life support table for orientation to answer questions about student housing.
    • Developed proficiency with The Housing Director software.

    Mount Ida College


    NODA Intern | Mustang Center for Involvement– Boston, MA | May 2017-July 2017
    • Served as the NODA Intern for the student portion of summer orientation activities.
    • Assisted in planning and development of summer orientation program.
    • Supervised 16 orientation staff students that lived on campus.
    • Created new materials for orientation introduction performance and staff schedules.
    • Helped plan Week of Welcome events for Fall 2017 for 1500 students.

    University of Memphis
    Student Assistant | Parent & Family Services Office | May 2016-May 2017
    University Social Media | Marketing & Communications | August 2015-May 2017
    Tiger Elite Ambassador | Recruitment & Orientation | August 2014-May 2017
    Vice President, Marketing & Recruitment | Student Activities Council | May 2015-May 2016
    Orientation Guide | Recruitment & Orientation Services | January 2014-January 2016
    Event Coordinator | Student Activities Council | June 2014-May 2015

    Leadership & Accomplishments


    • President’s Leadership Recognition Awards
    -Student Activities Council Board Member of the Year
    • Study Abroad, Cuba, Spring Break 2017
    • Student Government Association Senator
    -Judicial Committee Chair
    -Academic Advising Staff Evaluation
    -Study Body Poll for Implementation of Semester Concert Fee
    -Implement Semester Concert Fee for Large Events
    • Championed the future implementation of an Office of Inclusion & Sexual Diversity

    Conferences & Development


    • ACUHO-I Just in Time Conference | 2018 Evanston, IL
    • National Conference on Undergraduate Research | 2016 Asheville, NC
    • National Association of Campus Activities Nationals | 2016 Louisville, KY
    • Southern Regional Orientation Workshop Conference | 2015 Murray, KY
    • Southern Regional Orientation Workshop Conference | 2014 Clemson, SC
    • National Association of Campus Activities Regionals | 2014 Dallas, TX

    References
    • Raymond Tennison | Associate Director of Residence Life | rtennison@luc.edu | 773-508-3318
    • Spozmi Nouri | Resident Director | snouri1@luc.edu | 773-508-3308
    • Dr. Darren Pierre | Clinical Assistant Professor | dpierre1@luc.edu | 312-915-6104

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