Khalilah Rashada

989-751-6918 ◼ khalilahrashada@yahoo.com ◼ www.linkedin.com/in/khalilahrashada

Education
Master of Arts, Applied Communication, University of Michigan- Flint, Flint Michigan July 2018

Bachelor of Science, High Honors, Elementary Education, University of Michigan-Flint Flint, Michigan April 2015

Professional Experience
Graduate Hall Director, University of Michigan-Flint July 2016-May 2018
• Responsible for day-to-day functions in a hall that serve approximately 150 first-year students
• Advised students and staff through one-on-one sessions using Developmental Advising
• Created individualized probations plan and aid students in probation completion
• Assisted students with developing schedules that fit both academic and personal needs
• Adjudicated low-level student code of conduct as well as Community Living Standards
• Supervised, trained, and evaluated 6 Resident Advisors and 13 Front Desk Assistants
• Informed students of various services and resources available to them around campus and the surrounding community
• Approved budget expenditures for RA programming activities
• Collaborated with departments on campus to create events that catered to students

Graduate Internship: Intercultural Center, University of Michigan-Flint May 2017-August 2017

• Planned 12 events for the fall semester, 8 that catered to fall heritages months and 4 departmental programs
• Developed plan for intersectional small group dialogues that catered to 6 different unrepresented student populations
• Collaborated with graduate students to create a social media plan for the department

Head Start Teacher, Washington Elementary School District August 2015- May 2016
• Reinforced short and long-term academic progress by creating and implementing differentiated instruction for 34 students,
including 6 student who experienced academic challenges
• Facilitated 9 multilingual monthly parent workshops that taught basic learning strategies for student academic and personal
success.
• Sustained individual student portfolios, which included skills, checklist, work samples, progress reports, behavior/health
information and IEP’s reports.
• Collaborated with school counselors to help students receive Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) eligibility, by
participating in IEP meetings, tracking academic progress, and supporting to parents

Resident Assistant, Riverfront Residence Hall August 2013- April 2015

• Provided paraprofessional advising to a floor consisting of over 30 residents
• Organized and orchestrated monthly events for a culturally diverse residence hall consisting of over 400 residents
• Served on RA on-call rotation, responding to all emergencies, student concerns, and facilities issues
• Developed and implemented 2 training presentation during Fall RA training

Admissions Ambassador, University of Michigan-Flint September 2010- December 2013

• Systematized confidential incoming and prospective students’ admission information using Banner software
• Conducted tours around the university campus, providing visitor and incoming students information about the school
• Handled and help properly organize the outgoing mail for prospective students

Skills
Technical-Microsoft Office, Banner, Blackboard, Google Drive, Prezi, Canva, Advocate, S2 Security, Onity, Lobby Guard.
Transferable- Advising, Public Speaking, Event Planning, Supervising, Customer Service, Conflict Resolution, Crisis
Management, Teaching, Student Development, Mediation,