Robert LaRocco has over 10 years of experience in education and advising. He currently works as a Health Professions Advisor at the University of Alabama, where he advises students, teaches courses, interviews applicants, and assesses advising policies and processes. Previously, he taught visual arts and English at two high schools. He also served 8 years in the US Marine Corps Reserves as a welder. LaRocco has a Master's degree in Educational Leadership and a Bachelor's degree in Visual Arts Education.

1. ROBERT LAROCCO
500 SNOWS MILL AVENUE APT 608, TUSCALOOSA, AL 35406 | 517.652.3347 | ROBERT.LAROCCO@LIVE.COM
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA: COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Health Professions Advisor June 2014-Present
Multifaceted position with varied responsibilities
• Advising: Primary advising responsibility was guiding students through the pre-professional health program.
Duties include course selection, performance assessment, provide advice and related to choosing professional
schools, and exploring of alternate career options. Also sponsored pre-professional student organizations
including the Pre-Optometry Society and Pre-Physical Therapy Society.
• Instruction: Taught two courses designed to address the needs of freshman and junior pre-health students.
o AS 101: Pre-Health Freshman Compass Course, Co-Instructor. Duties include designing course
curriculum (presentations, activities, and exercises) to help students acclimate to the university and
college life, strengthen study and time management skills, and explore career options in the health
professions.
o AS 299: Junior Health Professions Seminar. Duties include designing presentations, scheduling guest
speakers, and providing resources to juniors applying to medical, dental, and optometry schools. Also
provided feedback on student self-assessments and assisted in the writing and editing of personal
statements. Topics presented in the course included assessing competitiveness for professional school,
preparing for examinations (MCAT, DAT, OAT), and navigating the web-based application services
(AMCAS, AACOMAS, AADSAS, TMDSAS).
• Interviewing: Chaired committee interviews designed to assess the degree to which students fulfill the
competencies necessary for admittance into professional school.
• Letter Writing: Composed 47 letters of evaluation for each student interviewed during the 2016 application
cycle.
• Assessment Team: Duties included analyzing departmental policies and processes in need of improvement. I
developed questionnaires using Qualtrics, a web-based surveying program, designed to obtain information and
feedback from staff on advising policies and processes.
• Recruitment: Lead Health Professions recruitment events that provide information to prospective students,
parents and community members regarding programs offered at the university, with emphasis on those related
to the health professions. Duties include leading presentations during prospective student visits to campus and
attend college fairs at local community colleges and regional venues.
TEACHING: MERIDIAN HIGH SCHOOL Meridian, Mississippi
Visual Arts, Grades 10-12 2013-2014
Art II and Art III:
• Course Design: Designed and taught lessons exploring various artistic mediums, processes, and concepts.
TEACHING: LAKEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL St. Clair Shores, Michigan
Visual Arts, Grades 9-12 2008-2013
Explorations in Art, Beginning/Intermediate/Advanced Drawing
• Course Design: Designed and taught lessons exploring various artistic mediums, processes, and concepts.
English Language Arts 2008-2011
English I, English III, Creative Writing, Reading Improvement
• Course Design: Designed and taught lessons exploring various aspects of English language and composition.

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UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS RESERVES Battle Creek, Michigan
Welder 2000-2008
Non-Commissioned Officer in USMC in charge of welding operations during Operation Enduring Freedom.
Supervised junior Marines in completion of tasks and assignments as needed.
Awards and Recognition
• Letter of Appreciation (OEF) 6/2004-4/2005
• Presidential Unit Citation (OEF) 6/2004-4/2005
• Certificate of Commendation 2/2005
Medals:
• Armed Forces Reserve Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon
(OIF) 1/2003-7/2003
• Sea Service Deployment Ribbon-2nd Award, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Global War on
Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Select Marine Corps Reserve Medal (OEF) 6/2004-4/2005
WEB AND COMPUTER EXPERIENCE
THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Creation of Health Professions Advising Newsletter 2014-2015
Created and maintained the first Health Professions Advising Newsletter using Microsoft Word. Created the layout and
visual design components of the newsletter and distributed it via the Pre-Health Listserv to students and faculty as well
as the Pre-Health Advising Website.
Pre-Health Advising Website Maintenance 20014-2015
Using WordPress, I maintained the Pre-Health Advising website by updating information, adding new information, and
repairing links.
Pre-Health Blackboard Course: 2016 Application Cycle Spring 2015
Designed and implemented Blackboard course that housed student application materials for the 2016 Professional
School Application Cycle. The course helped to streamline the processing of application materials for committee
interviews and letters of recommendation.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
CAPSTONE ALLIANCE Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Member 2014-2015
Capstone Alliance is an organization made up of faculty, staff, and community members that is dedicated to raising
awareness of issues affecting the LGBTQ population at The University of Alabama campus and in the Tuscaloosa
community.
• Accomplishments
o Safe Zone: Safe Zone training educates faculty and staff at the university on issues affecting the
LGBTQ student population and provides information regarding resources available to those students.
o Safe Zone Trainer: Completed training to become a Safe Zone trainer.
o Lavender Graduation: Created a slide-show presentation for students participating in the university’s
Lavender Graduation ceremony which takes place prior to the general graduation ceremony and
celebrates the accomplishments of LGBTQ students.

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EDUCATION
Master of Education (Educational Leadership), Saginaw Valley State University, Saginaw, Michigan, 2012
Bachelor of Arts in Science in Education (Visual Arts Education, K-12, Minor: English), Central Michigan
University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, 2007
Diploma, Basic Metal Worker (USMC) Course, Ordnance Center and School, Aberdeen Proving Grounds,
Maryland
REFERENCES
Dr. Robert Hayes
Assistant Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
The University of Alabama
200 Clark Hall
Box
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
(205) 348-8506
robert.e.hayes@ua.edu
Mrs. Marian Denham
Director, Pre-Health Advising
The University of Alabama
200 Clark Hall
Box
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
(205) 348-5970
marian.denham@ua.edu
Mr. Kirk Walter
Assistant Director, Office of Student
Involvement and Leadership
355-C Ferguson Center
Box 870292
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
(205) 348-5036
kdwalter@sa.ua.edu
Mr. Brent Case
Principal, Lakeview High School
21100 East Eleven Mile Rd
St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
(586) 445-4045
bcase@scslakeview-k12.com
Mr. John Wingard
Asst. Director of Student Services
The University of Alabama
200 Clark Hall
Box
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
(205) 348-1670
jmwingard@ua.edu