ACT Profile: College and Career Planning Goes SocialGuidedPath
Learning about careers and colleges is crucial for today's students. Even more important for each student is to learn how to find those careers or colleges based on their own personality and interests. Once a career or college is identified, knowing how to manage the planning and application process is key.
The DC Consortium Student Conference on Evaluation and Policy (SCEP) is a collaboration of universities in the District of Columbia, Northern Virginia and Maryland regions, representing the interests of students aspiring to be evaluators and policy makers. This collaboration aims to provide students with a platform to present their research and engage with evaluation experts in the opportunity-rich region of Washington, D.C., thereby serving as a bridge between students, academia and other evaluation and policy agencies/organizations. In this presentation, students from the Organizing Committee discuss lessons learned from DC SCEP’s inaugural conference. Features of the conference include a keynote address, interdisciplinary panel, and about 30 student presentations. We will highlight lessons learned concerning how the conference served to broker knowledge towards its theme, ‘Advancing Social Justice in Evaluation and Policy Integration’ with Consortium graduate students in the region.
Transitioning from School to Work: Preparing Evaluation Students and New Eval...Washington Evaluators
Unlike some professions, there is no single path for making the leap from student to new professional to being an established member of the profession. In large part this is because of the trans-disciplinary nature of evaluation field and the many the broad number of professions and sectors (public, non-profit, private) in which evaluation and social science research skills may be useful. This panel will explore the many approaches used by universities in the Washington, DC area to train graduate and undergraduate students in the field of evaluation, and the transition strategies to help students and new evaluators establish themselves in the evaluation field. The seven distinguished panelists are all associated with Washington Evaluators, and have served in AEA and/or WE leadership positions. Panelists and our Discussant will be asked to address questions such as:
1. In which disciplines/schools at your university would we expect to find courses in evaluation or related to evaluation?
2. What are the components of the evaluation curricula? Do you offer a degree or major field in evaluation?
3. Do you offer hands-on experiences for your students to design and conduct evaluations?
4. Where have your former students worked in the evaluation field, and what kinds of careers have they had?
5. What advice do you have for new evaluators regarding making the shift from school to work in the evaluation field? What types of professional and networking activities would you recommend to further careers in evaluation?
ACT Profile: College and Career Planning Goes SocialGuidedPath
Learning about careers and colleges is crucial for today's students. Even more important for each student is to learn how to find those careers or colleges based on their own personality and interests. Once a career or college is identified, knowing how to manage the planning and application process is key.
The DC Consortium Student Conference on Evaluation and Policy (SCEP) is a collaboration of universities in the District of Columbia, Northern Virginia and Maryland regions, representing the interests of students aspiring to be evaluators and policy makers. This collaboration aims to provide students with a platform to present their research and engage with evaluation experts in the opportunity-rich region of Washington, D.C., thereby serving as a bridge between students, academia and other evaluation and policy agencies/organizations. In this presentation, students from the Organizing Committee discuss lessons learned from DC SCEP’s inaugural conference. Features of the conference include a keynote address, interdisciplinary panel, and about 30 student presentations. We will highlight lessons learned concerning how the conference served to broker knowledge towards its theme, ‘Advancing Social Justice in Evaluation and Policy Integration’ with Consortium graduate students in the region.
Transitioning from School to Work: Preparing Evaluation Students and New Eval...Washington Evaluators
Unlike some professions, there is no single path for making the leap from student to new professional to being an established member of the profession. In large part this is because of the trans-disciplinary nature of evaluation field and the many the broad number of professions and sectors (public, non-profit, private) in which evaluation and social science research skills may be useful. This panel will explore the many approaches used by universities in the Washington, DC area to train graduate and undergraduate students in the field of evaluation, and the transition strategies to help students and new evaluators establish themselves in the evaluation field. The seven distinguished panelists are all associated with Washington Evaluators, and have served in AEA and/or WE leadership positions. Panelists and our Discussant will be asked to address questions such as:
1. In which disciplines/schools at your university would we expect to find courses in evaluation or related to evaluation?
2. What are the components of the evaluation curricula? Do you offer a degree or major field in evaluation?
3. Do you offer hands-on experiences for your students to design and conduct evaluations?
4. Where have your former students worked in the evaluation field, and what kinds of careers have they had?
5. What advice do you have for new evaluators regarding making the shift from school to work in the evaluation field? What types of professional and networking activities would you recommend to further careers in evaluation?
1. GEORGIA MANU1001 Wilson Blvd Apt 1106 Arlington, VA 22209| 201-283-6668 | georgiam@student.fdu.edu
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS
- Fairleigh Dickinson University; Teaneck, NJ — B.A., Criminal Justice
Minor: Computer Science Grad Date: February 2015
- Sichuan University; Chengdu, China — g-MEO
Study Abroad Global Maximum Educational Opportunities | Took Chinese Economy
courses, etc. in American Center on Sichuan University campus Feb 2014- March 2014
- Seton Hall Law — The Summer institute of Pre-Legal studies; Newark, NJ
Residential, skill-building program to replicate challenged of first year of law school | Courses
in legal writing, legal analysis, business law, legal contract review and substantive areas of
Law Summer 2 0 1 2
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT
Program Instructor | Close Up Foundation | Washington, DC —01/2016- 06/2016
Teaching and leading diverse groups of students from schools worldwide through our structured
civic-education curriculum.
Facilitated large group activities such as a mock Congress, aided meetings between students,
senators and elected representatives on Capitol Hill, and constantly stimulated debate and civic
dialogue.
College Division Advisor | g-MEO China | New York, NY — 02/2015-12/20/2015
Managed transport of information between all offices within company, and partner institutions in
United States and China. Created content/design for g-MEO website and all social media sites.
Managed and integrated social media successfully in g-MEO recruitment plan. Assisted COO,
Director and Program Coordinator in Program Development within the United States and China
Legal Intern | Deheng Law Firm | Chengdu, China — 03/2014-07/2014
Prepared and revised contracts between Chinese and American companies by editing content and
language. Conducted research a s necessary to acquire insight and information.
English Teacher | New Oriental Education & Technology Group | Chengdu, China —
02/2014-07/2014 Worked with native Chinese speakers and ESL students teaching critical topic-
approach/rhetorical strategies and share ideas in written form. Prepared and presented lesson
plans and evaluated students performances
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Administrative Associate (Alumni Relations) | FDU | Teaneck, NJ — 09/2010-02/2014
Maintained donor database, created mailing lists, researched prospective donors, handled all
document maintenance including internal documents, spreadsheets, expense reports, general
office coordination & updated database.
Peer Coordinator (Educational Opportunity Fund) | FDU | Teaneck, NJ — Summer 2013
Mentored underclassmen and encouraged motivation by example, utilized persuasive arguments
on topical matters such as time management and taking responsibility, emphasized positive
Concepts of self respect, respect for others, aspirations and high standards for oneself.
SKILLS
- Advanced knowledge in all Microsoft Office Applications, Publisher & Prezi
- HTML, Java, C++, Python, Datatel, English (Native), Twi (Native), Mandarin (Conversational)
- Social Media Interaction & Development (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, WeChat)
