Faith Renee' Spells, BS, MBA, MHR

Director of Institutional Effectiveness at Denmark Technical College
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Columbia, South Carolina Metropolitan Area

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Experience

    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Director of Institutional Effectiveness
      • Aug 2022 - Present

    • Registrar
      • Apr 2021 - Aug 2022

    • Education Administration Programs
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Senior Registrar/HR Coordinator
      • 2019 - Apr 2021

      Senior Registrar/HR Coordinator Education Affiliates - Columbia, SC 2019 to Present Plans, implements, administers and evaluates all functions and services of the Registrar’s Office including procedures, processes and computer systems; develops and modifies procedures/systems in accordance with institutional needs and objectives. Supervises and evaluates all functions and services of the Academic Support Staff and Office including procedures and processes. Assist in the evaluation and entry of transfer credits in a timely manner. Responsible for all on-site Human Resources and payroll functions. Maintains and process all hiring on site, via ADP or Indeed. Process payroll bi-monthly, via ADP. Ensures that discrimination of any kind is not supported or nurtured and shall take actions to support acceptance and tolerance. Show less

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Career Pathways Initiative (CPI) Career Counselor
      • Sep 2018 - Aug 2019

      Career Pathways CounselorWorking collaboratively with professional advisors, the Freshman College, and the academic departments, the Career Counselor ensures that each student receives appropriate career assessment, job-skills coaching and job networking skills to prepare them for internships, other experiential learning opportunities, and employment upon graduation.• Assist students with creating their Handshake and LinkedIn accounts• Provides assessment of work interests, soft skills, interview readiness, elevator pitch and preparedness for internships/volunteer services• Provides insight and support in upcoming internship opportunities• In concert with the coordinator of experiential learning, responsible for seeking and assisting students with internships, study abroad opportunities, co-ops, service learning, and undergraduate research, and graduate school placement.• Working with the academic departments and professional academic advisors, the Career Counselor will help students evaluate their competitiveness for the job market and conduct career education classes, workshops, seminars and other presentations to enhance students’ soft skills.• Highlights: secured the prestigious ESU Luard Morse study abroad opportunity for a student at Claflin University. Student was also awarded $25,000 total in scholarships for this opportunity. The selected student is the first student ever from the University.Assisted with securing a job placement opportunity for a graduating senior, with Amazon. Student will be grossing a minimum of $40,000.A total of 10 students that were assisted with their resumes, interview preparations and other supporting documents has been awarded internship opportunities for the summer. Show less

    • Enrollment Officer for Online Programs/Assistant to the Online Director/Advisor/Admissions
      • Jun 2014 - Sep 2018

      Coordinate all Admissions and administrative responsibilities within the Online Department for accuracy of data reporting and departmental audit sessions; while ensuring that all deadlines were met and that the quality of work and/or service delivery is at maximum level, with the least amount of exposure to error or misinformation.• Downloading and inputting student’s applications• Generating reports pertaining to student data• Serves as the liaison between the student and various offices/professors• Manage the Programs of Study for the Online Students (advising) • Process registration duties (scheduling/drop and add/ withdrawals)• Provide assistance with student’s assignments and maneuvering through Moodle or their courses• Assist with managing the attendance of students for reporting purposes• Provide reporting on the number of applicants, accepted students, and accepted student’s demographics• Assist the online professors with reaching out to students due to lack of participation or submitting assignments• Provide accurate information pertaining to the student • Transfer all transferrable credits for the CPCS students• Assist w/the substitution of course equivalencies in Jenzabar EX systems• Maintain accuracy of accreditation of all transferrable colleges/universities• Provide feedback to student’s inquiries and concerns in a timely manner• Electronically and manually provide students with letters of acknowledgement and acceptance for the semester of choice Show less

    • Transcript Evaluator/Course Evaluator
      • Mar 2013 - Jun 2014

      Provides assistance to Transfer Students by implementing transcript evaluations; as well as assisting with course substitutions. Provides feedback to departmental deans and chairs as it relates to a student’s academic progress. Assist with senior audits for potential graduates and all other duties deemed necessary by the department’s supervisor.

    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Administrative Specialist II/Admissions
      • Jul 2005 - Feb 2013

      Coordinate all administrative responsibilities within the Admissions Office (Enrollment Management and Registrar Services Department) for accuracy of data reporting and departmental audit sessions; while ensuring that all deadlines were met and that the quality of work and/or service delivery is at maximum level, with the least amount of exposure to error or misinformation. • Improved the functions of the Admissions Office, in collaborations with the Financial Aid Office, this allows a more consistent Communications Management process for a student's matriculation at the college • Provide transcript evaluation and input for all transfer students (04/26/11-current) • Identify accreditation for Colleges/Universities (brick and mortar and online) • Identify accreditation for online entities of those offering High School Diploma’s • Serve in the capacity of the College for the following: ACG Scholarship Coordinator, Residency Officer, Readmission Officer, Transfer Student Coordinator, International Student Coordinator, WIA Student Coordinator, and Transient Student Coordinator • Assist with the selection of PN students for each academic year • Implement technology based responses to students via the College’s online application electronic responses, emails, Facebook, and Twitter • Assist with the drafting of the Community Base Job Training (CBJT) and Talent Search (TSG) Grants • Named SCTEA Administrator of the Year 09-10- Staff Show less

    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Computer Specialist (Office Manager) - NYSP Program (Summer Employment)
      • Jun 2003 - Jul 2005

      Planned, organized and directed all office management duties that were required by the program for accuracy in reporting to the governmental bodies of the program. • Instrumental in updating/revising lesson plans for the Educational and Sports related entities of the program • Instrumental for inputting of student’s information in the reporting system, as well as adhering to all guidelines set forth with accuracy and efficiency • Initiated a comprehensible system of filing all participants applications, pertinent information and medical forms in a chronological and alphabetical order • Instrumental in assisting with the written submittals to headquarters of the National Youth Sports Program Show less

Education

  • Jones International University
    Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), Adult and Continuing Education Administration
    2010 - 2011
  • Colorado Technical University
    Master's degree, Human Resources Management and Services
    2009 - 2010
  • Colorado Technical University
    Executive MBA, Business Administration and Management, General
    2006 - 2008
  • Voorhees College
    Bachelor's degree, Computer Science
    1999 - 2003

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