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Role
Peer Mentorship
Creative Marketing
Live Event Operation
Time Frame
January-September 2023
Nine Months
Teams
Summer 2023 First-Year Orientation Advisor (OA)
Social Media Committee Member
UT College of Fine Arts Peer Advisor
Experience Summary
During the 2023 Spring and Summer semesters, I trained and served as an Orientation Advisor (OA) for the Department of Arts and Entertainment Technologies (AET). Working alongside Academic Advisors, I met one-on-one with over 120 incoming Freshmen and Transfer AET students, ensuring a supportive transition to UT Austin. In addition, I co-led meetings and activities in groups of 20-40 students across UT's many colleges, including Fine Arts, Architecture, and Natural Sciences. A part of the OA Social Media Committee, I utilized my creativity and technical skills to design and edit entertaining short-form video content (Instagram Reels) for @UTOrientation social media pages, reaching 26.3K views on Instagram in one video. To finally welcome the incoming Class of 2027, I assisted in the operations of "Gone to Texas" live event.
Scope
Over the summer, UT New Student Services (NSS) hosted eight total weeks of Freshmen and Transfer Orientation, which consisted of in-person activities and advising different incoming students each week.
OAs were paired and assigned a group of student to lead each week. For each group meeting, we facilitated "Icebreaker" activities among students, presented information about orientation events and tips, and conducted a full tour of UT campus.
Within the AET Department, I met with incoming AET students one-on-one as a peer advisor to review the course scheduling process and address any questions and concerns. For each student, I followed up with meeting notes and resources to ensure class registration success.
Campus Tour
Group Pictures
Deliverables
In Co-OA teams, we collaborated on creating presentations, facilitating scheduled orientation functions, and planning for three group meetings each week.
Co-OA Team: Kel Shang & Yadel Estrada
Meeting #1 Presentation Template created by Portopath Studios on Canva
Working alongside two Academic Advisors in the Arts and Entertainment Technologies (AET) Department, I designed an educational and engaging snapshot presentation on navigating the AET degree plan and course scheduling system
OA Social Media Committee
Working with two other OAs, we produced three short-form video content deliverables over June and July 2023. I collaborated with my group to create "Day in the Life of Bevo" Reel, animating a typical daily routine for UT students on campus. We filmed video components across campus locations, including inside a gym, library, classroom, and common areas. Using the footage, I composed and sequenced simple illustrations to accompany the video to draw further engagement.
"Day in the Life of Bevo" Reel
Day in the Life of Bevo CROPPED.mp4Contributors: Kel Shang, Ethan Nguyen, Kate Ivie
Initial demonstration of our video content ideation created during OA Training (May 2023)
OA Training Reel.mp4Illustrated and edited using Procreate
Class of 2027 "Gone to Texas" Live Event Production
At the conclusion of Summer Orientation, a group of 20-30 OAs worked the operations of the live event, which consisted of
A ceremony of all colleges representing UT Austin
Speeches from university leadership
A fireworks and lighting show for the incoming class audience
At the event, I co-represented the College of Fine Arts, ushering students to assigned sections, and communicated up inside the UT Tower, coordinating the reveal of the '27' light formation on Floor 17.
"Gone to Texas" Event.MP4
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