March 31, 2014

SLudenL uevelopmenL orLfollo CommlLLee

SeaLLle unlverslLy

uear orLfollo CommlLLee:

lL ls my dlsLlncL pleasure Lo wrlLe Lhls leLLer of recommendaLlon for Anna 8enzeLLl. My name ls Megan
Spauldlng and l'm Lhe Manager of LxperlenLlal rograms ln Lhe Albers lacemenL CenLer aL SeaLLle
unlverslLy. l have served as a supervlsor for Anna slnce lall 2013 ln her role as CraduaLe AsslsLanL aL Lhe
Albers lacemenL CenLer. uurlng Lhls Llme l have been conLlnually lmpressed wlLh Anna's sLrengLhs ln
worklng wlLh sLudenLs, her creaLlvlLy, and her passlon for Lhe fleld of SLudenL Affalrs. 8ecause of Lhese
characLerlsLlcs, l flrmly belleve LhaL Anna promlses Lo be an ouLsLandlng conLrlbuLor Lo Lhe SLudenL
Affalrs professlon.

ln her CraduaLe AsslsLanL role wlLh our offlce, probably abouL 73 of Anna's Llme ls spenL meeLlng wlLh
sLudenLs. She helps undergraduaLes by revlewlng Lhelr resumes, provldlng feedback on cover leLLers,
helplng Lhem prepare for lnLervlews and glvlng advlce on general career exploraLlon. Anna has a naLural
knack for worklng one-on-one wlLh sLudenLs. She demonsLraLes empaLhy, compasslon, and warmLh.
She ls exLremely personable and l have observed LhaL sLudenLs feel comforLable lnLeracLlng wlLh her.
She also has an lnfecLlous enLhuslasm whlch helps sLudenLs feel more confldenL and less lnLlmldaLed by
Lhe [ob/lnLernshlp search process. Anna deflnlLely lncorporaLes Lhe phllosophy of challenge and supporL
wlLh sLudenLs by helplng Lhem Lo feel good abouL Lhelr sLrengLhs whlle also encouraglng Lhem Lo go
beyond sLaLus quo and presenL Lhemselves ln Lhe besL posslble way Lo Lhe professlonal world. She
shows a genulne care and lnLeresL ln Lhelr llves and sLudenLs are drawn Lo her. Anna works so naLurally
well wlLh sLudenLs LhaL l barely had Lo do any Lralnlng wlLh her when she came ln Lo Lhe poslLlon. l know
LhaL whaLever opporLunlLles Anna decldes Lo pursue ln SLudenL Affalrs, she wlll make a poslLlve lmpacL
on sLudenLs.

Cne of Lhe aspecLs LhaL our deparLmenL has really beneflLed from havlng Anna on Lhe Leam ls her
creaLlvlLy. Anna helps us Lhlnk ouLslde Lhe box when worklng on markeLlng or plannlng evenLs. She
brlngs a fresh perspecLlve Lo our pro[ecLs and servlces. l belleve Lhls mosLly comes from Anna's breadLh
and varleLy of experlence. She has worked for a number of dlfferenL organlzaLlons and ln a varleLy of
roles before even enLerlng Lhe sLudenL affalrs professlon. And even wlLhln sLudenL affalrs, Anna has had
experlence ln Lhe 4-year unlverslLy envlronmenL and also ln Lhe communlLy college envlronmenL. She
has a unlque ablllLy Lo see Lhlngs from a varleLy of perspecLlves and angles. Anna's creaLlvlLy and her
breadLh of experlence wlll be an asseL for any Leam or deparLmenL of whlch she ls a parL of.

Anna clearly has a passlon for Lhe fleld of SLudenL Affalrs. ln my observaLlons and conversaLlons wlLh
her l see LhaL Anna ls lnLenLlonal abouL lnLegraLlng whaL she's learned ln Lhe classroom lnLo her work
wlLh sLudenLs. Anna ls very LhoughLful abouL meeLlng sLudenLs where Lhey are and Lruly wanLs Lo help
Lhem and make a poslLlve lmpacL on Lhelr llves. We Lalk ofLen abouL whaL Anna ls learnlng ln her classes
because l came from a slmllar graduaLe program. She ls always so exclLed abouL whaL she's learnlng
abouL herself, sLudenL developmenL, Lrends ln Lhe lndusLry, and how all LhaL ls lncorporaLed lnLo her
personal sLudenL affalrs phllosophy. Anna has a genulne exclLemenL for SLudenL Affalrs. 1he fleld ls
deflnlLely golng Lo beneflL from her energy and auLhenLlclLy when she enLers Lhe professlon on a full-
Llme basls.
l feel honored LhaL l've goLLen Lo work wlLh and supervlse Anna Lhls academlc year. Cur Leam ls
deflnlLely golng Lo mlss her when she graduaLes and Lhe nexL graduaLe asslsLanL has blg shoes Lo flll. l
am exLremely confldenL LhaL Anna wlll be an lncredlble SLudenL Affalrs professlonal and l look forward
Lo seelng all LhaL she accompllshes. lf you have any quesLlons or need any more lnformaLlon from me,
please don'L heslLaLe Lo conLacL me. 1hanks for your Llme and conslderaLlon.

Slncerely,

Megan Spauldlng
Manager of LxperlenLlal rograms
Albers lacemenL CenLer-SeaLLle unlverslLy
206-293-6337
Spauldl1[seaLLleu.edu