JESSICA OLSHEFSKI

236 Moose Village Drive, Apt. 23, Cullowhee, NC, 28723 · 828-443-8791
Olshefski94@gmail.com · www.linkedin.com/in/jesslynneolshefski ·
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EDUCATION
AUGUST 2016- MAY 2018
MASTER OF EDUCATION, HIGHER EDUCATION & STUDENT AFFAIRS
WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY
AUGUST 2012- MAY 2016
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, PSYCHOLOGY
WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY

EXPERIENCE

AUGUST 2017- MAY 2018

GRADUATE ASSISTANT
WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY, CENTER FOR SERVICE LEARNING

❖ Managed all major logistics for the growing minds farm to school program.
❖ Served as a resource for fellows and volunteers of the growing minds farm to
school program.
❖ Assisted and participated in the activities and events associated with the growing
minds farm to school program.
❖ Assisted and participated in the alternative Fall & Spring break projects.
❖ Assisted and participated with major service events.
❖ Coordinated hunger and homelessness awareness week.
❖ Assisted and served as a member of the scholarship & award committee

MAY 2017- JULY 2017

GRADUATE INTERN
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA ASHEVILLE, CAMPUS
UNIVERSITY CENTER

❖ Applied Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS)

standards to union operations and student activities.
❖ Researched, benchmarked, and developed a proposed program built around a
student engagement platform to engage UNCA’s students during the first weeks of
classes.
❖ Researched reservation policies and procedures for COPLAC, UNC system, in
order to make recommendations and updates for UNCA’s guidelines.
❖ Made recommendations for UNCA’s pricing structure, reservation policies and
procedures.
 JANUARY 2017- MAY 2017
GRADUATE INTERN
WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY, GREEK STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
& DEVELOPMENT

❖ Planned and implemented leadership development and chapter management

educational programs for fraternities and sororities.
❖ Contributed to the planning, implementation, and assessment of spring leadership
experience at the Association of Fraternal Leadership & Values (AFLV)
Conference.
❖ Contributed to the overall functions and programs of the Department of Greek
Student Engagement and Development, including but not limited to Spring
Recruitment, Greek Week, and the Annual Awards Ceremony.

AUGUST 2016- MAY 2017

GRADUATE ASSISTANT
WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY, CAMPUS RECREATION &
WELLNESS

❖ Designed spread sheets in order to provide structure to the activities and programs
related to the facility.
❖ Designed marketing tools for events and programs coordinated by the
department.
❖ Created marketing events that promoted wellness within the campus community.
❖ Led tours of the facility.
❖ Organized facility equipment.
❖ Organized patron’s information, corresponded with patrons, ran equipment check
out system.
❖ Created a new customer service plan for workers.

ACTIVITIES

JANUARY 2013- MAY 2016

MEMBER OF PHI MU FRATERNITY
WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY

❖ Social Chair Leader

❖ Apparel Chair Leader

SEPTEMBER 2015- DECEMBER 2015

VOLUNTEER
FULL SPECTRUM FARMS

❖ Worked one on one with clients on the Autistic Spectrum of all ages.
❖ Managed the business website & designed promotional tools such as flyers, event
planning and managing.
❖ Assisted with grounds keeping.

2
SKILLS

❖ Microsoft Word (styles, templates, ❖ Leadership

version control) ❖ Project
❖ Microsoft Excel (macros, pivot tables, Management
data visualization) ❖ Adobe Photoshop
❖ Microsoft Powerpoint ❖ Problem Solving
❖ Creativity

CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS

FEBRUARY 2017
ATTENDED
AFLV CONFERENCE (ASSOCIATION OF FRATERNAL LEADERSHIP &
VALUES)

❖ Attended Leadership Workshops

❖ Attended Graduate Assistant Workshops
❖ Attended Diversity Keynote

MAY 2017
ATTENDED
NC DRIVE- IN

❖ Attended Leadership Workshop

❖ Attended Social Justice Workshop

JUNE 2017
ATTENDED
FRATERNITY & SORORITY LIFE SUMMIT OF THE CAROLINAS

❖ Attended Graduate & New Professional Roundtable

❖ Attended Retreat Programming Workshop