Amanda Wesche

She/Her/Hers | La Crosse, WI | akwesche@gmail.com | 816 507 6224

Education
University of Wisconsin – La Crosse, La Crosse, WI
Master of Science in Education, May 2022
Student Affairs Administration
GPA: 3.8/4.0

Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL

Bachelor of Arts, May 2020
Major: Sociology & Gender Studies
GPA: 3.6/4.0

Student Affairs Experience

Pride Center, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
Graduate Assistant, August 2020 – Present
▪ Develop and co-facilitate LGBTQ+ student staff recruitment, training, and end-of-year evaluations
▪ Coordinate Pride Center training and large-scale programming events (ally workshops, panels, National
Coming Out Day, Transgender Day of Remembrance, involvement fest, etc)
▪ Co-advise the two student organizations, Rainbow Unity and Transform; demonstrating strategies for successful
programming
▪ Complete departmental mid-year and end-of-year annual reports
▪ Update and monitor the Center’s social media accounts, website, and discord

Leadership & Involvement Center - Campus Food Pantry. University of Wisconsin – La Crosse
Practicum Student, September - December 2021
▪ Implemented two mobile food pantries on campus, conducted surveys at the beginning and end of campus
▪ Marketed and collected items for the Campus Food Pantry
▪ Organized, publicized, and facilitated the Oxfam Hunger Banquet on campus

Office of Multicultural Student Services, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

Academic Success Institute Graduate Intern, June - July 2021
▪ Researched and planned weekly skill-building workshops for students
▪ Tutored 8 sociology students and designed bi-weekly review session for an introduction to sociology
course
▪ Evaluated and completed bi-weekly reports on students’ progress and attendance, updating program
director on students of concern

Office of Multifaith Engagement, Illinois Wesleyan University

Multifaith Ambassador, August 2018 – April 2020
▪ Developed opportunities for interfaith dialogue across campus, including the coordination of weekly
discussions among students, faculty, and staff
▪ Marketed and maintained the Multifaith Meditation Room, establishing a weekly self-care program
▪ Attended the Parliament of Worlds’ Religions in Toronto, Canada in November 2018

Office of Residential Life, Illinois Wesleyan University

Residential Community Advisor, August 2017 – April 2020
▪ Assisted and supported residential advisors (RAs), 7 hall council students, and desk attendants
▪ Organized recognition events and semesterly training sessions with professional staff for RAs
▪ Established and maintained a positive community and residential environment for first-year students (2 years)
and returning students (1 year)

Leadership & Involvement

Assessment Committee, Division of Diversity & Inclusion: Member (February 2021 - Present)
Consortium of Higher Education: Member (August 2021-Present)
Sexual Assault Taskforce: Student Representative (August 2018 – May 2020)
Council for Inclusion and Awareness: Student Representative (August 2018 - May 2020)

Presentations
TEDxIWU, March 2019
Excellent Mistakes: Failure Doesn’t Have to be a Learning Moment