Briggs, Jennie
 
Department:
Title: Director - Equity in Education
Office: LC405B
Email: jennie.briggs@uvu.edu
Phone: 801-863-8498
Fax: 801-863-7041
Mail Code: 139

EDUCATION

               Utah Valley University                       Orem, UT                               1995-2006

·         Bachelor of Science

·         Integrated Studies with emphases in Outdoor Leadership and Physical Education, April 2006

·         Service Learning Distinction

·         Associate in Arts

·         Physical Education, August 2002

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

               

                Equity in Education Center          Orem, UT                           July 2008-Present

                Director

Utah Valley University

·         Plan, market, implement and evaluate the Expanding Your Horizons National Conference held annually at Utah Valley University.

·         Plan, market, implement and evaluate the Empowering Your Tomorrow Conference held annually at Utah Valley University.

·         Plan, market, implement and evaluate the Clothesline Project; a violence awareness and prevention program held every April and October at Utah Valley University. 

·         Give presentations from the MECCA (Making Equity Count for Classroom Achievement) Curriculum. Topics include gender equity, cultural diversity, communication, media influence, critical thinking, self-reliance, sexual harassment, and more. Present to K-12 teachers, Jr. High & High School classes, college classes, and community groups.

·         Manage the Equity Center’s budgets.

·         Recruit, hire, train and supervise Work Study students and Interns.

·         Recruit, train and supervise volunteers for all Equity Center events.

·         Market the Equity Center’s resources.

·         Manage the Equity Center’s Resource Library.

·         Maintain the Equity Center’s files.

·         Serve on Utah Valley University and community committees.

 

Equity in Education Center          Orem, UT                           June 2006-July 2008

Equity Center Specialist

Utah Valley University

·         Trained the interim director in all aspects of the Equity Center (Oct 07-April 08).

·         Planned, implemented and evaluated the Expanding Your Horizons Conference.

·         Planned, implemented and evaluated the Empowering Your Tomorrow Conference.

·         Planned, implemented and evaluated the Clothesline Project.

·         Gave presentations from the MECCA Curriculum.

·         Recruited, trained and supervised volunteers for all Equity Center events.

·         Marketed the Equity Center’s resources.

·         Managed the Equity Center’s Resource Library.

·         Maintained the Equity Center’s files.

·         Assisted the Women’s Resource Center with new client intake interviews, creating and managing financial reports, data entry, recordkeeping, filing and creating documents.

·         Served on Utah Valley University and community committees.

 

Equity in Education Center          Orem, UT                           January 2006-June 2006

Equity Center Intern

Utah Valley University

·         Assisted the director with the Expanding Your Horizons conference.

·         Assisted the director with the Clothesline Project.

·         Gave presentations from the MECCA Curriculum.

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