Angelina (Angie) Champagne
Momentum Advocate
Thank you for your interest in my work! In June 2022, I started as the Momentum Advocate at Keuka College to support their Title III initiatives for first-generation and Pell-Grant eligible students during their transition into college. I am graduating this year from the Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration (HESAA) at SUNY College at Buffalo located in Buffalo N.Y. As a student affairs professional, I am determined to serve students of all backgrounds and ensure that they not only have the access to higher education, but that they also have the tools necessary to succeed in higher education and beyond. Throughout this portfolio, you will see the way my leadership experiences and coursework are preparing me to accomplish this goal in my future career.
achampagne@keuka.edu
(585) 645-8158
Graduate Student Experience
The pictures above are from the HESAA welcome back bash. I loved being able to see everyone in-person after a full year of remote classes!
Pictured above is the HESAA program's White Elephant party in 2021. It was a great chance to meet up with my classmates before the winter break!
At the RAD Scholarship fundraiser, we met with HESAA alumni and raised funds for the RAD scholarship. It was great to visit with my classmates and support this foundation!
In graduate school at Buffalo State College, I have been open to additional experiences to make my degree in Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration (HESAA) unique. During my second year in the program, I was a full-time Undergraduate Admissions Advisor for Buffalo State College. I had a caseload of applicants in the Genesee Valley area of New York State. I also traveled to schools in the area for recruitment purposes and supported my caseload of students in this area through the application process and reviewed their applications. About once a week, I served as an “on-call counselor” to triage prospective student, parent, or other phone calls for the office. Another large portion of my duties was to hire, train, and supervise about 30 Admissions Ambassadors to follow all protocols for in-person daily tours and Admissions events.
In the context of COVID-19, my responsibilities as a Graduate Assistant for the Admissions Office had to meet prospective students where they are in virtual environments. To meet this need, I ran virtual events including Virtual Information Sessions along with the “Ask a Bengal” and “Current Student” series to promote the campus. Once we returned to in-person events, I started in my role as an Admissions Advisor in which I trained and supervised new ambassadors to give daily tours and have helped coordinate the ambassador's responsibilities for three Open House events, two SUNY fairs, two Class Visit Programs, and one New York City Bus Trip. I also collaborated with my supervisor and team members to research and develop health and safety protocols for in-person events with the evolving state guidelines in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the summer of 2020, I also participated in the Leadership Development Program (LDP) at Brown University to learn about applying the NASPA/ACPA competencies to Student Affairs work. Taking this course prior to my first semester of graduate school helped me orient myself to the field and establish connections with paraprofessionals and professionals around the country. Working one-on-one with my assigned mentor encouraged me to articulate my goals in the field and figure out ways to achieve those goals. I was able to work with an amazing team of professionals the summer after this program as a Resident Director Intern for the Brown Pre-College program where I held floor meetings each night, served on an on-call rotation, and presented two workshops for the participating high school students.
In the beginning of the Fall 2021 semester, I had the joy of working as an Academic Coach for the Tutoring Services center where I helped students develop time management, organization, reading, and study skills. While I was excited to begin my new position as an Admissions Advisor, I miss meeting with these students individually to improve their skills throughout the semester.
While graduating Summa Cum Laude from Keuka College in Child and Family Studies was an accomplishment, I found that my passion was supporting and advising students at the undergraduate level. In my leadership roles on campus I realized that the undergraduate experience is such a unique and crucial period of development for students. As a first generation college student, I am committed to providing college students with the support they need to achieve their goals and find their passions in college. For an overview of my work and accomplishments, you can access my undergraduate e-portfolio here.
I started tutoring students in my sophomore year. I worked with students one-on-one and in larger group review sessions in Statistics for Social Sciences and Introduction to Human Lifespan Development. In this role, I learned the importance of meeting students where they are. I supported students by analyzing their current studying patterns with them and worked together to develop a study plan for any upcoming exams or assignments.
In my role as a mentor for the Relate Living Learning Community, I supported a select group of students in their transition into college. With other mentors, we facilitated group activities that were developmentally appropriate for this group, promoted academic curiosity, and encouraged inward reflection of the first-year students to find the intrinsic motivation to succeed in college. In our weekly family-style dinners, it was easy to tell that the students were experiencing a sense of belonging and the support they needed to feel the self-efficacy and confidence to get involved in experiences in and outside of the classroom.
As the president of a club called the Behavioral Science Association (BSA) on campus, I worked with peers and underclassmen from across majors to talk about human behavior. In a senior status, I also worked with underclassmen to develop their e-portfolios, support them in their pursuit of graduate school, and answered questions about certain classes they were taking.
Finally, in my last Field Period experience, I was tasked with working with student affairs professionals to coordinate the Alternative Spring Break trip to Puerto Rico to lead an interfaith program based in community service. While we were not able to travel to Puerto Rico in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, I did work with other functional areas across the college to start a “Real Wolves Still Wear Green” campaign to promote a sense of belonging to the campus community during a virtual class experience. Not only did I learn how to be flexible, but I also learned the importance of working with multiple departments to coordinate large-scale events, especially in a virtual environment. The work I accomplished in this experience resulted in my receipt of the Field Period & Experiential Learner of the Year award, awarded to one first year and one upperclassmen student each year. I have been the only student in the college's history to receive this award as a first-year student and as an upperclassmen student. I am very excited to return to my alma mater to support this student population and become part of the Keuka College community once more.
Click the link above to view my undergraduate e-portfolio!
You can view my Field Period experiences by clicking the linked photo above.
Use the link above to view the extra-curricular experiences that contributed to my undergraduate success.
To view my experience as the president of the Behavioral Science Association, click the link above.