Travis Heath Olson
tolson5@luc.edu 1329 W Thorndale
651.343.5484 Chicago, IL 60660
EXPERIENCE
Orientation Team Leader, Loyola University Chicago Office of First-Year Experience April 2011 - Present
Selected from over 150 applicants to mentor incoming first-year students during and after their two-day orientation experiences.
Work with 47 team members to plan and execute fourteen orientations over three months.
• Facilitated team building activities, Q&A sessions and discussion for groups of six to twelve students.
• Selected to give two presentations on student activities and campus resources for transfer students.
• Recognized by supervisors for exceeding expectations and embodying the values of the University.
ePortfolio Peer Mentor, Loyola University Chicago Center for Experiential Learning August 2010 - Present
Provide excellent customer service to students and faculty members during walk-in hours, along with extensive administrative
support to program coordinators.
• Work independently on projects of importance, such as data analysis and report design for Center initiatives.
• Support the ePortfolio Program through maintaining the initiative’s website and email account, delivering inperson training,
and designing various user guides.
• Trusted to give input during searches for new staff members, including future supervisor.
Caller, Loyola University Chicago Phonathon January 2010 - May 2010
Engaged alumni, past and current parents, and friends of the University in dialogues about their life experiences during and after Loyola.
As part of an enthusiastic team, helped raise several thousand dollars in pledges for the university each week.
• Built relationships with alumni through effectively communicating the school’s current goals and vision.
• Kept extensive knowledge of the university, including information about specific schools and programs for both
undergrad and graduate students.
EDUCATION
Loyola University Chicago; Chicago, IL May 2013
Interdisciplinary Honors Program, Departmental Honors, Double Major in Sociology and Environmental Studies
• Four consecutive semesters on the Dean’s List with a GPA of 3.79
COMMUNITY AND CO-CURRICULAR
Student Affairs Student Representative, Loyola University Chicago Board of Trustees June 2011 - Present
Serve the president of the student government by representing students at monthly board of trustee meetings.
• Regularly research and present on student needs concerning on-campus housing, student organizations and other
student affairs topics through interviewing and surveying various student populations.
Vice President, Loyola University Chicago Advocate December 2010 - Present
Lead a group of over 50 students at weekly meetings. Plan events that promote tolerance, diversity and the Jesuit mission of
the University while drawing over 400 students participants.
• Regularly write grant applications in order to secure funding for events while maintaining a budget of over $3,000.
• Responsible for managing and delegating tasks to eight other executive board members and communicating with
our staff mentor on a regular basis.
• Work with clergy, university administrators and staff, alumni, students and parents, and community partners on
issues of importance, such as gender-neutral spaces, LGBTQA inclusion and safe-space training.
President, Highland Park Senior High Student Council; Saint Paul, MN September 2005 - May 2009
Served as treasurer for two years and president for one. Worked with students, staff and administration to ensure that the
student body’s needs were addressed and that the school was engaged in the local community.
• Successfully raised several thousand dollars annually for charities such as the Muscular Dystrophy Association,
Invisible Children, the American Cancer Society and local battered women’s shelters.
• Developed a fair, engaging and democratic procedure for electing student representatives who were previous
chosen by school faculty.
• Broadened public speaking skills through regularly addressing a student body of over 2,000 individuals
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