{"id":757,"date":"2005-05-20T20:12:59","date_gmt":"2005-05-21T03:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arturopelayo.com\/?p=757"},"modified":"2016-04-13T20:57:40","modified_gmt":"2016-04-14T03:57:40","slug":"lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arturopelayo.com\/?p=757","title":{"rendered":"Campus Leadership at Western Illinois University"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px;\">2004-2005: <strong>President, International Friendship Club (IFC).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px;\">Secured <strong>$800,000<\/strong> in funding from the Board of Trustees for the purchase of the first-ever International House. The House opened in August 2007.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Participated in the planning meetings of the creation of the Multicultural Center. It opened in August 2010 and its the new home of IFC.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px;\">Achieved the incorporation of the largest Student Organization <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px;\">in Campus into the Student Services Division.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px;\">Accomplished the appointment of an Administrative Advisor, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px;\">two full time Graduate Assistants. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px;\">Implemented a Structural and Philosophical change in the <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px;\">Organization, moving from a Vertical to a Horizontal model<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px;\">Developed an Institutional Image Strategy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px;\">Ensured increased funding for the fulfillment of the IFC Mission.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px;\">Designed &amp; implemented a strategy to revise the IFC Constitution <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px;\">that was 4 years outdated. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px;\">Streamlined the Data Management System &amp; implemented a <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px;\">Backup System. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px;\">Proposed more than 24 initiatives in the University-wide.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px;\">Enhanced minority group leadership development &amp; representation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2004 &#8211; 2005: \u00a0 Office of Affirmative Action &amp; Office of Student Activities.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Trainer for GLBT Safe Space Program.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2003 &#8211; 2004: <strong>Vice President, International Friendship Club (IFC).<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px;\">Consolidated the Public Relations Group and integrated a <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px;\">Webmaster position.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px;\">Streamlined Electronic and Printed Media Development and its d<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px;\">istribution.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2002 &#8211; 2003: <strong>Public Relations, International Friendship Club (IFC).<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px;\">Implemented a Website for the first time in the organization&#8217;s history.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px;\">2003 &#8211; 2005:<strong> University Appointed Organizations:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px;\">Quality of Life Committee.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px;\">WIU Strategic Plan: Student Life Implementation Team.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px;\">Grade Appeal Committee<\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2002: \u00a0 \u00a0Department of Physics.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px;\">Volunteer at <\/span><\/span>Science Week After-School Outreach Program at Macomb Area Schools.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2001 &#8211; 2004: \u00a0 \u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px;\">US Department of Education&#8217;s International Education Week: Cultural Awareness Visitation Program.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px;\">Volunteer for g<\/span>reater Macomb Area Elementary Schools.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My seven years at Western during my Bachelor and Master&#8217;s I heavily invested in my passion: interconnecting people. 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