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The Ferrera/Pytlewski ticket is
dedicated to enhancing the student
experience at The Pennsylvania State
University. We have unyielding passion for
the Commonwealth Campus System andthe outcomes it produces. We promise to
work tirelessly to better all campuses and
increase student success.
Mission Statement
Paul Ferrera
Jeffrey Pytlewski
Presidential Candidate
Vice-Presidential Candidate
Penn State Eries School of Engineering
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Table of Contents
Mission Statement..1
Table of Contents....2
Opening Message.3
Organizational Goals. 3
Transparency....3
Regional Meetings..3
Student Needs Survey......4
Relationships that Matter5
UFS/ACUE.5
UPUA5
Central Staff..6
The Committees...6
Academic Affairs7, 8
Student Affairs....9
Governmental Affairs....10
Student Life....11, 12
THON......12
Caucuses13
Geography...13
Commonalities..14
Closing Message....14
Showcause Budget15
Resumes.16, 17
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Opening Message
As a community, Penn State has been
through a very challenging time this past year.
Even through these times, students have
remained strong and have held true to the Penn
State principals. Additionally, major decreases in
state support are forcing University leaders tomake difficult decisions. In times like these, it is
imperative to have strong student leaders to
represent YOUR voice to the administration. We
have 5 years of combined student government
experience; we have worked and established
working relationships with numerous University
Vice-Presidents, Deans, and faculty leaders; and
we have fought tirelessly in the past for initiativesin which we believe.
Below, we have laid out our ideas, thoughts,
and goals for CCSG. We encourage you to read
them thoroughly, think about them critically, and
engage in a conversation about the direction we
hope to take the organization.
Transparency
Transparency seems to be an over
used term today, but the Ferrera/Pytlewski
ticket believes transparent communication
can increase accountability and decrease
misunderstandings among colleagues. We
are dedicated to assuring all actions takenand decisions made are arrived at through
open and honest discussions. As such, we
would commit to working with all campus
presidents to find the most effective and
efficient ways we could communicate.
YOU, students at the campuses, are the
ones who face problems at your campuses
every day. We need to hear from you torepresent you. This is why the
Ferrera/Pytlewski ticket understands and
values open and transparent
communication.
Regional Meetings
This past year, user the leadership of the
Peter Khoury, Justin Cortes, and HazletonPresident Zena Lewoc, CCSG held the first ever
Council weekend at a commonwealth campus.
The weekend went off without a hitch and was
an amazing
opportunity for
CCSG members to
visit a campus
other than
University Park.
Although holding
Council weekends
at commonwealth
campuses requires
additional
planning and extra
travel, the
Ferrera/Pytlewski ticket believes the value
produced is worth the work. Our
commonwealth boasts 19 beautiful campuses,with each being distinct in its own way. The
Ferrera/Pytlewski believes that having CCSG
members experience different campus
environments can
lead to a greater
understanding of
issues facing other
students. This is
why the
Ferrera/Pytlewskiticket would
pledge to continue
the new tradition
to Council
weekends at
campus locations.
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Student Needs
Survey
Assuring CCSG
reaches out to all
constituentsThe Ferrera/Pytlewski ticket believes it is greatly
important to reach out to students in order to assess the
needs of the Commonwealth as quickly and effectively as
possible. Our administration wishes to solve as many studentproblems as possible, but the only way to address these
problems is to reach out to all students on all campuses. This
would be accomplished through a comprehensive student
needs survey.
While on the executive board of Penn State Altoona
student government in Fall 2010, Ferrera implemented this
form of survey as one of student government's first initiatives
in the academic year. Ferrera tasked each student
government member to go out into campus community andask ten fellow students what issues they have with the
campus or the university as a whole. The rationale for
administering the survey was simple; all student government
representatives are elected to represent their constituents and
the easiest way to gauge those students interests is to speak
to them directly. After the survey was completed, Ferrera
then compiled these results and shared student government's
finding with Altoona's Director of student affairs and
Chancellor. Working with the campus administration,
Student government then used these results to enact changein the upcoming year.
The Ferrera/Pytlewski ticket believes that if every
campus participated in this survey, we would be able to
compile a comprehensive report that outlines the most
common problems students have across the commonwealth.
We would then be able to present these results to central
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Relationships that
Matter
Assuring CCSG can
execute its goals
The University Faculty Senate (UFS) is the
representative body of the faculty of The Pennsylvania State
University. UFS has the jurisdiction to modify all academic
policies of the University and create new policies when
needed. In addition, the Administrative Council onUndergraduate Education (ACUE) works with University
Faculty Senate to create policies and procedures to carry out
University Faculty Senate's policies. These two bodies make
changes every year that affect every student, in every college,
at every campus. An integral understanding of the way these
bodies work, as well as relationships with the people who lead
them, is imperative in assuring the interests of
commonwealth students are represented when major policy
changes occur.
As academic affairs director, Ferrera is a member ACUE
and has been a vocal advocate for commonwealth interests.
When a roadblock came up in the implementation of online
registration for minors, Ferrera spoke out and assured that
the online system came to fruition. Additionally Ferrera has
had the opportunity to work with many faculty senators
through ACUE, the University Advisory Council, and other
University committees. Through these engagements, Ferrera
has established working relationships with key administrators
and faculty members who play large roles in the shaping ofacademic policy at this University. This will assure that under
the Ferrera/Pytlewski administration your voice is heard when
any major changes regarding academic policy are made with in
this University.
University Faculty Senate/AdministrativeCouncil on Undergraduate Education
University Park Undergraduate Association
The University Park Undergraduate Association is the
student government body that represents undergraduate
students at the University Park campus. Many CentralStaffers sit on committees with UPUA members and work
with them on various initiatives. Ferrera and Pytlewski have
seen positive outcomes emerge from UPUA and CCSG working
together and plan to continue to foster a strong relationship
with UPUA. Ferrera and Pytlewski have both worked with
UPUA leaders in the past and are committed to working
towards common goals with UPUA in the future.
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CCSG Central Staff is the main link between
campus student leaders and central administrators at
University Park. Central Staff is composed of current
University Park students, all of whom previously
attended a Commonwealth Campus. Although Central
Staffers no longer reside at a Commonwealth Campus,
they are all passionate about the campus from whichthey came and are dedicated to bettering the
Commonwealth Campus System. The Central Staff is
comprised of an Executive Board, Committee Directors
and Associate Directors, Caucus Directors and
Department Directors. Ferrera and Pytlewski see
Central Staff as a team to dedicated to enhancing the
student experience at the Commonwealth Campuses. As
a team, Ferrera and Pytlewski will work to create a
collegial environment where all staff members ideas and
inputs are welcome and accepted. The Central Staffteam will have one mission; to work as a cohesive unit to
execute YOUR goals.
Central Staff
Leaders, working for
YOU
The committees have long been the
primary outlet for focused discussions on
designated topics that effects us all. The
committees have also always been the prime
outlet for legislation that fosters change in
our University. Additionally, the committee
directors represent the Commonwealth
students perspectives through their service
on many University committees, boards, and
councils. These committees, and the
administrators the directors work with on
these committees, are the means through
which much of the legislation council passesbecome implemented. The Ferrera/Pytlewski
ticket believes in the need to keep the five
standing committees; Academic Affairs,
Student Life, Student Affairs, Governmental
Affairs, and THON. With strong student
advocates leading these committees, Ferrera
and Pytlewski are confident the committees
will remain as strong as ever.
The Committees
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Academics is the
cornerstone of the
Pennsylvania State
University. The University is
known worldwide for its
academic excellence and is
ranked in the top 1% of
universities globally and inthe top 10 nationally in
terms of research
dollars. Penn State currently
offers 306* unique degree
programs, 131* of which are
offered at a Commonwealth
campus. Academics is the
prime reason that most
students come to Penn State
and the Commonwealthcampus system clearly plays
an integral role in PennState's academic excellence.
The Ferrera/Pytlewski
ticket is dedicated to
upholding the academic
excellence of the University,
as well as advocating for
students academicrights. The academic affairs
team will be responsible for
continuing on initiatives
from the current
administration as well as
creating new academic
initiatives. The academic
team will also be responsible
for acting upon any
recommendations that arisefrom the student needs
survey.
*These numbers account for similar
degrees offered by multiple colleges,
i.e. "business" is offered by five
different colleges
Academic Advising
Academic advising has
long been a tenuous issue in
our University. With a
myriad of degree programs,
many with specific entranceto major requirements, it can
be hard for students to figure
out which degree best fits
their career goals, and how to
complete that degree in a
timely matter. Academic
advisors are the prime
resource available to students
to navigate through theiruniversity career. For years,
unfortunate stories of
students failing to get into
their major or failing to
graduate on time because of
inadequate advising have
been voiced in student
government.
This past year
academic affairs director Paul
Ferrera and associate director
Claryssa Burroughs decided
to take action on this
matter. Working with the
university's head advisors
and the office of the VP for
commonwealth campuses,
the academic affairs team
came to the conclusion thatthe best way to address
individual problems with
advising on campuses would
to be to establish Advising
Councils on each campus.
Academic Affairs
Advocating for YOUR
academic rights
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In the beginning of
March 2012, Ferrera met
with all the campus academic
officers, and at this meeting
all campuses were charged to
create a campus advising
council by the start of the fall2012 semester. The
Ferrera/Pytlewski ticket
believes this is a great step
forward for advising, but it'snot the end of CCSG's
work. Under the
Ferrera/Pytlewski ticket the
academic affairs team will be
responsible for assuring
these councils are set up on
all campuses and will be
tasked with providing central
support to campus
councils. Changing the
culture of advising at Penn
State is a marathon, not a
sprint, and the
Ferrera/Pytlewski ticket is
committed to continuing themomentum of the
Khoury/Cortes
administration.
Improvements to Course
Information System
When students
register for classes, they have
very limited resources when
it comes choosing a courseand a professor that is right
for them. The only
information students can
access regarding the material
covered in the course is the
information given University
Bulletin website.
Sometimes this
information is very abridged
and does not provide
students with enough insight
to make an informed decision
about whether or not to take
the course. In addition,every professor teaches
differently and every student
learns differently. Some
students learn best fromlectures while some learn
best from group activities
and discussions.
Right now, the only
resource students have todecide what professor to
choose is the word of fellowstudents and the website
RateMyProfessor.com. For
students to learn best, it is
imperative to help students
select a course that is taught
by a professor that will help
them learn best.
Additionally, this wouldbenefit professors because
they would be teaching
students who fit their
teaching style.
The Ferrera/Pytlewskitickets plans to work with the
University Faculty Senate,
the Office of Undergraduate
Education, the Office of theRegistrar, and individual
campuses and colleges to
create a system that will be of
mutual benefit to all
involved.
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Student Affairs
Improving YOUR out-of-
class experience
Over the years, the student affairs
committee has shifted its focus to the three
fees assessed to students and the services
these fees provide. The fees; student activity
fee, facility fee, and information technology
fee; are paid each year by students and go
directly to services that benefit students. TheFerrera/Pytlewski ticket believes in the
current focus of the Student Affairs
committee and is committed to fostering
open discussions on how the allocation of
these fees can be improved. Students
currently have varying input on how the three
fees are allocated (diagramed below) and the
Student Affairs directors will be responsible
for carrying out initiatives to increase student
input on the fees.
Facility Fee Guidelines
Under the Raouda/Khoury
administration, Mike Alexander and Arthur
Smith passed legislation to create a board
that would review facility fee allocation
guidelines. The board was to be structuredmuch like the SAF Board and would first be
tasked with setting standard guidelines for
facility fee allocation. Unfortunately, this
board never came to fruition. The
Ferrera/Pytlewski ticket believes this board is
one way to increase student input on fee
allocation. Ferrera and Pytlewski would
commit to an open discussion with fellow
student leaders and University
administrators on the best way to move thisboard forward.
ITFee
FaciltyFee
SAFLittleStudentInput
SignificantStudentInput
Career Services
Career Services is an integral, yet sometimes overlooked, service the University provides
students. Just last year, Penn State was ranked #1 in corporate recruiting by the Wall Street
Journal. Penn State recently hired a new senior director of career services, who is a former
Altoona student. Ferrera has been working with the new senior director since October and he
has discussing ways to enhance career services on the campuses. Additionally, Ferrera was
appointed by the senior director to serve on the career services advisory board; a boardcomprised of students alumni and recruiters for major corporations. Penn State has amazing
resources for internship and career placement and the Ferrera/Pytlewski ticket is dedicated to
enhancing the availability of these resources across the Commonwealth system.
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The main role of the
Governmental Affairs committee is
to advocate for the students of the
commonwealth on all political
mattersmost importantly, state
appropriations. However, with a
19% appropriation cut for the 2011-2012 academic year and a proposed
30% appropriation cut for the 2012-
2013 academic year, the task at
hand for the Governmental Affairs
committee is becoming more and
more difficult.
The Ferrera/Pytlewski ticket
has an intricate knowledge of the
University budget, state
appropriations, and the model of
higher education in Pennsylvania asa whole. Ferrera is currently serving
a two-year term on the Pennsylvania
State Board of Education; an
experience that has given him a
unique look into higher education in
the state and allows him to advocate
for Penn State in a different way.
The Ferrera/Pytlewski ticket would select
Governmental Affairs directors who have an in-depth
knowledge of the Universitys budget model and how state
appropriates effect this model and tuition prices. The
directors would be responsible for fostering an on-going,
working relationship with the Universitys Governmental
Affairs office and their efforts would culminate with theplanning of Capital Day.
Visit your Legislator Day
Visit your legislator day is an idea that was pioneered
this past year by Director Ben Clark and Associate Director
Kelsey Kman. The idea was to have Penn State students meet
GovernmentalAffairs
YOUR voice to
key policy makers
the legislator who represents his/her
home district at the legislators home
office over winter break. Legislators
are typically much less busy at their
home offices; provided a great forumfor students to advocate for Penn
State. Unfortunately, the event was
not well attended. In spite of this, the
Ferrera/Pytlewski ticket believes inthe value of the event and plans to
assure its success next year.
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The student life committee has made great strides over the past
years under the leadership of Justin Cortes and Jeffrey Pytlewski. In just
its second year of existence, the committee has become focused on issues
that effect the lives of students every day. In the past, the committee has
focused on issues such as:
Student Transition Services Diversity Strengthening Student Clubs Judicial Affairs Drug and Alcohol Use No Place for Hate
The Ferrera/Pytlewski ticket is confident that these subjects, as
well as additional topics that arise from the campuses, should be the prime
focus of the committees discussions.
Student Transition Services
Under the Raouda/Khoury administration, the Student Life
committee created and passed a five-year strategic plan for the
implementation of a transition student mentorship program. This year,
VP Cortes and Student Life Director Pytlewski have forged relationships
with the Smeal College of business, the Eberly College of Science and the
College of Agricultural Sciences. The Smeal College of Business plans to be
the first college to enact this program in the fall 2012 semester, with theCollege of Agricultural Sciences being the second in spring 2013. The
Student Life team will be responsible for aiding these colleges in launchingtheir programs, as well as working with other University Park Colleges to
create additional mentorship programs. Additionally the Student Life
team, as well as the administration, will focus closely on monitoring
Smeals transition leadership program in order to highlight its successes
and look at ways the program could be improved for future years and
future colleges.
The transition student mentor hip program was a staple of that
Raouda/Khoury administration, was refined and implemented under the
Khoury/Cortes administration, and would be a major focus of theFerrera/Pytlewski administration.
Diversity
The Student Life committee under the Ferrera/Pytlewski
administration will continue to keep one of its strongest focuses on the
Diversity Summit, which occurs annually. The Diversity Summit is a
conference that is held yearly by the Council of Commonwealth Student
Student Life
Adding value to
YOUR education
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THON
Enhancing
THON, For the
Kids
Governments that encompasses such things as diversity relating to culture,
ethnicity, and gender. The best part of the Diversity Summit is that it is
open to all students at every commonwealth campus, not just student
leaders. The Ferrera/Pytlewski ticket will pledge to keep the Summit
efficient and effective, and will incorporate and focus on diversity breakouts
and more interactive activities.
Judicial Affairs
The Ferrera/Pytlewski ticket plans to discontinue the judicial affairs
coordinator position that was present during the Khoury/Cortes
administration. The breakouts held by the judicial affairs coordinator this
past year were poorly attended and more fruitful discussion occurred when
the coordinator discussed issues with the Student Life group as a whole.
Thus, the responsibility for judicial affairs matters will fall back to the
directors of Student Life. The Ferrera/Pytlewski ticket believes this will
create a better forum for important judicial affairs issues to be discussed.
No Place for Hate
The Ferrera/Pytlewski ticket firmly believes in
the expansion and implementation of "No Place For
Hate" for all of the Penn State campuses. The "No
Place For Hate" program is a prestigious title dealt to
college campuses that administer 3 programs
reflecting the "No Place For Hate" mission. Along with
the events, the campus that wishes to be called a "No
Place For Hate" campus must register through theanti-defamation league website. Also, the campus is
responsible for reporting such events and the attendance. The
Ferrera/Pytlewski ticket believes that "No Place For Hate" is an amazing
program and an opportunity that showcases diversity awareness across all of
Penn State and beyond. We are devoted to increasing the number of "No
Place For Hate" programs across all of the 19 commonwealth campuses andwill push for implementation in its entirety.
Year after year, THON continues to break records. THON is simplythe most amazing display of selflessness shown by Penn State students. The
commonwealth campuses continue to play an integral role in THON
contributing hundreds of thousands of dollars and reaching out to families
in need across the state. The Ferrera/Pytlewski ticket, with the help of the
THON directors, will be passionate and dedicated to providing support to all
campuses THON organizations to better their efforts For The Kids!
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Northwest
Altoona Erie DuBios Shenago
Northeast
Hazleton Wilkes-Barre Worthington
Scranton
Central
Berks Harrisburg Lehigh
Valley
Schuylkill
Southwest
Beaver Fayette GreaterAllegheny
NewKensington
Southeast
Abington Brandywine Mont Alto York
The Caucus system is one that ultimately brings issues relating to
multiple campuses to light. The time reserved for caucus breakouts
during council weekends is a time in which the Ferrera/Pytlewski ticket
believes should contain deep and insightful thought with conversations
pertinent to the campus issues at hand. The Ferrera/Pytlewski ticket
believes that the dual caucus systemGeography Caucuses and
Commonality Caucusesis the most effective and efficient way tosuccessfully speak about and eventually combat campus problems. The
dual caucus system is an avenue to discuss all of the issues outside the
scope of committee discussions, and to separate them into their own
categories based on topic and campus proximity. The Caucus Directors
main responsibility is to start and facilitate an intuitive discussion and
atmosphere in which commonwealth leaders can share informationabout campus events, issues, or simply general news. The information
shared in the Caucus breakouts is a great way for central staff and
campus leaders to learn and therefore provide feedback to assist one
another in the best way possible.
Geography Caucuses
The Geography Caucus system is designed to bring together
campus leaders from campuses located within close proximity to one
another. These campus leaders, along with the Caucus director, will
discuss matters of interest, possible legislation, and campus/caucus
events pertinent to their specific campuses. The purpose of this
discussion is to strengthen the social and academic bonds between the
campuses located close to one another and to bring about topics that
may also relate to another campus in the room. Therefore, with two ormore campuses sharing the same issue at hand, discussion and problem
solving are at their finest. The Ferrera/Pytlewski ticket assures that the
Geography Caucus breakouts will continue on in their legacy of
producing pertinent discussion that will go a long way in successfully
aiding all campuses.
Caucus Distribution
Caucuses
Sharing ideas,
strengthening
bonds
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Commonality Caucuses
The changes that the Raouda/Khoury administration made to
the Commonalities system have proven extremely successful over the
past two years. The Ferrera/Pytlewski ticket strongly believes in the
continuation of this system and its success. The Commonalities
main focus is to provide all students with a group discussion
pertinent to the relatable issues. With the breakout discussing one
common issue, the students have the ability to insert their input
from their campus while simultaneously learning from others' inputs
and providing vital feedback. In addition to having one topic to
speak about, the Commonalities director also has the ability to bring
in guest speakers that may specialize in the specific area of which
they are discussing. The Ferrera/Pytlewski ticket is dedicated to
seeing more Penn State administrator and faculty guest speakers incommonalities discussions. We encourage all students to provide
input into the decision of the guest speaker in order to facilitate amore information discussion.
Closing Message
I hope you have had the opportunity to get a sense of the
direction in which we would like to take CCSG. If you have any
questions about the ideas we presented, please dont hesitate to call
or send us an email (Paul, PaulF@psu.edu-Jeff, jsp5162@psu.edu). We
are two students whose University careers have been unequivocally
changed through our work in this organization. We always tellpeople that being involved in student government has been almost, if
not more, educational than our academics. As students who have
received so much from this University, we feel the need to give back.
As student leaders, we always hear the question, Why do you do it?
What do you get out of it? Our answer is and will forever be, I
think what I do makes a difference.
Forever and always for the Commonwealth,
Paul A. Ferrera Jeffrey S. Pytlewski
Presidential Candidate Vice-Presidential Candidate
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Office 3157.61
Printing / Paper 251.09
Office supplies 167.39
Postage 83.70
General travel (President & VP) / Executive Board 83.70
Central Staff Retreat 1171.74
Office 1400.00
Council Meetings 8620.65
Meeting / Rooms / Equipment 4700.00
Microphones, Supplies 3000.00
Uniforms 920.65
Committee Budgets 2594.57
THON 1757.61
Governmental Affairs 418.48
Student Life 418.48
Caucuses 627.72
Northwest 125.54
Northeast 125.54
Central 125.54
Southwest 125.54
Southeast 125.54
Programing 4184.78
After Council Activity 2092.39
Summer Leadership Conference 2092.39
Executive Discretionary Fund 1339.13
Council on Campus Location 1046.20
2929.35
Halls / Food 2092.39
Banquet 836.96
Total Funds 24500.00
Showcause*Budget
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Paul A. FerreraPaulF@psu.edu
EDUCATIONThe Pennsylvania State University, Smeal College of Business University Park, PAB.S. Finance Class of 2013GPA: 3.61 Deans List: four out of five semesters
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
PPL EnergyPlus, LLC Allentown, PA
Structuring Intern Summer 2011
Analyzed energy market data to assist in predicting day ahead power prices
Created a system to monitor accuracy of past price predictions and compared prediction accuracy to major price input factors in toimprove preciseness of predictions
Experienced working on a live trading floor with commodities and power traders
Wall St. Boot Camp University Park, PA
Participant
Selected from among 400 applicants to be part of a 40 member program to educate students on the Wall St. culture including careerpath and job search skills
Attended sessions on investment banking, sales and trading, private wealth management, equity research, consulting and other fieldsPUBLIC SERVICE
Pennsylvania State Board of Education Harrisburg, PAStudent Representative July 2011-Present
Work with the 21, governor-appointed board members, including university presidents and state legislators, to craft academicstandards, gradation requirements and other academic policies for Pennsylvania schools
Nominated by Penn State and appointed by the Chairman of the Board to serve a two-year term
LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES
Council of Commonwealth Student Governments (CCSG) University Park, PA
Director of Academic Affairs June 20
Represent the voices of over 34,000 students at Penn State campuses across the state on academic issues Serve on various University committees, including; Administrative Council on Undergraduate Education, University Advising Council
and Shields Resource Advisory Board
Consulted by numerous University Vice-Presidents on various issues effecting the University Participate in discussion and decision making on major changes the University makes in academic policy
Campus Chair Spring 2010-Spring 2011 Elected by student government leaders from 19 Penn State Commonwealth Campuses to coordinate and run 100+ person meetings
Penn State Altoona SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise) Altoona, PAPresident Spring 2010-Spring 2011
Led team to national competition and placed in top 10 percent of all teams
Conducted business-oriented projects that benefited the community as a member of an international business club with over 42,000students from 40 different countries
Organized and ran weekly executive board and general meetings, coordinated the activities of 40 club members, managed andparticipated in team projects, served as an ex-officio member of the Penn State Altoona Business Advisory Board
Created an interdisciplinary team of students from Human Development and Family Studies and SIFE to development aninternational project to teach entrepreneurship to women business owners in Rwanda and provide orphaned children sponsorshipto attend school
Student Activities Fee Board University Park, PA
CCSG Representative Spring 2010-Spring 2011
One of only 12 members on a University-wide committee that set policy on the allocation of approximately $8 million
HONORS AND AWARDS
Regional Champion, SIFE, 2010 and 2011
Jay Richard R. Ellenberger Memorial Scholarship Recipient, 2010
Member, Alpha Lambda Delta National Honors Society, 2010
Congressional Citizenship Award, Congressman Charlie Dent, 2009
Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America, 2008
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Jeffrey S. Pytlewski
Email: Jsp5162@psu.edu
EDUCATION:
The Pennsylvania State University, The Smeal College of Business University Park, PABachelors of Science, Marketing
Minor in Information Systems Management Expected Graduation:
GPA: 3.60 Deans List: Spring 2009-Spring 2011 May 2013
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:
Alnoor Asset Management Reading, PA
Research Intern May 2011 August 20
Conducted professional research based on the financial statements of real estate investment trusts,
commodities trading, stock trading strategies, and marketing for investment firms
Performed academic research based on the analysis of key finance textbook topics
LEADERSHIP/COLLEGE ACTIVITIES:Council of Commonwealth Student Governments University Park, PA
Student Life Director June 2011-Present
Assist the 19 Penn State commonwealth campuses with student transition services, diversity issues,substance abuse, club coordination, and Greek life
Manage a committee of over 30 individuals who work together to find solutions to student life related problems ofthe commonwealth
Participate in four committees including Transition Steering, Student Sustainability Advisory Council, Off-Campus Housing, and Link UP and offer advice to improve student transition services, green initiatives, theOff-Campus Housing Fair, and the Diversity Summit
Penn State Berks Student Government Association Reading, PA
Vice President February 2011 May 2011
Implemented a survey based on student needs in order to identify issues of the campus with 2,771 full andpart-time students
Assured that general assembly meetings ran in accordance with Roberts Rules of Order
Assisted the president with interviewing and selecting new staff members for 10 vacant staff positions
Attended the Council of Commonwealth Student Governments and reported information back to the students
Public Relations Chairman September 2010 January 2011
Served as the primary advertising agent for the Student Government Association Led a committee of over 10 members who needed assistance with club advertising in order to increase
event attendance and awareness
Provided media relations for more than 40 organizations on campus and broadcasted their events throughposters, flyers, and banners designed to attract new members
HONORS:
Member, Golden Key International Honour SocietyMember, Penn State Marketing Association