Ferrera Pytlewski Platform

8/2/2019 Ferrera Pytlewski Platform

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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

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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, [email protected], [email protected]). 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. [email protected]

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: [email protected]

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

Ferrera Pytlewski Platform

Documents

Transcript of Ferrera Pytlewski Platform