Melanie Scheitler, a 2008 graduate of UM-Flint with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing, is currently the Supervisor of Student Enrollment at Rochester Community Schools. Her diverse role involves assisting families with school enrollment, collaborating with school principals, aiding exchange students, managing her team, and handling daily tasks. Melanie’s UM-Flint education equipped her with the skills to excel in this dynamic position, where she seamlessly transitions between customer service, spreadsheets, and management. Her advice to students and recent graduates considering a similar career is to find personal fulfillment in contributing to the success of students in K-12 education. Despite starting her role during a global shutdown, Melanie’s adaptability and commitment have been among her proudest accomplishments. An interesting tidbit about Melanie is that she went skydiving with her grandmother to celebrate her grandmother’s 70th birthday, showcasing her adventurous spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Q: <\/strong>Where are you currently working and your title? How long have you been in this position or at this organization?\u00a0 Q: <\/strong>What is your job like day to day? Q:<\/strong> Why did you choose to attend UM-Flint for your degree(s)? Q: <\/strong>How did your education at UM-Flint prepare you for what you are doing today? Q: <\/strong>What is one of your favorite events you attended or classroom experiences at UM-Flint? Why? Q: <\/strong>Why did you choose to go into the career path you are currently in? Q: <\/strong>What advice would you give current students or recent graduates interested in pursuing a career in your professional field? Q: <\/strong>What is a long-term career or professional goal you have for yourself? Q: <\/strong>What is one of your proudest accomplishments so far? Q: <\/strong>What is something people may not know about you? Melanie Scheitler, a 2008 graduate of UM-Flint with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing, is currently the Supervisor of Student Enrollment at Rochester Community Schools. Her diverse role involves assisting families with school enrollment, collaborating with school principals, aiding exchange students, managing her team, and handling daily tasks. Melanie’s UM-Flint education equipped her with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":555,"featured_media":1099,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[164,156,1],"tags":[163,33,112,110,142,149,161,109,144],"class_list":["post-1098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-164","category-amaizeing-alumni","category-uncategorized","tag-alumni","tag-alumninews","tag-education","tag-entrepreneurship","tag-flint","tag-school-of-management","tag-som-alumni","tag-students","tag-university-of-michigan-flint"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/som\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1098","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/som\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/som\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/som\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/555"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/som\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1098"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/som\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1098\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1101,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/som\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1098\/revisions\/1101"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/som\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1099"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/som\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/som\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1098"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/som\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
A:<\/strong>\u00a0Melanie is the Supervisor of Student Enrollment at Rochester Community Schools. She started in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A:<\/strong>\u00a0There\u2019s something different everyday. Tasks and focus transition throughout the year. At any given time, Melanie could be helping a family to enroll in the school, discussing a sensitive with a building principal, assisting exchange students with their entry in to the country, guiding her team, or completing her daily tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A:<\/strong>\u00a0Melanie chose UM-Flint because it was a local university that provided a wonderful opportunity to receive an excellent education from a highly ranked university.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A:<\/strong>\u00a0My education gave me the tools that I needed to succeed. I\u2019m able to transition easily between customer service, spreadsheets, and management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A:<\/strong>\u00a0Melanie enjoyed Dan Lake\u2019s marketing class and the variety of real life scenarios that the class delved into.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A:<\/strong>\u00a0Melanie was looking for a new opportunity to diversify her experience while utilizing the skills she obtained in her career path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A:<\/strong>\u00a0Melanie believes that working in a K-12 education setting provides a deeper sense of personal fulfillment. She indirectly contributes to the success of roughly 15,000 students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A:<\/strong>\u00a0Her advice is that no matter the career field or job that you choose, you should your personal best and strive towards continued improvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A:<\/strong>\u00a0Melanie started in a new field at the same time that the world was shutting down. She had to learn the job in a remote fashion that didn\u2019t allow for a close connection to her new colleagues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A:<\/strong>\u00a0Melanie went skydiving with her grandmother to celebrate her grandmother\u2019s 70th birthday!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"