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  • I am a project coordinator for the ELA program. The program was initially started to put students with below a 2.5 on a academic probation list and to hire tutors specifically these students. This would allow the students to make appointments with tutors just for them and help them excel in their academics. This program is funded by the new jersey state and every dollar spent must be reported. After organizing the program, making a timeline, checkpoints, assigning budget to the program, tutor pay hours, etc. I started the program in fall 2016 and now after one complete semester, it was determined that this program did not need to hire tutors because 90% of the students used resourced already provided by the university. The downfall for this was that the hired tutors were trained and attended workshops for this position but unfortunately their services were use used as expected. This creep resulted in money that could of been used to assist students who needed financial assistants (as this program is students from unrepresented background). As a project coordinator, I could of researched all the available resources and surveyed where students went for tutoring. This would allow me to pick tutors from those centers and ask them to work extra hours if need be. However, overall this position was an excellent experience for leadership skills and time management.