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Rachel Wesley

Assistant Director of Business Advising and Student Engagement
Business Advising and Student Engagement
HLH 125
P.O. Box 880405
Lincoln, NE 68588-0405
(402) 472-2310
rwesley2@unl.edu
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Areas of Expertise
  • Finance and Actuarial Science Liaison
  • Athletics Liaison
  • Business Learning Communities
  • CoB Student Organizations
Appointments
  • Assistant Director, 2022
  • Academic Advisor, 2016
CliftonStrengths ®
  • Discipline
  • Deliberative
  • Achiever
  • Harmony
  • Relator

Rachel started as an Academic Advisor in the College of Business in 2016. She helps students as they develop their personal and professional talents while earning a degree in Business. She is also a Certified Strengths Coach for Clifton Strengths and incorporates a strength-based approach to create and support co-curricular opportunities for students that enhance their learning. Her role includes providing oversight to the Business Recognized Student Organizations (RSOs), acting as sponsor for the Business Learning Communities and organizing events to promote student engagement within the College.

Rachel has been in academic advising or student engagement in various capacities across the country. She started her career in Athletics as the Graduate Assistant for the Sport Leadership Program and Academic Intern for the Men’s Basketball Team at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, MI while completing her M.Ed in College Student Affairs and Leadership. After graduation, she continued in advising at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, GA. working with upperclassmen on graduation planning for Athletic Training, Exercise Science, Nutrition, Pre-Physical Therapy and Sport Management majors.  She then moved to Georgia State University to advise for the Robinson College of Business in Atlanta, GA. This allowed her to connect her passion for athletics with business curriculum and be closer to her now husband. In her last move before joining the University of Nebraska, Rachel spent two years with the University of California-Los Angeles as an Academic Mentor for the Athletic Department. She assisted student-athletes in finding the learning styles and organization skills that best fit their academic needs, primarily with football but also women’s gymnastics, men’s & women’s soccer and softball.

Outside of work, you can find Rachel spending time with her husband (Charlie), sons (Jacob & Nathan) and dog (Willis) enjoying the outdoors or watching sporting events. Originally from Michigan, her favorite memories from growing up include her many hours dancing at the local studio and family time on the lake.

Selected Presentations
  • "All Feelings Welcome" Removing Toxic Positivity from Student Interactions
    • Academic Advising Association Conference, 2022
    • NACADA Region 6 Conference, 2022
  • "Did I Do That?" A look at Implicit Biases in Advising Interactions
Continued Education
  • REACH Suicide Prevention Program, Fall 2022 & Fall 2019
  • Diversity, Equity, Social Justice and Advising - Workshop Series, Fall 2022
  • HR Certificate Program, UNL Graduate Programs - Spring 2022-Fall 2023
  • Sustaining a Culture of Growth Mindset and Belonging through Advising - Workshop Series, Spring 2022
  • Certified Clifton Strengths Coach - Earned in 2019
  • OUCH! Training Facilitator - Earned in 2017
Institutional Service
  • Business Learning Community, 2019-Present, Sponsor
  • Undergraduate Women in Business, 2016-Present, Advisor
  • Academic Advising Association, 2020-2021, Chair Elect
  • Academic Advising Association, 2019-2020, Conference Co-Chair
  • Academic Advising Association, 2016-2017, Professional Development Subcommittee Co-Chair
Professional Service
  • NACADA Region 6, Nebraska State Liaison, 2020-2022
  • NACADA Region 6, Conference Committee Member, 2022-2023
Awards
  • UNL Family & Friends Recognition Awards, 2017
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