Education

Western Kentucky University , Bowling Green, KY 42101                                                                     

Master of Fine Arts: Creative Writing                                                                               In Progress

Graduate Certificate: Literacy/Post-Secondary Settings GPA 4.0                    May 2025

Master of Arts: Organizational Leadership, GPA 4.0                                                 August 2018

Master of Arts in Education: Student Affairs, GPA 4.0                                              August 2015    

Bachelor of Arts: History and English (Literature), Magna Cum Laude            May 2013

Relevant Work Experience

Assistant Professor, First Year Experience (FYE)                                                July 2019 to Present

Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College, Bowling Green, KY

  • Provides instruction to students in both theory and practice in First Year Experience (FYE).
  • Incorporates a variety of teaching methods and materials to assist students with differing educational experiences, experiential backgrounds, and learning styles to assist them in meeting course competencies.
  • Evaluate students’ progress toward stated course competencies and inform them of their progress in a timely manner.
  • Provide quality and timely access to students and communicate availability through appropriate methods such as posted campus/office hours and electronic communication.
  • Maintain professional relationships with colleagues, students, and the community.
  • Participate in non-teaching assignments including instructional development, academic advising, registration assignments, college-wide and/or division activities and committees, professional development, internal and external service, and other assigned responsibilities determined in consultation with the dean.
  • Position requires teaching 12-18 credit hours each semester.

Adjunct Instructor, Organizational Leadership                                                  Spring 2019 to Present

Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY

  • LEAD 330 (Ethics) and LEAD 450 (Global Leadership), as well as others as needed
  • Teach weekly night courses, hybrid, bi-term and online as offered
  • Prepare materials and assignments
  • Create class on Blackboard
  • Work with course coordinator to update the course and contents

Academic Advisor, Academic and Career Development Center               August 2018 – August 2019

Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY

  • Advise approximately 160 undergraduate students in Gordon Ford College of Business
  • Support and participate in ACDC programs and initiatives for students
  • Assist in planning of advising activities for Topper Orientation Program (TOP)
  • Participates in the pre-registration program for incoming freshmen
  • Advise students based on 5th week check-in assessment
  • Provides proactive advising, interventions, and referrals as necessary
  • Works with Career Coaches to help students create an academic/career plan that ensures student success
  • Maintains advising records and databases
  • Support the advising policies and initiatives of the University
  • Work with students, faculty and staff across the campus community to improve advising practices for 1st and 2nd year students

Adjunct Instructor, University Experience                                                                     Fall 2017, 2018

Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY

  • Create curriculum using Thriving in College and Beyond
  • Teach courses weekly for class (MWF)
  • Prepare materials and assignments
  • Create class on Blackboard
  • Challenge students to become engaged on campus and with each other
  • Attend yearly training for teaching adjuncts in June
  • Revise class to be current and updated

Adjunct Instructor, University Experience in Business                                                           Fall 2018

GFCB, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY

  • Create curriculum using On Course Study Skills Plus
  • Teach courses weekly for class (Wednesday nights)
  • Prepare materials and assignments targeted to students majoring in Business
  • Create class on Blackboard, Cengage Learning
  • Attend trainings and meetings for adjuncts

Academic Advisor, Organizational Leadership                                         August 2016 – August 2018

Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY

  • Advised approximately 170 undergraduates and 350 graduate students in programs.
  • Supported and participated in recruiting events and activities for SPS academic programs
  • Participated in University Advising activities in cooperation with AARC (Academic Advising and Retention Center), TOP (Topper Orientation Program), Admissions, Adult Learner Services, Military Student Services, Enrollment Management, and other related campus efforts
  • Worked with faculty and staff in SPS to continually evaluate and improve the recruiting, advising, and educational processes to better serve our constituencies.
  • Managed and updated the Organizational Leadership webpage, and update various School of Professional Studies webpages as needed.
  • Answered inquiries for possible new students via the website.
  • Followed standard APA guidelines for all LEAD classes to follow.

Americorps Kentucky College Coach (KCC)                                             September 2015 – June 2016

Edmonson County High School, Brownsville, KY

  • Mentored 60 students (15 per grade level) and meet with them individually once a month
  • Kept up to date data on meetings, times, topics discussed, and student information
  • Recruited missing number of students by grade level for the program
  • Helped conduct informational workshops on college applications, FAFSA and FSA ID
  • Worked with parents to complete FAFSAs, or answer questions regarding college
  • Arranged Operation Holiday Mail in which ECHS students signed over 200 Christmas Cards for Veterans and Active Duty Military.
  • Collaborated with teachers to bring in college representatives for classroom visits
  • Planned and recruited individuals for events such as an Adult Education Night at our public library, and Signing Day at the high school.
  • Collaborated with Innerview, a volunteerism social media application, to bring in representatives and speak with the juniors and seniors.
  • Collaborated with KHEAA to bring in presenters over various topics, such as college survival skills, and money management.

Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (UCC) Graduate Assistant             August 2014 – May 2015

Western Kentucky University, Academic Complex, Bowling Green, KY

  • Attended UCC meetings (primary governing body that reviews and approves changes for WKU academic programs).
  • Edited and managed content on UCC webpages using OmniUpdate Campus
  • Coordinated the receipt and tracking of information/consent/action proposals (up to 15 per month) for academic changes from colleges and departments
  • Collaborated with the Chair of the UCC to develop meeting agendas
  • Recorded changes made and voted on by faculty participants on each proposal for Agenda

Student Support Programs Graduate Assistant                                              August 2013 – May 2014

Western Kentucky University, South Campus, Bowling Green, KY

  • Mentored and tutored for Cornerstone (a retention initiative to help ensure students' success)
  • Maintained 60 student records using Excel and Microsoft Word
  • Developed weekly students’ hours spent tutoring tracking spreadsheet
  • Analyzed Cornerstone Student 5th Week academic assessments
  • Facilitated administrative duties such as preparing and maintaining electronic files and inputting advisement notes into the primary university’s advising system TopNet
  • Created workshops/events/programs PowerPoints on various subjects
  • Assisted with Academic Transition Programs (ATP)
  • Developed a communication plan and outreach strategy to remind students’ of special events

Math/English Tutor, Alice Rowe Learning Assistance Center (LAC)      August 2009 – August 2013 

Western Kentucky University, South Campus, Bowling Green, KY

  • Worked with at-risk students on the attainment of academic goals
  • Collaborated with faculty/staff to ensure student success by creating trainings, reaching out and asking questions, and scheduling office hours in the LAC.
  • Tutored math, English, reading, Microsoft Office, Blackboard, TopNet, email
  • Supervised incoming students testing in groups of 20+
  • Attended biweekly faculty/staff trainings on math or English and professional development.
  • Coordinated classroom and Learning Assistance Center visits with faculty
  • Actively participated in the recruitment and hiring of LAC staff
  • Trained new employees each semester

Practicum/Internships

Internship with Assistant Director for Housing and Residence Life            January 2015 – May 2015

Western Kentucky University, Southwest Hall, Bowling Green, KY

  • Assisted in planning Commuter Student Welcome program, and M.A.S.T.E.R. Plan (Making Academic and Social Transitions Educationally Rewarding) Commuter program.
  • Co-advised, Commuter Student Ambassadors
  • Assisted in recruiting and selecting new Commuter Student Ambassadors
  • Conducted benchmarking efforts across similar institutions to establish a commuter student association

Internship with Coordinator of Student Affairs                                     August 2014 – December 2014

Western Kentucky University, WKU Glasgow, Glasgow, KY

  • Led creation of WKU Glasgow Orientation
  • High School Recruitment
  • Prepared and sent 150 letters to interested high school seniors and adults in WKU Glasgow
  • Initiated a book club for WKU Glasgow through the Literacy Center

ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS

Willoughby, F. (2015 - 2024). Book Reviews with Bowling Green Daily News.

Willoughby, F. (2015 - 2016). Book Reviews with Edmonson Voice.

Willoughby, F. (2016). College and Career Readiness focused biweekly articles with Edmonson Voice.

Trainings and Certificates

  • Association of College and University Educators: Effective Teaching Practices - 2019
  • Online Teaching: The Essentials course – Spring 2018
  • Quality Matters Applying the QM Rubric Workshop – Summer 2017
  • Part Time Teaching Faculty Institute Class – Summer 2017
  • Foundations of Teaching Effectiveness – Summer 2017
  • Master Advising Certificate – Spring 2017
  • Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) Training & Certification
  • Institutional Review Board (IRB) Approval Process Training – Spring 2015