March Featured Employee

Sam Brenes

Job Title: Testing Center Manager & Online Program Support
Department: eAshland
Office Location: 930 Claremont Avenue, Lower Level
How long have you worked at Ashland University?: 2 1/2 years
Job Responsibilities: I manage the Testing Center three days a week, scheduling and proctoring exams for both AU students and community members. My role in online program support mostly deals with prior learning assessment, feasibility studies, NC-SARA reporting, and being the liaison for teachers who participate in the state-funded CCP credentialing program.
Your favorite thing about Ashland University: I love how well you can get to know students, faculty and staff at a small university like ours. When I walk across campus, people greet me by name and ask how my new role in the testing center is going - students included! AU is very close-knit, and we form meaningful connections with each other. Some of my coworkers have turned into true lifelong friends.
A little-known fact about yourself: I am an avid reader and read 120 books last year. My favorite genre is contemporary fiction and I am always looking for book recommendations.