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Ben Mitchell

Ben Mitchell
Mechanical Engineering '06

Ben Mitchell grew up in a devout household in the central Upper Peninsula of Michigan where emphasis was placed on helping others. He traveled with his father to places such as Kenya and Peru on short-term medical missions. When he was in Kenya, a missionary explained that engineers have the greatest potential to influence the largest number of people. During high school, Ben participated in a youth mission trip to Tijuana. A result of the mission trips, his family decided to adopt three Vietnamese children when he was a junior.

All of these experiences had a great influence on Ben’s outlook on life. He decided to major in mechanical engineering and enrolled at Lake Superior State University. Near the end of his senior year, he decided to volunteer for the Peace Corps to help others.

His two-year commitment began in the fall of 2007 and took Ben to Burkina Faso in western Africa. He resides in the village of Tansila, population 3,000, approximately 10 km from the Mali border. His host organization is the local cotton growers union. It works cooperatively with other villages to improve and expand their production techniques. He serves as an agribusiness advisor as a part of the Small Enterprise Development program which helps create market linkages and assists with the advancement of business skills.

		FLSA Designation NON-EXEMPT
Date Issued:	2005-07-11	Department:	Provost – Escanaba Regional Center
Title: Administrative Assistant – Part Time

Function and Responsibility
To provide professional secretarial, receptionist, and administrative assistance to the Escanaba Regional Center Director and full and part-time faculty. Must possess the ability to make decisions and have the ability to meet changing conditions and problems.

Duties and Responsibilities
Manage telephone and visitor contacts; exercise problem-solving and referral judgment; manage office. Maintain positive relations with prospective and enrolled students, as well as faculty and staff in other departments. Assist students, full-time and adjunct faculty, and visitors with Regional Center functions; exercise discretion, prepare draft correspondence, schedule appointments, and maintain office files and records. Assist Regional Center Director to complete duties as required; assist in preparation and production of Regional Center publications and promotional materials. Must maintain confidentiality, high level of accuracy in work tasks; excellent organizational skills; other duties as assigned.

Qualifications
Associate Degree or two years office experience required. Excellent customer service and office management skills. Proficiency in word processing, spreadsheets, database management, internet and must have the ability to learn new technology.

Physical and Mental Demands
Adequate physical fitness to be able to sit and concentrate for long periods of time; problem solving ability; ability to understand and work with numbers and computers; ability to see, hear, and speak with or without the use of aids to perform normal office tasks.