I am Keely Britton and I am enrolled in the Auburn University Adult Education, School of Educational Foundations Leadership and Technology (EFLT) doctoral program. I am writing as a result of speaking extensively with Dr. Gary Waters concerning an assistantship in the athletics department. I am available right away and feel that there exists a perfect fit due to my work experiences, current extracurricular involvement, and personal participation in a comprehensive enhancement program. While on faculty at Florida A&M University I trained approximately fifty graduate students who in turn instructed approximately three hundred seventy-five freshmen in the art of developing mind power by using advanced memory systems and techniques. However, superior speed-reading and comprehension skills buttressed memory training, therefore speed-reading and comprehension training preceded memory training. As the director of the Enhanced Learning Systems (ELS) program for …show more content…
Therefore, this program proved invaluable since principles practiced and lessons learned guided me in navigating through four years at Purdue University in order to earn a Bachelor of Science degree. Further, I developed a lifelong friendship with the BOP director who supported me at critical times in my career. So much so that I moved on to earn an MBA from Clark-Atlanta University and later a Master of Science from Florida State University. My Purdue University mentor remains vital, instrumental, and effective to this day. The principles instilled and the lessons learned via the BOP program also assisted me in thriving in my professional work assignments. Therefore, I can wholeheartedly relate to the spirit and objectives of the Auburn University Summer Bridge