Written by Maggie Piery
Sherrie Manlove Heep is the new Academic and Career Advisor in the Academic Advising and Career Center. Sherrie Manlove Heep can be reached at 262-595-2290 or heep@uwp.edu
Experience: Sherrie has worked as a Career Advisor, Academic Advisor, and Resident Hall Director. Sherrie has also taught a course at SIU on Professional Development.
Education: Sherrie has a Bachelor’s Degree from Indiana University-Bloomington in English Education for middle school and high school students. She also received a minor in Speech and Theater Arts. Sherrie also received her Master’s Degree from Indiana University-Bloomington in College Student Personnel. She was lucky to receive education from some of the professors that created the first-ever College Student Personnel Degree in the United States.
How did you find out about UW-Parkside? Sherrie is a subscriber to season tickets for the UW-Parkside music and theater productions. She was impressed by the quality and level of the arts, here at Parkside, and she knew that she wanted to be involved within a school that held such high respect for all departments of education.
How would you like to contribute to UW-Parkside? Her main goal would be to give current students and alumni the tools that will help them be more productive. She believes that if they receive the necessary tools, then they will be more able to obtain their goals. Sherrie would like to do this through practical applications. Her focus would be to make sure that all the tools can be used in everyday life and out in the “real world”.
Is there any advice you would like to give your students? In all areas of life do not wait for someone to come around and tell you what to do. Be proactive and search for the answers to your questions. Ask questions. And don’t be afraid to make mistakes but take them and learn from them.
Any fun facts you would like to share? Sherrie has participated in the chorus of several opera performances through three different opera companies. She worked in the Milwaukee Florentine Opera as well as the Fort Worth Opera. She enjoyed all the experiences but especially enjoyed the comradery while working with the Fort Worth Opera.
Do you have any hobbies? Sherrie plays World of Warcraft as a Blood Elf Huntress. She is also a fan of science fiction.
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