Rachel Weeks

As the Department Coordinator in the Community Engagement Center since 2018, Rachel brings the lens of a first-gen, low-income college graduate to all aspects of her work, and particularly enjoys connecting with the Bonner Community Scholars and first-gen students at Macalester. Rachel graduated from Minnesota State University, Mankato with a degree in journalism and public relations, and received a Minnesota Newspaper Association Award in 2009 for “Best Social Issues Feature Story.” Throughout college, she worked as first reporter, then news editor of their college paper in addition to waitressing. From previous roles, Rachel has experience in the field of CPG marketing as well as communications for nonprofits and small businesses.

As an elected representative of academic staff and Chair of the Staff Advisory Council, Rachel advocated for worker-led positive change, fair wages, and meaningful shared governance through their work on the Staff Advisory Council and as a founding member of MAPE at Macalester.

Responsibilities Include:

• Managing communications, branding, and graphic design, and helping students learn these skills
• Managing the institutional and departmental civic engagement statistics and database in collaboration with Derek Johnson
• Supporting the Macalester community in their electoral engagement through the work of Mobilize Mac
• Administering the Davis Projects for Peace grant in collaboration with the grant PI
• Supporting multiple student cohorts and programs, including the Bonner Community Scholars, Community Engagement Organizers, Lives of Commitment, Off Campus Student Employment, and Davis Projects for Peace
• Tracking and helping to manage multiple budgets, restricted funds, and endowments: all aimed at furthering the civic engagement of students at Macalester