Rebekah Dement
Director of honors program, lecturer in English, IU Southeast
As the only full-time administrator and faculty member for IU Southeast’s honors program, Rebekah Dement is often pulled in many directions. She manages the Honors Advisory Council, work-study students, and a few part-time employees. Oh, and she’s also a lecturer in English. Thanks to Microsoft Teams’ collaboration tools, she’s able to keep everything in her professional life well organized.
“I wear many hats and Teams is the perfect closet,” she says. “I serve students of every major from every school on campus, and I rely on my colleagues across campus. And, in addition to the many hats that I wear, I don't say no. As a result, I'm part of a lot of projects, and Teams supplies a useful space to keep all those projects together.”
She especially likes the convenience of collaborating with colleagues via Teams. For instance, instead of setting up meetings to discuss honors program candidates, Dement creates a Word document for each application, where advisory council members can add their comments. “They're able to come in here, view application materials, add their comments, and see what other council members have had to say, with no email chain to keep track of.”
