Melissa Bevacqua is an adjunct professor in the Department of Health Administration and Human Resources at The University of Scranton. She teaches in the undergraduate and graduate human resources programs in the Scranton Emerging Leaders Program. Her areas of academic interest include recruitment and staffing, leaderships concepts and, organizational development. When she is not in the classroom, Ms. Bevacqua also serves as Associate Director of Admissions at The University of Scranton. Her career in undergraduate admissions has spanned more than ten years of implementing innovative strategies at two institutions. She has presented her work at state conferences for secondary schools and admission counselors. Ms. Bevacqua graduated magna cum laude from The University of Scranton with a B.A. in Spanish and minors in French and Italian. She also earned her Master's degree in Human Resource Administration from The University of Scranton and received the 2006 Outstanding Human Resource Administration Graduate Award.

Her professional memberships include:

SHRM Student/Professional Member (Society for HR Management)

NACAC Member ( National Association for College Admission Counseling)

NJACAC ( NJ Association for College Admission Counseling)

NEACAC ( New England Association for College Admission Counseling)

PACAC ( Pennsylvania Association for College Admission Counseling)