Education
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
School of Journalism and Mass Communication, May 2003
GPA: 3.77
Honors
Morehead Scholarship: Four-year merit scholarship to University of North Carolina
Dean's List, Fall 1999 - Present
Honors Program - Freshmen, Sophomore and Junior years
Golden Key International Honor Society
Order of the Grail-Valkyries
Kappa Tau Alpha - Journalism Honorary Society
Experience
Editor, Associate Editor, Staff Writer, CAROLINA BLUE & WHITE, Fall 1999 - Present
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Coordinate all content-based aspects of magazine, including a staff of
about 100 writers, photographers, designers and online producers
* Assign stories for print and online versions of magazine
* Handle
recruitment and hiring of content-focused
staff
* Serve as a member of the executive and editorial boards
* Write feature stories
Co-Director Higher Education Project, STUDENTS FOR STUDENTS INTERNATIONAL, Fall 1999 - Present
* Developed a program to assist Zimbabwean students in post secondary-school training
* Founded and direct a mentor program between secondary school students and university students in Zimbabwe
* Administer a higher education scholarship
* Establish and coordinate a higher education conference for students in Zimbabwe
* Write grant proposals
* Participate in presentations for various events, including the Harvard University Student Research Conference
Coordinating Committee, Teaching Assistant, GREAT DECISIONS LECTURE SERIES, Fall 2001 - Present
* Research a current events topic and select a guest lecture to speak on that topic
* Organize logistics of guest speaker's trip
* Facilitate discussions with undergraduate students on current events topics
Internship,
NBC News London Bureau, London, England, Summer 2001
* Wrote Packages, logged EBU feeds
* Assisted in research
* Set up interviews
UNC Campus Tour Guide, Fall 2001 - Present
* Conduct walking tours of UNC's campus to interested students and their families
Study Abroad, UNC - YEAR IN SEVILLA PROGRAM, Sevilla, Spain, Spring 2001
* Studied Spain's language, culture, history and literature
Cabinet
Member, Committee Co-Chair, CAMPUS
Y, UNC - CH, Fall 2000
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Organize and plan all meetings sponsored by Advocates for Children and
Teens Committee
* Establish and maintain contact with related local non-profit organizations
* Establish educational events and volunteer opportunities and advertise them to the community
* Maintain records of volunteer activities and hours
Volunteer, CROSS CULTURAL SOLUTIONS, Himachal Pradesh, India, Summer 2000
* Performed medical screenings on students at government primary schools
* Taught English to secondary school children
* Cared for 15 pre-school aged children at government-run day care center
Participant, HURRICANE ISLAND OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL, Md., Summer 1999
* Developed outdoor leadership and survival skills and canoeing and sailing abilities
Skills
Proficient in Microsoft Word, and familiar with Excel, Powerpoint
Typing skills
Proficiency in Spanish language
Extensive travel throughout the US and abroad
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