Resume

Jeremy Hurtz
jhurtz@email.unc.edu
203 Purefoy Rd.
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
919-967-8702

Education:

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, December 2002
--BA/ Journalism
--BA/ English
--Creative Writing Minor

Honors:

Davie Scholar
Honors Student
First place poetry, Cellar Door, Spring 2000
Second place poetry, SKS Poetry Slam, 2000

Work Experience:

Assistant Arts & Entertainment Editor, The Daily Tar Heel, Fall 2000-Spring 2001
--Planned, assigned and edited stories with staff of over 20 writers
--Selected new writers for desk and helped them write criticism and arts coverage
--Initiated changes such as increased literary coverage and uniform ratings system
--Solicited review copies of books and albums from publishers and studios
--Wrote reviews and arts-related news articles

Activities:

Co-editor, Cellar Door, Spring 2001-Spring 2002
--Selected fiction, poetry and photography for UNC-CH’s official undergraduate literary magazine
--Designed and distributed biannual magazine with 2,400-copy circulation
--Initiated changes in magazine such as author interviews and expanded page count
--Encouraged submissions from students within and outside of writing program

Instructor, “The Post-Modern Comic Book,” Spring 2002
--Conceived, designed and instructed unique 1-credit-hour course
--Led lectures and discussions for class of 15 students
--Graded papers, presentations and examinations

Actor, Role of Valentine, Arcadia, Spring 2001
--Performed major role in Company Carolina’s production of Tom Stoppard’s play

Fiction Editor, Cellar Door, Fall 2000-Spring 2001
--Selected fiction for Carolina’s official undergraduate literary magazine
--Recruited renowned authors for student interviews and judging positions
--Worked with writers to improve stories for inclusion in magazine

Lead Role, Pericles, Spring 2000
--Starred in Company Carolina’s prouduction of Shakespeare’s play

Member, Chi Psi Fraternity, 1999-2001
--Represented live-out brothers at executive meetings, 2000

Staff Writer, Arts & Entertainment, The Daily Tar Heel, 1998-Spring 2000
--Wrote over 40 reviews of films, books, plays and music for the daily student paper
--Interviewed local artists as well as students involved in local arts-related activities

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