Rob Leichner

dhubie44@hotmail.com

School Address
Home Address
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
 347 William Street
107 Mangum
 Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
 (908) 889-4142
(919) 914-3195  

EDUCATION

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill December 2003

Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communications

  
News Editorial Sequence  
Bachelor of Arts in History  

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Staff Writer, The Jersey Journal, Jersey City, NJ
April 2002-August 2002
  • Write features, news stories and obituaries for newspaper in a
    diverse, urban setting.
  • Write between 10 and 25 obituaries each day, including feature obituaries
    on community leaders and famous personalities.
  • Acquired the internship as a winner of the New Jersey Press Foundation's 2002 Internship/Scholarship competition.
  
Staff Writer, The Daily Tar Heel, Chapel Hill, NC January 2001-Present
  • Write two articles each week for University Desk of award-winning
    campus daily newspaper.
  • Cover technology, tuition increases, campus events, and other topics.
  
Sports Shorts Editor, Blue & White Magazine, Chapel Hill, NC September 2001-Present
  • Plan and help write the Sports Shorts section of monthly campus
    magazine.
  • Write a longer sports or feature story about every two months.
  
Team Reporter, UNC Rugby Club, Chapel Hill, NC January 2001-Present
  • Contribute weekly match reports to the UNC Men's Rugby Club web site
    at www.unc.edu/rugby.
  

ACTIVITIES

Red Cross Points for Pints Program July 2001-Present
  • Serve as head of campus publicity committee promoting a new, nationwide blood drive competition.
  
Hinton James Residence Hall Association August 2000-May 2001
  • Served as residence hall treasurer for group that works to improve the quality of residence hall life.
  
UNC Men's Rugby Club August 1999-Present
  • Serve one year as external affairs chair and raise funds, publicize games, and coordinate alumni events for nationally-ranked team.
  

OTHER EXPERIENCE

Office Assistant, UNC Department of Housing, Chapel Hill, NC

 March 2000-Present
Substitute Teacher, Scotch Plains and Westfield, NJ May 2001-April 2002
Cashier, Home Depot, Union, NJ June 2001-August 2001

COMPUTER SKILLS

  • Macromedia Dreamweaver MX web site design software
  • QuarkCopyDesk text editing software
  • Microsoft Word and Excel
  • Experience with Macintosh and IBM systems

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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