I took broad course work in humanities, sciences and mathematics; each professor held me to high expectations. To receive my degree, I managed the financial and medical affairs of my family while in college 3,000 miles away. At 24 years old, I have worked for two educational non-profits, a government agency (NASA), and worked as a recruiter for Amherst College (while enrolled). I received a B.A. in Black Studies, with a focus on the history of education. My academic interest lead me to self directed studies of the first black graduates of the 1820s (US), including Edward Jones, Amherst 1826. Class of 2008 ExperienceUndergraduate Recruitment Intern Amherst College Office of Admissions Oct 2004 - May 2008 Recruited prospective students (conducted tours, hosted students overnight, web 2.0 marketing) Advised prospective students on how to best search for competitive colleges of any kind Planned & implemented eight open house weekends with Associate and Senior Deans Drafted documents for prospective students Managed website updates and introduced new features to website Amherst Office Assistant & Receptionist Handled customer-service calls from recent applicants and their parents Greeted visitors at front desk and trained in using admissions database College Advisor, Foundation for a College Education Summer 2006 Created searchable archive of student internship opportunities using Excel Planned College Advising and Financial Aid workshops with parents of rising seniors Summer Research Assistant NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View, CA Cassini-Huygens Mission- Planetary Science Internship Summer 2005 Analyzed ring-physics data from Saturn space probe using Unix & Mac OS X Hubble & ISO Space Telescope, Internship Summer 2004 Processed data using Linux and remote long-in & Searched satellite database for evidence of iron Human Factors-Psychophysiology, Research Internship Summer 2002 & 2003 Maintained lab database & statistical analysis using advanced Excel tools Post-Baccalaureate Volunteer Work College Advisor, Foundation for a College Education Sept 2008- Sept 2009 Helped high school juniors & facilitated three-day college guidance retreat for seniors Redesigned webpage for Web 2.0 fundraising -multiple development and retention presentations Volunteer Recruiter/ Coordinator, Division 34 Kiwanis Int. Feb 2009 – June2009 Recruited 102 volunteers in eight weeks for invitational track meet Coordinated volunteer assignments, for set-up, security, event staff and tear-down Skills Recruiting and social networking recruitment (web 2.0)
Public speaking,
Project management,
Critical thinking and writing,
Web design, Adobe Dreamweaver
Data entry and statistical visualization;
Microsoft Office
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