Visitor Services Volunteer
NEWSEUM
Start Date:
July 27, 2010
Contributing Writer
mental_floss magazine
Start Date:
September 26, 2007
- Write a thrice-weekly art history blog
- Proofread and edit articles and quizzes for the magazine's Web site
- Input blog posts to WordPress with a moderate understanding of HTML
- Program quizzes for the magazine's Web site
- Submit article's on the magazine's Web site to Yahoo! Buzz
Contacts & References:
Career Services Assistant
Career Services, Chestnut Hill College
Start Date:
May 18, 2009 - July 31, 2009
- Designed a logo for Chestnut Hill College's Service Learning program
- Helped to develop a mission statement for the Service Learning program
- Researched the Service Learning programs at other colleges and universities
- Designed a web presence for CHC's Service Learning program
- Assisted with other projects as assigned
Contacts & References:
Admissions Assistant
Office of Undergraduate Admissions, Chestnut Hill College
Start Date:
May 15, 2009 - July 31, 2009
- Helped to manage and maintain the admissions department's student blog
- Maintained the admissions department's student blog Flickr account
- Implemented a virtual bookshelf for the college using
Shelfari
- Researched, developed, and maintained a Facebook page for the college
- Designed a T-shirt for the admissions department's student bloggers
- Researched collegiate Twitter accounts
Contacts & References:
Marketing Assistant
Post University
Start Date:
April 3, 2009 - July 31, 2009
- Prepared purchase orders
- Sent out mass e-mails for admissions, the accelerated degree program, and other departments
- Provided input on admissions and marketing materials
- Assisted with the university's social networking outreach
- Took telephone messages
Contacts & References:
Peer Leader, FYI: First Year Initiative Course
Chestnut Hill College
Start Date:
August 25, 2008 - December 12, 2008
- Planned in-classrooom and out-of-classroom activities for first year students
- Provided advice and tips for first year students
- Presented the college's core requirements to first year students
- Served as liaison between first year students and the college's faculty
- Reviewed first year students' reflective papers
- Organized service hours for approximately 15 first year students
Contacts & References:
Orientation Leader
Student Activities, Chestnut Hill College
Start Date:
May 9, 2008 - August 25, 2008
- Planned activities designed to orient first year students to college life
- Acted as a resource for parents and first year students during testing days and orientation
- Created a slideshow to showcase the photos orientation leaders took on a Philadelphia-themed scavenger hunt
- Created a gameshow about the college for first year students
- Chaperoned student events during orientation weekend
Contacts & References:
Web Intern / Online Moderator
Girls' Life magazine
Start Date:
May 14, 2007 - September 19, 2007
- Managed 4,000 incoming e-mails per day
- Answered tween girls' questions to be published on the magazine's blog
- Chose girls' embarrassing stories, anecdotes, and questions to be published on the magazine's blog
- Sorted through contest entries, selected contest winners, and mailed out prizes daily
- Moderated comments on Girls' Life magazine's Web site
- Answered tween girls' questions about boys, puberty, friends, and school
Contacts & References:
Monitor, Computer Lab
Academic Computing Center, Chestnut Hill College
Start Date:
January 24, 2007 - May 12, 2007
- Answered users' questions regarding the computing center
- Stocked printers with paper
Office Assistant, Campus Ministry
Campus Ministry Office, Chestnut Hill College
Start Date:
September 18, 2006 - December 15, 2006
- Helped plan and implement Campus Ministry events, including a Halloween party for underprivileged children
- Designed flyers to encourage alternative gift-giving
- Sorted and filed documents
- Organized the office's book collection and closets
- Helped plan the 2006 Empty Bowl event
Contacts & References:
Bookseller / Café Server
Barnes & Noble
Start Date:
April 25, 2005 - July 10, 2005
- Answered customers' inquiries about books
- Shelved books throughout the store
- Operated the cash register
- Prepared and served beverages, sandwiches, and desserts
Manager, Souvenir Booth
Maryland Renaissance Festival
Start Date:
August 17, 2002 - November 6, 2004
- Managed and scheduled three employees
- Tracked inventory and placed orders
- Handled customers' questions, concerns, and complaints
- Sold mugs, apparel, and sundries
Contacts & References:
Gatekeeper / Floater
Maryland Renaissance Festival
Start Date:
August 25, 2001 - October 28, 2001
- Admitted guests to the MD Renaissance Festival
- Distributed programs
- Prepared and served food
- Helped out around the Festival on an as-needed basis
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