RESUME
Experience
Aug. 2023 - present
Teacher's Assistant
Communication Studies Department | Ball State University
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Teach two classroom sections of Introduction to Speech.
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Attend weekly staff meetings.
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Create flyers for the Communications Studies Department’s social media
Muncie, IN
Feb. 2022 - May 2022, Feb. 2023 - May 2023
Writing Project Assistant
Indiana Writing Project
Ball State University | Muncie, IN
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Create flyers for writing camps with Canva
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Weekly Zoom meetings with professors
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Perform administrative duties such as documenting information on spreadsheets and organizing the on-campus Indiana Writing Project office
March 2022 - Jan. 2023
Reporter
Ball Bearings Magazine
Ball State University | Muncie, IN
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Interviewed people in the Ball State and Muncie community.
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Met deadlines.
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Communicated with section editors and visual teams.
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Took photos for stories.
Jan. 2022 - June 2022
Editorial Intern (Jan. 2022 - May 2022)
Fact-checker (June 2022)
Indianapolis Monthly
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Fact-checked upcoming stories
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Attended idea meetings
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Worked with a mentor to create content for website and print magazine
Indianapolis, IN
March 2020 - April 2022
Reporter
The Ball State Daily News
Ball State University | Muncie, IN
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Interviewed people in the Ball State and Muncie community.
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Met deadlines.
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Communicated with section editors and visual teams.
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Took photos for stories.
Aug. 2020 - Dec. 2021
Lifestyles Editor (Aug. 2021-Dec. 2021)
Assistant Editor (Aug. 2020-May 2021)
The Ball State Daily News
Ball State University | Muncie, IN
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Edited and posted stories to The Ball State Daily News' website
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Hosted weekly section meetings with reporters
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Mentored reporters on how to write stories
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Attended weekly editorial board meetings
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Assisted reporters with questions or issues related to stories
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Proofread newspaper pages before going to print
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Attended skill-building workshops
Education
Aug. 2023 - present
Master's of Arts in Public Relations
Aug. 2019 - May 2023
Bachelor's of Science in Magazine Media Journalism
Minor in Professional Writing & Emerging Media
Ball State University | Muncie, Indiana
Awards, Recognitions & Membership
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Public Relations Student Society of America (Jan. 2024 - present)
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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated® Member since 2023
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Anderson-Muncie Alumnae Chapter​
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Speaker, “Our Neighborhood is not Your Petri Dish,” Engagement Scholarship Consortium International Conference Virtual Presentation, Atlanta, Georgia; (Sept. 2022)
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Ball State University of College of Communication, Information and Media Dean's List (2019-2022)
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2021 Reporter of the Year Finalist for Associated Collegiate Press
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Writer of the Year (2020-2021) for The Ball State Daily News
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Ball State University's Iva Lee Lamberson Scholarship Recipient (2021)
Skills
Reporting
Editing
Copywriting
Microsoft Office (Word, Powerpoint, and Excel)
Social Media (Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and Twitter)
Fact-checking
Adobe InDesign
Canva
References
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Kate Elliott: kelliott@bsu.edu | 765-283-6946
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Paige White: paige.white.jjvr@statefarm.com | 309-531-4352
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Nicole Thomas: nthomas017@gmail.com | 317-409-5164