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EDUCATION
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Bachelor
Of Interdisciplinary Studies, Emphasis areas: Business and
Communication
December 2001 |
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Arizona
State University, Tempe AZ |
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Overall
GPA: 3.6; Dean’s List, last three semesters
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EXPERIENCE
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Social
Chairperson,
Communication Student Association- Arizona State
University |
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Tempe,
AZ Spring 2000 |
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Planned
events designed to promote community and
relationship building |
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Determined
venues for major social events, negotiated pricing,
and coordinated event logistics with facility
management |
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New
Membership Chairperson, Kappa
Kappa Gamma Sorority, Mississippi State College |
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Oxford,
MS Spring 1998-1999 |
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Planned
new membership activities and theme night parties
designed to encourage affiliation with the
organization. Increased |
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membership
by 33% |
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Taught
new and existing members specialized conversation
tools including persuasion techniques and non-verbal
cues |
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determination
to improve interpersonal communication effectiveness |
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Controlled
budget spending and reduced costs by accurately
projecting and ordering refreshment needs for new
member events |
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Volunteer/
Co-Chairperson-Donations,
Safe Haven Women’s Shelter |
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Oxford,
MS Spring 1999 |
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Exceeded
fundraising goals by successfully securing donations
from local businesses for prize giveaways at
fundraising events |
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Organized
fundraisers, assisted with setup and registered
guests |
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COMPUTER
SKILLS
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Filemaker
Pro, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access |
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Internet
and World Wide Web Applications
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TEAM
PROJECTS
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Advertising
Campaign For Rhino Internet Solutions
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Determined
customer base for local internet solutions company and
developed campaign devised to increase awareness
within this target group |
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Developed
methods to strengthen branding efforts through
company logo awareness |
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Created
publicity campaigns for various media including
radio, TV, print, and outdoor venues |
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Provided
suggestions to improve customer interaction with
publicity activities
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Consumer
Reaction To The Renaming Of Andersen Consulting To
Accenture
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Created
a survey and polled ASU business students to determine
reactions regarding the renaming |
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Entered
results into SPSS data analysis program to find
correlation between student reactions and company
awareness |
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Evaluated
results with national data and created report
detailing findings
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RELEVANT
COURSEWORK
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Public
Speaking: Developed
professional speaking skills through delivering a
diversity of both prepared and impromptu speeches to a
class of 35. Used Microsoft PowerPoint and Visio graphics
to aid in presentations. |
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Journalism
Newswriting: Researched
articles using personal interviews, Internet sources and
other investigative tools. Wrote articles for print media. |
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Communication
And Consumerism: Evaluated
political, social, and commercial communication mediums
and messages. Assessed more appropriate means for
communication given specific circumstances. |
