Morgan Noele Said University of Kansas

7319 Hauser Drive Current GPA: 3.67 Shawnee, KS 66216 Teresas Academy 913.963.7342 Morgan.Said@ymail.com Type of Work Time Spent Grade Graduated from St.

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Extracurricular Activities and Leadership

Rock Chalk Revue director college sophomore 20 hours/week One of six Rock Chalk Revue directors for the Pi Beta Phi/Delta Chi group HerCampus KU college sophomore hours/week Freelance style writer for www.hercampus.com/ku The University Daily Kansan college freshman, sophomore 15 hours/semester Freelance writer for the University of Kansass daily student newspaper 100 Years of Jayhawk Magazine college freshman 15 hours Worked as a contributing writer for the 100 Years of Jayhawk Magazine, which was distributed to students, faculty, staff, and alumnus on the 100 year anniversary of the Jayhawk Pi Beta Phi Technology Committee college freshman varies Work on creating a positive and influential online presence for the University of Kansass chapter of Pi Beta Phi through our website, blog, Facebook, and Twitter The Dart and DartNewsOnline 10-12 30 hours weekly The STA newspaper, the Dart, is nationally recognized for its excellence in publications and DartNewsOnline was awarded a Pacemaker during its first year of development in 2010, deeming it 2

one of the top twelve high school websites in the nation Staff writer and photographer (10), website co-creator, managing editor of web, deadline editor (11), editor-in-chief (12) Student Community Organization 9-12 5 hours monthly Serves as St. Teresas Academys Student Council and plans school-wide events such as teacher and student appreciation days, academic awareness day, and promotes unity throughout the school Club member (9-11), elected secretary (12)

Academic Achievements and Honors

Outstanding New Member Award college freshman Awarded by the Panhellenic Association of the University of Kansas; each sorority chapter recommended two outstanding new members based on academic achievement, extracurricular activities, involvement in community service and philanthropy; five women were awarded as Outstanding New Members Missouri Student Journalist of the Year 12 Awarded by the Missouri Scholastic Press Association, this title is presented to the most exemplary student journalist in the state based on a submitted portfolio including journalistic work over the course of the past four years of high school; placed in the top 33 student journalists in the nation Photo of the Year Award Voted on by Dart staff members 10

Missouri Scholastic Press Association All-Missouri Newsmagazine Award Individual Photojournalism: Show-Me Award All-Missouri Newspaper Award Individual Newspaper: Superior Award All-Missouri Online Award All-Missouri Online Award Individual Newspaper: Show-Me Award Individual Newspaper: Superior Award Diversity Awareness: Superior Award

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Journalism Educators of Metropolitan Kansas City Feature Photography Honorable Mention Broadcast Sports Feature Honorable Mention 11

Kansas City, Missouri Shining Star Award 12 Awarded by Kansas City, Missouri mayor Mark Funkhouser Excellence in Editorial Leadership 12 Awarded by instructor at Ball State Universitys Journalism Workshops in Newspaper Editors class

Community Service
De La Salle Education Center 11-12, college freshman 120+ hours Tutor underprivileged high school students whose life circumstances cannot allow them to function in a regular school; volunteer in the schools daycare so teenage mothers can leave their children in a safe environment while they are in class Infant Development Care 8-12 twice monthly IDC (Infant Development Care) works with infants with disabilities by teaching arts and crafts, music, sign language and other motor and developmental skills

Employment
Nanny 6-12 3-5 days a week year round Nanny for infants to age 13, after school, weekends, and summer weekdays Kids Camp Counselor 12, college freshman 3-5 days a week Work at Lifetime Fitness as a camp counselor for children ages 612 to help create a healthy way of life

3. received Outstanding New Member award, freshman technology committee, sophomore Rock Chalk Revue Director, sophomore 4. I think that Ive contributed to Pi Phi in many ways. I always make an effort to participate in Pi Phi activities, such as chalking for Homecoming, social events with other chapters, philanthropy events, athletic tournaments (Derby Days, Gladiator Games, etc.). Its important to imply that Pi Phi has a fun, competitive side, and I like being part of proving that. Also, Im a Rock Chalk Revue Director and have worked on the Pi Phi blog and website. 6. I feel that Im qualified for these positions because Im dedicated to my responsibilities and dont take my duties or deadlines for granted. After serving as the editor-in-chief of my high school newspaper, I learned that getting things done on time and done right are vital for the success of any executive team. I also believe that Im organized, exude time-management skills and I think that I can effectively communicate with others so that were always all on the same page. 7. After talking extensively to the executive members, I understand the responsibilities involved in holding one of these executive positions. Time management, delegation, organization and communication are all contributing factors to maintaining a successful executive board.