contact:

educational
experience

Email: rporter4@elon.edu
Address: 3373 Campus Box
Elon, NC 27244

educati
on
Elon University North Carolina
Bachelor of Arts, Anticipated Graduation
May 2016
Professional Writing & Rhetoric, Creative
Writing
Minor: Theater Arts
GPA: 3.6
Study Abroad: Community Engagement
Rio De Janerio and Salvador Winter Term
2013

achieve
ments
Xi Omicron Chapter of Sigma Tau Delta
International Honors Society: Fall 2015
Deans List: Fall 2012, Fall 2014, Spring
2015

membe
rships
Elon 101 Teaching Assistant: Spring 2014,
Spring 2015 Spring Mentor for Transfer
and Spring
Admitted Students: February 2013present

CUPID Associate, Elon University Fall 2014

Center for Undergraduate Publishing and Internet Design Associate program

managing
large, complex writing projects
Designed an awareness campaign for the LGBTQ community at Elon

Hosted undergraduate workshops to assist in Photoshop and reaching out to

alumnae
Created blog posts for English majors and other academia published on the

Elon website

Conference on College Composition and Communication, Planning

Committee
Fall & Spring 2014

Finalized the call of proposals and review of submissions

Presented feedback on drafts submitted to the undergraduate research program

Naylor Undergraduate Research Workshop, Participant Winter 2014

Engaged in conversations with professors and

experts within the rhetoric field at York

College that posed questions about the future of professional writing and
rhetoric
Constructed a basis for my undergraduate

research which is understanding the

assumptions about good writing that occur within different fields other than
English

CollegeFashionista Summer Internship 2014

Composed weekly for the CollegeFashionisa

website under the What to Wear column

about the latest fashion trends and styles found in college students
throughout the nation
Photographed and successfully linked all blogs to

all forms of social media such as

Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram which reached 300
universities

extra-curricular involvement
Transfer Student Organization, Vice President, Spring 2013-Spring 2014

Organized an environment where students can voice their concerns, concerns, an

ultimately branch out to others and their surroundings to become more acclimated and
welcomed
Scheduled social activities and prearranged weekly academic meetings

Public Relations Coordinator, Cinderella Project Summer 2013-Spring 2014

Utilized organization, goal-setting, and gathered dress donations to bring awareness of

the Cinderella Project
Assisted and organized Cinderella Project Day which successfully contributed to over 40
girls receiving dresses, makeup and jewelry

Planning Committee Sisterhood Chair, Greek Organization Winter 2014- Fall 2015
Crafted gifts and goodies to boost morale of the chapter consisting of 180 women
Offered assistance by providing resources to those in the chapter handling a difficult
time

Boys and Girls Club Tutor, Spring 2014

Tutored students ranging from kindergarten to middle school in an after school program
Developed outdoor activities for students to engage with new learning opportunities