Sean Freeman 1

University Heights, OH 44118 | sfreeman19@jcu.edu

Education

John Carroll University May 2019

Bachelor of Arts in Communication with Digital Media Concentration
Minors: Business | Political Science | Peace Justice and Human Rights
GPA: 3.47
Awards: Dean’s List (4 Semesters)
Iota Chi Upsilon Scholarship Recipient
Recipient of the Fred McClure Scholarship for Most Promising Sophomore
Recipient of the George B. Sweeney Endowed Award for Service
• Presented to one sophomore and junior based upon their level of community service, activism,
and advocacy.
2018 Newman Civic Fellow
• Member of a nationwide activist-minded students’ cohort working to generate social change in
their schools, communities, and careers.

Related Work Experience

Immersion to Immokalee, Fla. | Participant Spring 2016
• Spoke with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and learned about their history of advocacy for migrant
farmworkers in the United States.
• Maintained contact with the CIW after the trip & organized 4 trips for the organization to visit Cleveland, helping
them speak in 30 classrooms, on a Cleveland radio channel, host 2 presentations and orchestrated a protest for
fair food and wages outside a local Wendy’s.
• A group I continue to advocate for, I have learned how spreading your message is essential and the grave
importance of respecting every human person.

Immersion to U.S.-Mexico Border | Participant January 2017

• Learned the history of immigration in the United States, studied the media’s representation of migration and
witnessed an immigration court hearing.
• Upon return to JCU, helped organize a week’s worth of events including hosting an immigration lawyer and placing
crosses and butterflies around campus to symbolize the amount of migrants who have lost their lives at the
border.

Immersion to El Salvador | Student Coordinator January 2018

• Selected, managed, and cultivated community amongst 15 students and 2 faculty coordinators in a 10-day trip to El
Salvador.
• Co-leading this group, I learned that true leaders ensure the success and safety of their group before their own.

Youth for Justice Service Program | Student Coordinator January 2017 – Present
• Create lesson plans, connect with teachers and train tutors for a yearlong program that focuses on educating 8th
grade students on their rights, liberties and responsibilities as citizens of the United States.
• In this project, I witness the true power of education in cultivating the next generation of intelligent, advocacy-
oriented students.

Center for Service and Social Action | Student Leadership Team Member May 2017 - Present
• Transport students to service sites across Cleveland, facilitate reflection, mentor student workers and run
department training sessions.
• Through this position, I learned the importance of team chemistry and communication amongst volunteers, peers,
and superiors.

Catholic Relief Services Organization | Member January 2017 - Present

• Collaborate with students and staff to educate the campus community on structural injustices around the world in
an effective, creative manner.
• Many of the problems our world faces are interconnected and there are simple ways in which we can all have a
positive impact towards change.
 Sean Freeman 2
University Heights, OH 44118 | sfreeman19@jcu.edu

Other Involvement

John Carroll University Sustainability Committee | Member August 2017 – Present

• Work directly with administrators, staff and students to address our university’s sustainability while exploring
methods of improvement and increasing knowledge regarding sustainable practices on our campus.

Mercy Home for Boys & Girls | Communication Intern May - August 2017
• Assisted with multiple social media campaigns, providing research and aiding in the content creation process.
• Through this position, I know that I need a variety of tasks in order to be my most productive.

Communication Student Advisory Council | Member August 2017 - Present

• Serve as student voice to the Communication department, providing feedback and offering advice for various major-
related events and activities.
• From the work and attentiveness of our council leader, I have seen the vitality of what bringing everyone to the table
can do for an organization.

John Carroll University Office of Admissions | Tour Guide August 2017 - Present
• Tour prospective students around campus and manage the university’s main switchboard.
• In this position, I have greatly improved my ability to craft & sell the same message to multiple audiences,
sometimes simultaneously.