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EDUCATION Wright State University Master of Arts in English Literature Master of Education
Indiana University East Bachelor of Arts in English Minor in Creative Writing THESIS: Woolfs Life Through Her Writing HONORS THESIS: A Skeleton Novel
July 2012-present
August 2006-May 2011
Advisor: TJ Rivard, MFA Honors Advisor: Elizabeth Slattery, MFA TEACHING EXPERIENCE Phase I Student Teaching: January 2014-April 2014 Dayton Public Schools--Kiser Elementary Cooperating Teacher: Rebecca Guth 8 th grade Language Arts
Phase I Student Teaching April 2013-May 2013 St. Henry Consolidated SchoolsSt. Henry High School Cooperating Teacher: Eric Rosenbeck 10 &11 th grade English
Substitute Teacher September 2011-May 2012 Darke County Educational Resource Center Substitute teacher for the assigned in-service teacher for grades K-12 in the following school Greenville City Schools districts: Mississinawa Valley, Tri-Village, Bradford, Franklin Monroe, and Arcanum. WORK EXPERIENCE Research Assistant January 2011 May 2011 Crossroads, literary journal Duties include work on projects associated with startup of Crossroads, (Indiana University Indiana University East East online literary journal) including: website design and implementation, marketing, and editorial practices.
Student Assistant to the Dean School of Humanities and Social Sciences Indiana University East
January 2006-May 2011 Knowledgeable in multiple programs : Microsoft Office suite, Adobe Professional, Adobe Contribute. Collaboration with creation/facilitation of the new student evaluations for HSS Aide the Dean and Academic Advisor with creating and maintaining of student files including making efiles for the Academic Advisor. Also, assisted the Associate Dean with the External Review Process. Assist professors, adjuncts, and staff with various miscellaneous tasks including typing an entire manuscript for the Chair of the Department of English.
Admission Ambassador Admissions Indiana University East
May 2007-September 2007 Call prospective students Lead campus tours Assist students with registration and New Student Orientation RELATED EXPERIENCE Secretary of Wright State Chapter of NCTE 2013/14 Document/upload meeting minutes, take attendance, and communicate with advisor and other officers pertaining to the chapters activities.
Vice President of Student Government Association 2010/11 Created a bridge between IUE SGA (Student Government Association) and Faculty Senate MIRANDA KNIGHT PAGE 2 including being the first student representative in Faculty Senate as well as with AUSA (All University Student Association) of Indiana University. Revised SGAs Constitution and streamlined our Election process. Also included in my job duties was to work with the President in his duties and to perform these duties in his absence. I worked with the President, Director of Campus Life and the Vice-Chancellor of External Affairs for the executive branch to have stipends for the next academic year.
Committee Member of Student Trustee Search and Screen for Indiana University 2010/11 Appointed by the Chancellor to represent Indiana University East (IUE) to select the next Student Trustee for Indiana University.
President of Humanities Club 2010/11 Assisted our advisor with organizing and sending the appropriate paperwork to Campus Life and SGA for approval. I also made plans for the future of our club by attaining an additional advisor to help with the workload of our current advisor as well as creating a plan to generate more funding for our clubs bi-annual trip to the Stratford Shakespeare Festival.
Vice President Students Today Alumni Tomorrow 2010/11 Developed this organization with help from the President and the Director of Alumni Relations to connect currents students with alumni. I wrote the Constitution while the President finished the rest of the necessary paperwork to make this organization an official student organization. We also host Homecoming events with the help from the Alumni and SGA (they fund us but we organize it).
Secretary of Student Government Association 2009/2010 Developed a system for attendance, began the process for bridging SGA with Faculty Senate and AUSA. Worked with Vice Chancellor of External Affairs and the Director of Campus Life (SGAs Advisor) to create a better environment for the general members of SGA and the executive branch along with my duties as secretary: taking minutes, coordinating with the President to communicate with general members and other officers, maintain attendance for all members.
Vice President Humanities Club 2009/2010 Created web pages for Humanities Club as well as assist the President and advisor with planning activities including our bi-annual trip to Stratford and our annual book sale. I was solely in charge of the booksale which is always our biggest fundraiser of the year. We had a record turnout of donations and profits.
Secretary of World Language and Culture Club 2008/2009 Maintained minutes and assisted the President with organizing the Hispanic Heritage Celebration (an annual event that has been ongoing for several years).
Officer at Large Humanities Club 2008/2009 Collaborate with other officers and advisor to decide upon the activities the club will plan for the semester. COMMUNITY SERVICE Cloverbud Advisor for Pets-n-Partners 4-H Club January 2012-present Attend training sessions, organize the activities for the Cloverbuds, assist the Cloverbuds with their 4-H activities before and during the fair. Committee Member of Senior Class Challenge Campaign 2010/11 Collaborated with the Director of Gift Development with organizing the kick off events, spreading the word about the Challenge and recommending what the class would like to do with the collected gifts.
Cloverbud Advisor for Paws-a-tive Attitude 4-H Club December 2010- December 2011 Attend training sessions, organize the activities for the Cloverbuds, assist the Cloverbuds with their 4-H activities before and during the fair. PUBLICATIONS AND PAPERS
MIRANDA KNIGHT PAGE 3 Complex? You Bet! YA Titles That Meet Common Core Standards March 2013 Ohio Council of Teachers of English Language Arts Presentation with Dr. Angie Beumer Johnson, Laurel Haynes, Christine Quiblat Columbus, OH
Goodbye Grandpa, My War Class, and other poems Crossroads reading at Indiana University East/Earlham College April 2011
Tim OBriens Style Paper presented at Mid-Eastern Honors Association Conference, Dayton, OH April 2011
The House Creative work accepted in Tributaries, Richmond, IN 2010/11
Identity and Gender in Virginia Woolfs Orlando Paper presented at 22 nd Annual Womens & Gender Studies Undergraduate Conference, New Albany, IN April 2010 AWARDS AND HONORS Honors Program Graduate May 2011 Student Employee Recognition (Inauguration of this award) 2010/11 Tributaries Poetry PrizeSecond Place April 2011 School of Humanities and Social Sciences Employee Appreciation for 4 years of Service May 2011
CONFERENCES ATTENDED OCTELA, Columbus, Ohio February 2014 OCTELA, Columbus Ohio February 2013 American Student Government Association, Chicago, Ill October 2010 LeaderShape , Bradford Woods, In May 2010 22 nd Annual Womens & Gender Studies Conference, New Albany, IN April 2010 CASE ASAP District V: Momentum, Bloomington, IN February 2010 21 st Annual Womens & Gender Studies Conference, Richmond, IN April 2009 Midwest Victorian Studies Conference, Richmond, IN March 2009
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS National Council for Teachers of English February 2013-present