ALLISON SHORT

311 Glenn Avenue, Lawrenceville NJ 08648 · 609-516-3093

allison.short16@gmail.com · LinkedIn: Allison Short

EDUCATION
MAY 2021 (EXPECTED)
BACHELOR OF ARTS, ROWAN UNIVERSITY
 Majors: Elementary Education, Literacy Studies
 Minor: French
 GPA: 3.98; Dean’s List for all semesters
 Awarded the President’s Scholar of Excellence for Fall 2017, Fall 2018
 Bantivoglio Honors Concentration
 Rowan Scholars Scholarship for Academic Excellence

MAY 2019-AUGUST 2019

STUDY ABROAD, PARIS, AIFS/ROWAN
 Completed course work in Intensive French Language and French Culture at Sorbonne
University in Paris, France
 Developed deeper fluency in French and obtained a higher level of cultural literacy
 Lived in Paris with a native family, went on several excursions to different cities

JUNE 2017
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, LAWRENCE HIGH SCHOOL
 GPA: 3.88
 National Honors Society
 Awarded Senior Awards for Biology, History, French, and Excellence in Foreign Languages
 Awarded Student of the Month for Sciences

EXPERIENCE
SEPTEMBER 2014 – MAY 2017
REHEARSAL ASSISTANT, TRENTON CHILDREN’S CHORUS
Helped underprivileged children in Trenton, NJ to learn how to read and perform music, as well
as work cooperatively and efficiently.

MAY 2018 – AUGUST 2018

SUMMER INTERN, AMERICAN READING COMPANY
Filled a diverse set of roles in the creation, revision, and selling of racially and socially diverse K-
12 curricula, from the formation of book records to analyzing book sets for variety.
 SEPTEMBER 2018 – JANUARY 2019
ACADEMIC TUTOR, ROWAN UNIVERSITY
Employed by the university as a French tutor; scheduled individual and group sessions with
students to help identify and achieve learning goals as a student and a French learner.

SKILLS
 Organized  Adaptable
 Driven  Communicative
 Intermediate Fluency in French  Dependable

ACTIVITIES
 14 hours of volunteering per semester
 Social Media Chair for the Executive Board of Colleges Against Cancer Club
 Member of the Elementary Education Club
 Rowan Chi Alpha Club Student Leader
 Kids Ministry Team Member at Kingsway Church