Grand Rapids Project

CASEY MCCORRY

Present Address Contact Information

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Grand Rapids, MI, 49546 ********@*****.***

EDUCATION Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 8/06-5/2010

Major: English

Minor: Religious Studies

EXPERIENCE

The National Catholic Reporter Kansas City, MO 5/2010-

8/2010

Editorial Intern

-Reported regularly, published in every issue, wrote news stories, profiles, book

reviews, etc...

-Largest duties were for our web paper: blogged several times/day, edited web

articles, approved reader's comments, searched for news stories to post, etc..

-Took photos for the paper.

The State News East Lansing, MI 8/08-5/2010

Opinion Writer

-Wrote articles for Michigan State University's Student newspaper with over

40,000 readers

The Acton Institute Grand Rapids, MI 5/09-8/09

Communications Intern

- Interned with economic think tank.

-Researched and collaborated with other interns to create a new poverty

initiative.

-Researched and edited publications.

-Ran a week long seminar, Acton University, attended by over 500 people from

60 different countries

-Worked on a project for curriculum reform for High Schools in the U.S. .

The Offbeat East Lansing, MI 2007-Present

Editor

-Edited for a publishing of M.S.U. students’ creative writing.

VOLUNTEERING

Scoutbanana East Lansing, MI 2007-Present

Member, Fundraiser, Writer

Refugee Development Center East Lansing, MI 2007-Present

ESL teacher, tutor

Women's Domestic Violence Center Grand Rapids, MI 2003-Present

Childcare, Meal service

Alternative Spring Break Jonestown, MS & New York, NY 2008 & 2009

Habitat for Humanity,Catholic Charities

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