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Amy J. Vance

Curriculum Vitae

Department of Educational Policy Studies

University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Madison, WI 53715

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Davis, CA 95616

Cell: 517-***-****

Email: abkr8a@r.postjobfree.com

Education

Aug 2007 - Aug 2010 University of Wisconsin-Madison (Madison, WI)

. M.A., Educational Policy Studies; Advisor: Dr. Nancy

Kendall

. Area of concentration: International and Comparative

Education

. Graduated with a 4.0 GPA (degree awarded Fall 2010)

Jun - Aug 2008, 2009 Sogang University (Seoul, South Korea)

. Completed Korean language courses 1 (beginner) and 3

(intermediate)

Aug 1998 - May 2003 Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI)

. B.A., East Asian Languages and Cultures;

specialization in Japanese

. Member of the Honors College

. Graduated summa cum laude with an overall GPA of 3.97

Sep 2001 - May 2002 Konan University (Kobe, Japan)

. Completed Level 5 Japanese language course (advanced)

. Participated in a 9-month homestay with a Japanese

family

Assistantships

Jan 2008 - May 2008 Program Assistant, Department of Educational Policy

Studies,

University of Wisconsin-Madison

. Assisted faculty and staff members with technical

issues ranging from computer support to the use of

audiovisual equipment in the classroom

. Publicized and facilitated the department's annual

conference and visitation week activities for

prospective students

. Completed research projects at faculty request,

including a compilation of resources related to

international education

Aug 1998 - May 2000 Professorial Assistant, Michigan State University

. Under Dr. Peter Murphy, assisted graduate students in

laboratory experiments in botany and plant pathology

. Under Dr. Anita Skeen, assisted in the administration

of the ROIAL (Residential Option In Arts and Letters)

program

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Professional Experience

Aug 2007 - May 2010 Data Enterer, Wisconsin State Herbarium (Madison,

WI)

. Entered data from specimen labels into database

. Performed additional tasks (scanning, sorting,

filing, shipping preparation, photocopying, library

research) as needed

Jan 2006 - May 2007 Advisor, NCN Institute (Mobile, AL)

. Advised nearly 150 Japanese international students at

the University of South Alabama in academics, career

advancement, and adjusting to life in the United

States

. Coordinated with university staff to organize new

student orientation and weekly orientation seminars

from May to August; served as presenter and

interpreter at these seminars

. Worked with career support staff to administer 8

career seminars in the fall and spring

. Assisted in budgetary planning for incoming students

. Maintained student files and prepared individual

progress reports in Japanese each semester

. Provided 24 hour emergency support for students

Aug 2005 - Dec 2005 Associate, Distance Learning Services, Michigan

State

University Library (East Lansing, MI)

. Provided technical support for ANGEL online course

system to students and faculty

. Maintained detailed logs of support calls

. Served as the general operator for calls to the MSU

Library

Aug 2003 - Jul 2005 Assistant Language Teacher, Shiobara Board of

Education

(Nasushiobara, Japan)

. Selected by the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET)

Programme, a competitive program sponsored by 3

ministries of the Japanese government, with

participants from over 40 countries worldwide

. Team-taught at 2 junior high, 6 elementary, and 4

kindergarten/ nursery schools

. Designed bilingual bulletin boards monthly to

generate interest in English among the students

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Professional Experience, continued

Jun 2000 - May 2003 Typist, Coder, and Workflow Manager, Digital and

Multimedia

Center, Michigan State University Library (East Lansing, MI)

. Scanned and photocopied fragile books as preparation

for typing

. Typed book contents, simultaneously adding basic SGML

codes

. Edited typed versions of books through Microsoft Word

file comparison function

. Added SGML and XML codes to edited text files

. Managed the flow of scanning, typing, editing, and

coding work among student employees

. Authored a training packet in coding for new

employees

. Assisted with faxing and database management in

copyright permissions office

. Prepared a presentation on Optical Character

Recognition (OCR) software for a digitization

conference

. Acquired basic website maintenance and HTML coding

skills

Dec 2001 - May 2002 English Teacher, Crystal English School (Kobe,

Japan)

. Taught English classes for kindergarteners,

elementary school students, and adults

Aug 1997 - Aug 1998 Sales Associate, Cooper's Watchworks (Saginaw, MI)

. Assisted customers in the purchase of watches and

watch accessories

. Performed minor watch repairs

. Cleaned and organized display cases

. Performed store opening and closing duties as shifts

required

Jun 1996 - Aug 1997 Scanner, Physician Solutions, Inc. (Saginaw, MI)

. Sorted and scanned hospital files for storage on CD

Linguistic Competencies

Japanese

. Fluent speaker; advanced reading and writing skills

. Passed the Level 2 Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) in

December 2002

Korean

. Intermediate, approaching advanced competency in all skill areas

. Achieved Grade 2 - Beginner on the Test of Proficiency in Korean

(TOPIK) in April 2009

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Awards and Fellowships

2009-2010 Academic Year FLAS Fellowship Recipient (Korean language)

2009 Summer FLAS Fellowship Recipient (Korean language)

2008-2009 Academic Year FLAS Fellowship Recipient (Korean language)

2008 Summer FLAS (Foreign Language and Area Studies) Fellowship Recipient

(Korean language)

2002-2003 Outstanding Graduating Senior, Michigan State University

Department

of Linguistics and Germanic, Slavic, Asian, and African Languages

2003 Michigan State University Student Employee of the Year Runner-Up

2001 Michigan Japanese Language Speech Contest, 2nd Place

2000 Michigan Japanese Language Speech Contest, 3rd Place

Volunteer and Extracurricular Activities

Aug 2008 - May 2009 Coordinator of the International and Comparative

Education Research Group (ICERG) at the University of Wisconsin-

Madison (member from Aug 2007 to May 2010)

Aug 2005 Volunteer, Fall 2005 International Students Orientation

Program at Michigan State University

Aug 1999 - May 2003 Volunteer English tutor for international

undergraduate and

graduate students at Michigan State University

Professional Organizations

2007 - 2010 Comparative and International Education Society

2001 - Present Phi Beta Kappa

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