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Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-***-****
Alexander T. Bianchi
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Education__________________________________________________________________________________
Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, New York 2004 2008
B.A., Writing and Rhetoric
GPA: 3.15
Major GPA: 3.53
Minor: Cognition, Logic, and Language
Work Experience_____________________________________________________________________________
Americorps VISTA for the Boston Public Schools, Administrative, Boston, MA Sept. 2008 Sept. 2009
• Promoted and Organized the 2008 Boston Public Schools Resource Fair, the 2009
Summer Opportunities Fair, the 2009 S.L.A.M. Showcase at the Museum of Science
• Managed the BostoNavigator database and TriSpace Website
• Performed statistical analysis for the 2009 Boston Public Schools Parent Survey
• Edited the 2009 Out of Harm’s Way Initiative
• Brokered partnerships with Northeastern University, Boston University, Boston College,
And Harvard University
Palm Beach Post, West Palm Beach, Florida June September
2008
• Worked for the Features Department as an investigatory journalist
• Performed interview, research, fact checking, and editing tasks
• Wrote and published feature stories
Activities and Honors_________________________________________________________________________
Dean’s list, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, and Spring 2008
2008 Institute for Humane Studies Journalism Seminar, Bryn Mawr, PA June 2008
• Attended speeches by journalists, historians, and economists
• Explored and discussed ideas of free market and media
Writing and Rhetoric Department 495 Independent Study/Course Equivalent Summer 2008
• Reported to and corresponded with the WRRH Department Chair
• Wrote daily journals that analyzed the field of journalism
• Wrote thesis about the evolution and downfall of newspaper
Writing and Rhetoric Dept. Search Committee, Student Advisor Spring 2008
• Collaborated with Professors to select a new professor
• Read applications and offered opinions about the applicants
• Interviewed applicants and attended applicant speeches
The Herald, Hobart and William Smith Colleges Spring
2008
• Wrote Investigatory, Feature, and Op Ed stories
• Developed story ideas
Semester Abroad, Rome, Italy Spring 2007
• Collaborated with international students in the study of the Italian Language
• Designed and created a Travel Writing Website
• Traveled to Sicily, Florence, Sienna, Northern Tuscany, and the Netherlands
YMCA, Geneva, NY Fall 2006
• Supervised After School Program
• Tutored and mentored children of grades K 6
Hobart College Football Team 2004 2005
Special Skills_________________________________________________________________________________
• Working knowledge of all Microsoft Office, Adobe, and iLife programs
References:
Cheryl Forbes
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Writing and Rhetoric Department Chair
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Ken Bohannon
Palm Beach Post
Accent Editor
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Marta Gredler
Boston Public Schools DELTAS Office
Programs Director
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Published Work:
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/search/content/accent/epaper/2008/08/14/a3e_good_0814.html
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/search/content/accent/epaper/2008/07/27/c10d_hero_0727.html
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/search/content/accent/epaper/2008/07/17/a3e_good_0717.html
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/search/content/accent/epaper/2008/07/13/c12d_loggerhead_0713.html
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/search/content/accent/epaper/2008/06/29/c12d_spady_0629.html