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Resume:
Christopher Pullam
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Temporary Address: Permanent Address:
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Champaign, IL 61820 Cherry, IL 61317
Objective: Journalism that makes a difference
Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Master of Science in News-Editorial Journalism May 2015
GPA: 3.52 / 4.00 (Finished with college honors)
Bachelors of Liberal Arts and Sciences in Creative Writing May 2013
Major GPA: 3.66 / 4.00
Illinois Valley Community College Oglesby, IL
Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts and Sciences May 2011
GPA: 3.17/4.00
Experience Champaign, IL
Master’s Project January 2015 – May 2015
-Developed relationships with sources during extensive phone and on-sight interviews
-Researched and mastered previously unfamiliar topics, such as agricultural laws, crop rotations, fertilizer runoff, algal blooms, grant funding and environmental regulations
Daily Illini Champaign, IL
Contributing Writer February 2014 – May 2014
-Tightened writing style to fit newspaper format
-Managed tight deadlines while balancing class projects
-Investigated police issued Tasers, gerrymandering and student debt solutions
Independent Study (Undergrad) Champaign, IL
-Thrived as a result of intensive criticism January 2013 – August 2013
-Explored writing and the writing process through one-on-one workshops with the Associate Director of Creative Writing at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Awards
Marilyn Miller Kaytor Scholarship May 2015
-Offered for outstanding performance and academic excellence while a student at the University of Illinois
Junior Quinn Award April 2012
-Received as recognition of achievement and potential in Creative Writing by Junior and Senior Creative Writing Majors. ($2,000)
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