Matin Yaqubi

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EDUCATION

Trinity College Hartford, CT

Bachelor of Arts, International Studies; Religious Studies (Minors: Arabic; Human Rights Studies)

GPA: 4.012/4.0 Expected May 2023

Honors: Faculty Honors (all semesters); Bantam of the Year Award (Class of 2023); Human Rights Fellowship (Summer 2020); Dean’s Scholar (Fall 2020); Isaac Toucey, Hon. 1845, Scholarship (Fall 2020)

Friends Select School Philadelphia, PA

High School Diploma June 2019

Honors: The Rose Hagan Award for International Studies; Honors Roll (all semesters)

EXPERIENCE

Resident Advisor (RA) Hartford, CT

The Bantam Network Residential Learning Community August 2020 – present

Support the development of community and foster a sense of belonging among First-Year students by implementing social and educational programs that respond to the needs of the community

Mentored 30+ first-year students by leading presentations on personal responsibility and professional development

Facilitated unit discussions and conflict resolution sessions

Communications & Marketing Assistant Hartford, CT

Center for Urban and Global Studies August 2020 – present

Assist in planning, writing, and managing e-blasts and e-newsletters

Create content for and manage the Center's social media platforms and blog

Design event/program fliers, graphics, and other marketing material and collaborate with staff on new ideas, directions, and tools for marketing and communications

First-Year Seminar Teaching Assistant Hartford, CT

FYSM-106: Global Food Politics August 2020 – present

Work with 15 seminar students in developing their writing abilities, capacity to contribute to group discussions and presentations, time-management skills, and ability to navigate the College’s electronic resources

Conduct academic success workshops focused on good organizational skills, study skills, and other strategies to promote effective learning and good academic performance in courses

Work with the seminar instructor to plan and organize any co-curricular activities or events

Undergraduate Research Fellow & Editorial Assistant Hartford, CT

Leonard E. Greenberg Center for the Study of Religion in the Public Life June 2020 – present

Responsible for keeping the “Religion in the 2020 election” column updated with relevant news articles and prose responses

Work closely with the Center’s director on projects ranging from proofreading books for publication to updating the Center's website.

Organized a virtual panel conversation with students and their perspectives on Trinity’s interim Title IX policy, the future of Title IX under the Biden administration, and issues of sexual assault on campus, as part of Trinity’s Program on Public Values.

Research Intern & Human Rights Fellow Hartford, CT

Connecticut Fair Housing Center May 2020 – present

Awarded a fellowship by the Human Rights Department at Trinity College to complete a summer internship at the CT Fair Housing Center

Researched housing discrimination and eviction cases filed in the State of Connecticut during the COVID-19 pandemic and identified whether these cases (and the landlords) violate the moratorium placed on residential evictions

Followed up with research on landlords (and their lawyers) who had filed multiple cases and had multiple cases pending and identified complaints about the conditions in the apartment complexes to get a sense of how many people are being evicted at a specific complex and the outcomes (or dispositions) of those eviction cases

Campus Tour Guide & Student Recruitment Ambassador (SRA) Hartford, CT

Office of Admissions, Trinity College January 2020 – present

Lead groups of 2-15+ people on tours throughout campus facilities, engaging them with statistical and anecdotal material about Trinity College's academics and campus life, as well as the history, traditions, and achievements of the college

Assist at Admitted Students' Days, Open Houses, and other special admissions events

Educational Assistant Hartford, CT

Trinfo.Café September 2019 – March 2020

Staff Trinfo's front desk and maintain the facility

Teach computer literacy to adults in the community

Design curriculum and teach 20 middle schoolers enrolled in local after-school programs

Plan and execute one public event per semester

ACTIVITES & VOLUNTEER

Editor-in-Chief Hartford, CT

Ivy Yearbook December 2019 – present

Maintain records of deadlines; monitor the consistency and quality of the theme throughout the entire book; confirm elements match the style guide and/or original template.

Program Coordinator Kabul, Afghanistan

League of Young Afghans (LOYA) for Peace July 2019 – August 2019

Support planning and coordination of the week-long program and its activities

Monitor $3,500 project budget and track expenditures/transactions

Manage communications (media relations, social media)

SKILLS

Languages: Fluent in English, Urdu, Hindi, and Farsi; Spanish (conversational); Arabic (elementary proficiency); Proficient in Microsoft Office

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