Editor

Nathan Zisk

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Education

Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP)

Bachelor’s Degree: Journalism and Public Relations – Cum Laude

Bachelor’s Degree: Economics – Cum Laude

Minor: Pan-African Studies

California University of Pennsylvania (Cal U)

Master’s Degree: Legal Studies – GPA 3.95 (May 2021)

Work Experience

Graduate Assistant Foundry Writing Center, Cal U 2019–Present

Duties: Gave students online writing consultation for AP, APA, Bluebook, Chicago, CSE, and MLA formats and styles; tutored formatting, grammar, style, and writing; and proofread theses and doctoral dissertations

Copy Editor Freelance August 2020

Duties: Proofread, edited, and provided consultation for doctoral dissertations

Journalist The HawkEye, Indiana, Pa. June 2017–February 2020

Duties: Pitched, wrote, and reported investigative news stories with a local interest

Copy Editor The Penn, Indiana, Pa. August 2017–May 2019

Duties: Collected police crime logs and wrote dozens of police blotters and editorials, proofread and edited stories before they were published, and led/coordinated workshops to help journalists with their AP-style and writing skills

Journalist The Penn, Indiana, Pa. April 2017–May 2019

Duties: Wrote and reported on local news stories assigned by newspaper editors

Journalist Billy Penn, Philadelphia, Pa. February 2018

Duties: Wrote about social media and online charity campaigns involving celebrities and large food brands

Manager Aramark, Indiana, Pa. August 2014–December 2018

Duties: Oversaw operations at the off-campus food court, supervised and trained student-workers, and resolved customer complaints/issues

Resident Assistant Stephenson Hall, IUP August 2015–May 2016

Duties: Organized and facilitated meetings with residents and other RAs, created team-building activities, coordinated entertaining and educational group activities, and supervised/consulted/provided resources for students living in Stephenson Hall

Writing and Research

Economic Case Studies

Wrote, researched, published, and presented several economic case studies

Presented economic case studies reviewing Zimbabwe’s and Botswana’s economies at my university’s 2017 and 2018 Undergraduate Scholar’s Forums, respectively

Created a survey tool to collect data on youth unemployment, the informal sector, and political confidence in urban Senegal cities. Wrote a research paper based on quantitative data I collected in Dakar, Dalifor, and Thies, Senegal, in 2018

Editorials

Wrote editorials as for The Penn, winning two Pennsylvania Newspaper Association Keystone Press Awards for editorial writing in 2017 and 2018

Academic Writing

Wrote dozens of academic papers using Thomson Reuters Westlaw for research and The Bluebook for citations

Administrative Experience

Co-Op Finance Committee Board Member IUP Co-Op August 2018–May 2019

Duties: Acted and voted on a board that oversaw student organization budgets and the IUP activities fee

University Budget Advisory Committee Board Member IUP August 2018–May 2019

Duties: Discussed different marketing and fiscal tactics to develop ways to boost internal revenue for IUP

Clubs at Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Student Government Association: Treasurer August 2018–May 2019

Pan-African Student Association: Secretary, Treasurer, and Vice President August 2016–May 2019

Economics Club: Treasurer August 2016–May 2017

Volunteer Experience

Savior Squad, Do Good Inc. Twitter February 2018, January 2020

Duties: Organized and coordinated online influencers to raise tens of thousands of dollars for international aid groups

Service-Learning Flint, Mich. April 2016

Duties: Distributed clean water and met with local organizers and officials to help devise resolutions for the Flint water crisis

Housing Construction Projects Point Pleasant, W.Va. June 2014, June 2015

Duties: Provided free construction and renovation services to help combat housing insecurity in poverty-stricken areas

English, Math, and Piano Tutor Salvation Army, Indiana, Pa. August 2014–January 2015

Duties: Tutored underprivileged youth in English/writing, math, and piano

Additional Skills and Interests

Research and Academia: Proficient at using Westlaw, Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED), the World Bank DataBank, and other legal and economic databases

Social Media: Created multiple Twitter accounts with tens of thousands of followers and millions of monthly impressions

Activities: Photography, outdoor sports, traveling

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