MICHAEL HOWELL
Hattiesburg, MS ***** C: 601-***-**** *******.********@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Graduate Degree Auditor, USM Graduate School, August 2018—October 2022
Duties included conducting audits of prospective masters and doctoral graduates, overseeing graduate milestones such as committee formations, oral defenses, CITI training, and thesis and dissertation proposals
Processed transfers, course revalidations and substitutions, degree applications and degree postings, counseling students on departmental and graduate school guidelines, plans of study, and degree requirements
Frequently led meetings regarding Graduate school policies and procedures involving faculty and staff across multiple departments and disciplines
Research Specialist, USM Foundation, May 2016—August 2018
Maintained the Foundation’s database by updating constituent records and provided support to the development officers through prospect ratings analyses and biographical research of potential donors
Conducted specific organizational and individual research by request for staff both within the Foundation and across campus
Freelance Editor, Self Employed, June 2008—May 2016
Provided editing, writing, and proofing services for students, writers, and professionals
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Teaching Assistant, USM School of Computing, August 2015—May 2016
Graded papers for all sections of CSC 309: Computers & Society
Edited ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering & Technology) Documentation
English Teacher, Sacred Heart High School, September 2007—May 2008
Taught 12th grade British Literature
Graduate Instructor/Student, USM Department of English, August 2004—May 2007
Taught four sections of college composition and worked in the university’s Writing Center as a tutor while earning a master’s degree in English
EDUCATION
M.A.—ABT, History, USM
M.A., English, USM
B.A., Classical Languages, University of Mississippi
B.A., English, USM
LANGUAGES STUDIED
Latin, Greek, Spanish, & French