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Jordan O. Alexander 3410 Smarty Jones Court § Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37128 § 678.906.8583 § [email protected] Education Liberty University – Lynchburg, Virginia § MA – American History May 14, 2016 § GPA – 3.81 Liberty University – Lynchburg, Virginia § BS – History, Minor: English May 10, 2014 § GPA – 3.72 Academic Achievements Sigma Tau Delta Zeta Tau Chapter, Inductee February 2014 International English Honor Society, minimum 3.0 GPA in English Phi Alpha Theta Alpha Alpha Iota Chapter, Inductee December 2012 National History Honor Society, minimum 3.1 GPA in History and 3.0 GPA overall required Alpha Lambda Delta, National Honor Society, Inductee September 2011 National Honor Society for First-Year Students, 3.5 GPA or higher required Work Experience Liberty University, Graduate Student Assistant Lynchburg, Virginia August 2014 – May 2016 § Assisted professors in grading undergraduate students’ assignments, tests, and projects § Taught upper division American and world history classes in place of primary professors § Proctored History exams for residential undergraduate students § Conducted quiz and exam review sessions for undergraduate students § Taught online History classes for undergraduate students Liberty University National Civil War Chaplains Museum August 2013 – May 2014 § Maintained inventory of Museum bookstore § Provided tours to museum patrons § Conducted research to identify additional African American Civil War chaplains § Developed a research booklet on African American Civil War chaplains Atlanta History Center, Internship – Atlanta, Georgia May 2013 – July 2013 § Established data forms in the ReDiscovery database for inventory of the Swan House § Inventoried the Swan House artifacts in preparation for filming The Hunger Games: Catching Fire § Prepared condition reports § Photographed damaged and displaced objects Volunteer Experience Mark It UP! Leadership Team October 2012 – present § Advise Coordinator on service project ideas and activities as well as volunteer on select projects § Volunteered at a Habitat for Humanity Build – Atlanta, GA § Presented families with Thanksgiving baskets on Family Volunteer Day – Conyers/Covington, GA § Delivered food to Atlanta Food Bank § Prepared bookwork bookmark kits for student leaders to facilitate a project – Murfreesboro, TN Liberty University National Civil War Chaplains Museum August 2012 – May 2013 § Conducted research to identify additional African American Civil War chaplains § Provided tours to museum patrons Mercer University Atlanta Library Spring Break 2012, 2013 § Assisted archivist in cataloging historical documents Alpha Lambda Delta, Historian August 2011 – May 2012 § Contributed to chapter receiving The Order of the Torch Award for ALD scrapbook § Maintained historical information for LU chapter § Participated in service projects and took pictures at events § Prepared scrapbook (along with 3 other historians) of chapter’s activities

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Page 1: JOA Resume

JordanO.Alexander3410SmartyJonesCourt§Murfreesboro,Tennessee37128§678.906.8583§[email protected]

EducationLibertyUniversity–Lynchburg,Virginia

§MA–AmericanHistory May14,2016§GPA–3.81

LibertyUniversity–Lynchburg,Virginia§BS–History,Minor:EnglishMay10,2014§GPA–3.72

AcademicAchievementsSigmaTauDeltaZetaTauChapter,InducteeFebruary2014InternationalEnglishHonorSociety,minimum3.0GPAinEnglishPhiAlphaThetaAlphaAlphaIotaChapter,InducteeDecember2012NationalHistoryHonorSociety,minimum3.1GPAinHistoryand3.0GPAoverallrequiredAlphaLambdaDelta,NationalHonorSociety,InducteeSeptember2011NationalHonorSocietyforFirst-YearStudents,3.5GPAorhigherrequired

WorkExperienceLibertyUniversity,GraduateStudentAssistant–Lynchburg,Virginia August2014–May2016§Assistedprofessorsingradingundergraduatestudents’assignments,tests,andprojects§TaughtupperdivisionAmericanandworldhistoryclassesinplaceofprimaryprofessors§ProctoredHistoryexamsforresidentialundergraduatestudents§Conductedquizandexamreviewsessionsforundergraduatestudents§TaughtonlineHistoryclassesforundergraduatestudentsLibertyUniversityNationalCivilWarChaplainsMuseumAugust2013–May2014§MaintainedinventoryofMuseumbookstore§Providedtourstomuseumpatrons§ConductedresearchtoidentifyadditionalAfricanAmericanCivilWarchaplains §DevelopedaresearchbookletonAfricanAmericanCivilWarchaplains AtlantaHistoryCenter,Internship–Atlanta,GeorgiaMay2013–July2013§EstablisheddataformsintheReDiscoverydatabaseforinventoryoftheSwanHouse§InventoriedtheSwanHouseartifactsinpreparationforfilmingTheHungerGames:CatchingFire§Preparedconditionreports§Photographeddamagedanddisplacedobjects

VolunteerExperienceMarkItUP!LeadershipTeamOctober2012–present§AdviseCoordinatoronserviceprojectideasandactivitiesaswellasvolunteeronselectprojects§VolunteeredataHabitatforHumanityBuild–Atlanta,GA§PresentedfamilieswithThanksgivingbasketsonFamilyVolunteerDay–Conyers/Covington,GA§DeliveredfoodtoAtlantaFoodBank§Preparedbookworkbookmarkkitsforstudentleaderstofacilitateaproject–Murfreesboro,TNLibertyUniversityNationalCivilWarChaplainsMuseumAugust2012–May2013§ConductedresearchtoidentifyadditionalAfricanAmericanCivilWarchaplains§ProvidedtourstomuseumpatronsMercerUniversityAtlantaLibrarySpringBreak2012,2013§AssistedarchivistincataloginghistoricaldocumentsAlphaLambdaDelta,HistorianAugust2011–May2012§ContributedtochapterreceivingTheOrderoftheTorchAwardforALDscrapbook§MaintainedhistoricalinformationforLUchapter§Participatedinserviceprojectsandtookpicturesatevents§Preparedscrapbook(alongwith3otherhistorians)ofchapter’sactivities

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CampusService&ActivitiesGraduateResearchSymposiumMarch2016§PresentedaresearchposteronA.M.E.BishopHenryM.TurnerGraduateResearchSymposiumMarch2015§PresentedadeliberativedialogueontheBattleofNewOrleansLibertyUniversityBrucknerLearningCenterAugust2013–May2014§Tutored,HistoryandEnglishLibertyUniversityPrayerLeaderAugust2012–May2013 §Mentoredagroupof4-5youngmen§ProvidedinspirationalsupportLibertyUniversityNationalCivilWarChaplainsMuseumJanuary2012–May2012§Providedtourstopatronsofthemuseum§ConductedresearchofAfrican-AmericanCivilWarchaplains§Identified19newchaplainsthatwillbeaddedtomuseum’scollectionBandofLeaders November2010–May2012§ChristianLeadershiporganizationthatfocusedondevelopingstudentleaders

SpeakingEngagementsLibertyUniversityCenterforMulticulturalEnrichmentFebruary2016§PresentedadeliberativedialogueonA.M.E.BishopHenryM.TurnerLibertyUniversity,SurveyofAmericanHistoryII–Lynchburg,VA January2016§LecturedonA.M.E.BishopHenryM.TurnertoalowerdivisionHistoryclassPhiAlphaThetaBiennialConference–Orlando,FloridaJanuary2016§PresentedaresearchpaperonA.M.E.BishopHenryM.TurnerLibertyUniversity,TheDaughtersofEve–Lynchburg,VA February2015§ServedonapaneltodiscusstheCivilWarfilmLibertyUniversityCenterforMulticulturalEnrichmentFebruary2014§Co-presentedadeliberativedialogueonAfricanAmericanCivilWarchaplains

Awards/HonorsNelsAndrewClevenFounder’sPaperPrize,SuperiorGraduatePaper September2016GraduateResearchSymposium,2ndPlace,PosterPresentation March2016LibertyUniversityAchievementAwardCandidate April2014JesseStrongCitizenshipAward,LibertyUniversityHistoryDepartmentApril2014,2013LibertyUniversityFreshmanoftheYearCandidate2010-2011

PublicationsThesis June2016§“Trailblazer:TheLegacyofBishopHenryM.TurnerduringtheCivilWar,Reconstruction,andJimCrowism”http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/masters/414Blog §“Charleston:CrossroadsofColonialAmerica” March2016https://charlestoncrossroadofcolonialamerica.wordpress.comBlog §“JamestownSettlementandFort:EnglishDestinyinaNewWorld” October2015https://wtpohw16.wordpress.comLibertyUniversity,BoundAwayJournalofHistory §“Trailblazer:TheLegacyofBishopHenryM.Turner” August2015 http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/ljh/vol1/iss1/5Blog §“TheCampaignMemorabiliaofSenatorEdwardW.Brooke” November2014https://tcmosedwbrooke1966.wordpress.comResearchBooklet§“African–AmericanChaplainsWhoServedintheCivilWar” January2014

JordanO.Alexander§3410SmartyJonesCt§Murfreesboro.TN37128§678.906.8583§[email protected]