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RACHEL REYNOLDS 1024 NORTH 8

TH STREET, WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 47904 | 225-907-5918 | REYNOL55@PURDUE.EDU

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EDUCATION

PURDUE UNIVERSITY, Masters of Fine Arts Program

Poetry

May 2016

GPA N/A

UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS, Johnston Center for Integrative Studies

Creative Writing and the Classics

December 2012

GPA 4.0

ACADEMIC AWARDS & HONORS

WINNER, Quintilian Award for Excellence in Teaching, Introductory Composition at Purdue

The Quintilian Award is given to the top ten percent of English instructors in the

Introductory Composition program at Purdue, and is based on the instructors overall student evaluations and comments.

WINNER, Phi Beta Kappa Alpha Association Graduate Scholarship

The Alpha Association of Phi Beta Kappa awards a single graduating senior each school

year with a sizable scholarship to study at a college or university of their choice.

WINNER, Phi Beta Kappa Fortnightly Club Prize

The local Fortnightly Club of Redlands awards a single student each school year with a

cash prize for an outstanding essay in a research field of their choice. I was awarded the

prize as a sophomore for my thesis-length paper in mathematics on Claudius Ptolemy and the Table of Chords. SCHOLAR, University of Redlands Proudian Interdisciplinary Honors Program

The Proudian Program is the universitys only honors society and program for interdisciplinary study. In a rigorous application and interview process that takes place

during a students sophomore year, twelve faculty-appointed candidates are chosen to represent their graduating class as Proudian scholars. Students participate in the program

for the duration of their academic careers, receiving honors upon graduation with the

production of a successful senior thesis.

LIASON TO CREATIVE WRITING, Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society

As a new member to the English departments Sigma Tau Delta Society I was nominated for the position of Liaison to Creative Writing, one that would allow me the opportunity

to bridge our two disciplines through correspondence with each. Sigma Tau Delta is the

annual sponsor of a series of events aimed at supporting the publication of student work

and honoring those faculty members whose contributions to the universitys literary community have been exceptional.

CREATIVE WRITING AWARD, Four-Year Stipend

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, Four-Year Stipend

PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP, Four-Year Stipend

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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RESEARCH ASSISTANT, University of Redlands Creative Writing Department

My work in the Creative Writing department at Redlands began with my appointment,

almost immediately, to Student Assistant for Joy Manesiotis, professor of poetry. As

such I was trained in research techniques, course preparation, manuscript submission,

intercampus communication, event coordination, travel planning, office management, and

various other professional and technical skills. My title grew to include those of

Research and Teachers Assistant for Professor Manesiotis, and I took on work as well for a number of Creative Writing department faculty and staff. An aspiring poet and

professor myself, I have made it my aim to establish a strong background in academia

and administration, particularly that of the writing program at Redlands.

PROGRAM ASSISTANT, University of Redlands Visiting Writers Series

As Program Assistant for the Visiting Writers Series at Redlands, a title I held for two

years, I was responsible for the promotion of the program, through outreach and

advertisement, to members and nonmembers of the creative writing community at

Redlands and in the Inland Empire. Under Professors Manesiotis and Bills I was

responsible for both public relations and event coordination, marketing and management

of one of the most successful of series in the area.

PUBLIC RELATIONS INTERN, Capital Area Corporate Recycling Council

The Capital Area Corporate Recycling Council is a privately funded, locally owned and

operated nonprofit located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the mission of which is to

effectively reduce electronic waste through the recycling and reuse of computer

electronics and equipment. A charitable organization, the CACRC provides refurbished

computers to low-income and disabled families, churches, schools, and nonprofits

throughout the state. As the organizations summer intern, I was responsible for the publication of press releases, public service announcements, newsletters, flyers, and other

advertisements. My various secretarial duties included office reception, sales, and

customer service. Most rewarding by far was my work with the Computers for Families

program, by which, through extensive community outreach efforts, I was able to help

supply hundreds of Louisiana families with low-cost computers for their homes.

CULTURAL AMBASSADOR, Indiana University Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program

My work for Iraqi Young Leaders was pivotal in shaping my desire to broaden my

knowledge of unfamiliar cultures and communities, to challenge myself by writing

outside of experience, and, to that end, to experience all the more expansively. As an

ambassador to IYLEP I was expected to engage with young leaders on a number of

levels, becoming acquainted with each of them individually and as a group as I joined

them in their first encounters with U.S. culture, an experience that helped shape even my

own perceptions of American society.

TEACHING HISTORY

TEACHING ASSISTANT, Purdue University English Department

In conjunction with my acceptance to Purdues MFA program in Poetry in the fall of 2013, I was awarded a three-year paid teaching assistantship in Purdues Introductory Composition program, to teach a total of six separate sections of First-Year Composition

(English 106) during my time here, and with plans to teach at least two sections of

Creative Writing (English 205) in the future.

TEACHING ASSISTANT, University of Redlands Creative Writing Department

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In the fall of 2013, I served as Teaching Assistant to Professor Joy Manesiotis of the

Creative Writing Department in a 100-level Poetry Workshop for undergraduates.

CO-FACILIATATOR, University of Redlands Johnston Center and Alumni Relations

In the summer of 2012, under the tutelage of Professor Bill McDonald of the Johnston

Center for Integrative Studies, I helped to co-facilitate a weeklong seminar on Ovids Metamorphoses for alumni of the Johnston Center. The conference was held at Asilomar

Conference Grounds in Pacific Grove, California.

CO-FACILITATOR, University of Redlands Johnston Center for Integrative Studies

In May of 2012, with the help of Professor Bill McDonald of the Johnston Center, I co-

facilitated a three-credit May term course for undergraduates on Ovids Metamorphoses. TEACHING ASSISTANT, University of Redlands Religious Studies Department

In 2010 and 2011, I served for two semesters as Teaching Assistant to Professor Lillian

Larsen of the Religious Studies Department, in two sections of Hellenistic and Biblical

Greek for undergraduates.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

FOUNDING PRESIDENT, University of Redlands Classics Club

With the belief that classical studies are the foundation of Western philosophical thought

and should therefore be at the heart of a liberal arts education, the Classics Club works to

promote the classics as a discipline at the University of Redlands. The Classics Club is

for anyone with a passion for, fascination with, or even curiosity in the Greek and Latin

languages, and/or the mythology, history, philosophy, literature, science, art, and

mathematics of the ancient world. Homework help and weekly tutoring is provided for

students of both Greek and Latin.

PROGRAM ASSISTANT, University of Redlands Bird on a Wire Student Reading Series As one of the first participants in Bird on a Wire, a student reading series begun in my

freshman year by a fellow classmate and coworker, I became active almost immediately

in the organization of the series, drawing from my experience as Program Assistant for

the Visiting Writers Series to encourage interest among students in the events. Since its

creation in 2010, Bird on a Wire has been a successful catalyst for community among

writers and readers alike, fostering greater appreciation for and a deeper understanding of

the power of the written (and spoken) word.

PARTICIPANT, Johnston Poets Society With the success of Bird on a Wire came the revival of the Johnston Poets Society, of which I was also an active member. The Johnston Poets Society, one of the only Creative Writing clubs on campus, was created to provide a place for poets to come

together as a community within the greater community of Johnston.

WRITING TUTOR, Crafton Hills Community College Writing Center

My work as a tutor at the Crafton Hills Writing Center proved, not surprisingly, of

integral importance to my understanding of the English language, both a tool for effective

communication and a medium of artistic expression. Equally as rewarding was the

opportunity to observe my students progress over time as they, too, understood and as, inevitably, their writing improved.

VOLUNTEER, Boxcar Books of Bloomington

Boxcar Books is a charitable organization and community center closely affiliated with

the Midwest Pages to Prisoners Project, both of which exist as all-volunteer efforts to

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promote self-education and social welfare through reading, and greater accessibility by

the public to reading materials. I enjoyed my work there immensely.

PUBLICATIONS & PRIZES FOR POETRY

KNEALE AWARD FOR POETRY, Purdue University Literary Awards 2014

Ekphrastic, First Prize JEAN BURDEN PRIZE FOR POETRY, Academy of American Poets 2012

The Nude, First Prize JEAN BURDEN PRIZE FOR POETRY, Academy of American Poets 2010

Invention of the Zipper: Meadville, 1913, First Prize On My Window Sill, the Pink Carnation Still Blooms into Late February, Second Prize

MOSAIC, 51st

EDITION

After The Wild, p. 32 I Am Not Here, p. 33 PLAIN CHINA: BEST UNDERGRADUATE WRITING 2010

On My Window Sill, the Pink Carnation Still Blooms into Late February THE RATTLING WALL, ISSUE 3

The Nude, p. 61 REDLANDS REVIEW 2010

On My Window Sill, the Pink Carnation Still Blooms into Late February, p. 22-3 REDLANDS REVIEW 2011

Hymn, p. 38 In Umbra, p. 39 Synesthesia, p. 40

REDLANDS REVIEW 2012

North of Thrace, p. 20 After The Wild, p. 59

SAND CANYON REVIEW, 5th

EDITION

North of Thrace ZAUM MAGAZINE, 16

th EDITION

After The Wild

REFERENCES

JOY MANESIOTIS

Professor, University of Redlands Creative Writing Department

909.748.8583 / joy_manesiotis@redlands.edu

BILL MCDONALD

Professor, University of Redlands Johnston Center for Integrative Studies

909.793.5593 / bill_mcdonald@redlands.edu

JUDITH TSCHANN

Professor, University of Redlands English Department

909.748.8588 / judith_tschann@redlands.edu

LILLIAN LARSEN

Professor, University of Redlands Religious Studies Department

909.748.8492 / lillian_larsen@redlands.edu

DANIEL KIEFER

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Professor, University of Redlands English Department

909.748.8580 / daniel_kiefer@redlands.edu