Alicia Ward
Victoria,BC
Summary
Motivated, self-directed Graduate Student with exceptional verbal and written communication skills. Invests passion and commitment to achieve goals, with a history of exceeding academic goals through utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to enhance professional success.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Teaching Assistant
University Of Victoria
Victoria, BC
01.2023 - Current
- Assisted professors with marking course assignments, tests, exams and final projects.
- Provided constructive feedback to students based on performance results.
- Facilitated seminars in small and medium sized groups to reinforce concepts taught by course instructors.
- Encouraged discussion groups to explore theories and their application through group discussions.
- Handled course records for attendance, assignment grades and course participation scores.
- Studied and implemented current information on specific subjects.
- Copied, organized and distributed classroom assignments or other paperwork.
Graduate Student Department Representative
Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies
Victoria, BC
12.2022 - Current
- Communicated with professors, department staff and students to gather, provide and share updated information on department news and policies.
- Built relationships with department members to stay informed on trends and developments.
- Took meeting minutes for cohort access.
- Developed correspondence materials, including emails and memos to effectively distribute information gathered at meetings.
- Provided insight on how to improve graduate student experience for future iterations of graduate programs.
- Participated in department merger meetings, serving as representative for current and future cohorts.
Tutor Outreach Coordinator/Tutor Volunteer
Tutors 4 Ukraine
Victoria, BC
09.2022 - 09.2023
- Successfully recruited and mentored tutors across Canada
- Regularly developed and organized dynamic visual presentations for various Student Union Clubs across Canada.
- Created and delivered engaging presentation materials in post-secondary institutions.
- Maintained communication with potential volunteers, providing them with up to date information on available opportunities with Tutors4Ukraine.
- Contributed to an English language pilot project for Ukrainian Scouts in Ukraine.
- Collaborated with non-profit organization leaders for potential networking models.
- Oversaw communication with Ukrainian cultural groups.
- Provided safe and compassionate learning environment for displaced Ukrainians to practice their English-speaking skills and build confidence.
- Developed enrichment materials resource files for use in tutorial sessions.
- Planned lessons for weekly sessions and focused on developing materials students' areas of focus.
- Regularly connected new tutors with resources relevant to their students needs.
Blog Editor
Europe Canada Network Memory Politics
Victoria, BC
04.2023 - 08.2023
- Met with content editors to develop plans for subjects and publishing schedules.
- Wrote and created content for various topics and mediums.
- Collaborated with writers and photographers to gather original content.
- Researched creative topics to write, edit and create layouts for new posts.
- Suggested improvements to content to enhance quality and accuracy.
- Edited and revised wide array of content for accuracy, clarity and consistency.
- Pitched content strategies.
- Proofread, edited and evaluated final copy to verify content aligned with established guidelines.
- Edited and reviewed content for grammar, spelling and punctuation.
- Acquired in-depth knowledge of content areas to provide effective edits.
- Selected relevant images to accompany content for maximum impact.
Volunteer
Saanich Archives
Saanich, BC
07.2020 - 08.2020
- Contributed to Saanich Remembers World War I project.
- Learned how to work with government documents, census and voting records.
- Conducted independent digital research.
- Created biographies for Saanich World War I veterans.
Manager of Operations
CanWest Promotions
Victoria, BC
09.2014 - 02.2019
- Established positive and effective communication among staff and organization leadership, reducing miscommunications, and missed deadlines.
- Partnered with vendors and suppliers to effectively manage and budget.
- Reduced budgetary expenditures by effectively negotiating contracts for more advantageous terms.
- Managed purchasing, sales, marketing and customer account operations efficiently.
- Supervised creation of exciting merchandise displays to catch customer attention.
- Monitored daily cash discrepancies and inventory shrinkage.
- Scheduled employees for shifts, taking into account customer traffic and employee strengths.
- Tracked employee attendance and punctuality, addressing repeat problems quickly to prevent long-term habits.
- Recruited, hired, and trained initial personnel, working to establish key internal functions and outline scope of positions for new organization.
- Observed each employee's individual strengths and initiated mentoring program to improve areas of weakness.
- Trained and guided team members to maintain high productivity and performance metrics.
- Identified and resolved unauthorized, unsafe, or ineffective practices.
- Interacted well with customers to build connections and nurture relationships.
- Handled problematic customers and clients to assist lower-level employees and maintain excellent customer service.
- Cultivated and strengthened lasting client relationships using strong issue resolution and dynamic communication skills.
- Reported issues to higher management with great detail.
Education
Master of Arts - Slavic Studies
University of Victoria
Victoria, BC08.2024
Bachelor of Arts - History And Slavic Studies
University of Victoria
Victoria, BC05.2022
Skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Goal orientated
- Exceptional time management skills
- Conflict resolution
- Strategic sales knowledge
- Administrative support
- Creative problem solving
- Organization and Planning Skills
Accomplishments
- Successfully participated in a multi-country European research trip Summer 2023
- Contributed to the European Memory Politics International Conference at the Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest, Hungary, June 14-16, 2023
- Recipient of Hungarian Mobility Award 2023
- Allocated funds from the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and Jean Monnet Network for international research studies
- Granted the Kalman Award for International Heritage Studies 2023
- Awarded several University of Victoria Graduate fellowships and Ukrainian scholarships 2023
- Recipient of the Herbert Bertram Falkenstein Graduate Scholarship in Humanities 2022
- Awarded University of Victoria Graduate fellowships, awards, and entrance scholarships 2022
- Maintenance of a strong GPA throughout academic career
- Gregory Blue Scholarship in Global History 2021
- Michael and Olga Zachary Scholarship in Ukrainian Studies 2021
- Ukrainian Embassy of Canada Book Prize 2021
- Charlotte S.M. Girard Book Prize in French History 2020 and 2021
- Inspiring Historians Legacy Scholarship 2020 and 2021
- Russian Embassy of Canada Book Prize 2020 and 2021
- Jamie Cassels Undergraduate Research Award 2020
- Michael Dane Memorial Book Prize 2020
- Emil and Lynette Hain Scholarship in Ukrainian Studies 2019 and 2020
Timeline
Blog Editor
Europe Canada Network Memory Politics
04.2023 - 08.2023
Teaching Assistant
University Of Victoria
01.2023 - Current
Graduate Student Department Representative
Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies
12.2022 - Current
Tutor Outreach Coordinator/Tutor Volunteer
Tutors 4 Ukraine
09.2022 - 09.2023
Volunteer
Saanich Archives
07.2020 - 08.2020
Manager of Operations
CanWest Promotions
09.2014 - 02.2019
Master of Arts - Slavic Studies
University of Victoria
Bachelor of Arts - History And Slavic Studies
University of Victoria
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