Marketing Coordinator
Women'S Studies Colloquium
Portland, Oregon Area
• Implemented visibility for the department and event through KPSU, Portland State Vanguard and social media.• Collaborated with peers to assess the platform of academia, social justices, and artistic endeavors to be presented at the Colloquium.• Invited literary artists: Lidia Yukanavitch, the author of the memoir, The Chronology of Water, a PNBA winner and finalist for The Oregon Book Award 2012. Her writing has appeared in journals and magazines such as The Iowa Review, Ms., The Sun,… Show more • Implemented visibility for the department and event through KPSU, Portland State Vanguard and social media.• Collaborated with peers to assess the platform of academia, social justices, and artistic endeavors to be presented at the Colloquium.• Invited literary artists: Lidia Yukanavitch, the author of the memoir, The Chronology of Water, a PNBA winner and finalist for The Oregon Book Award 2012. Her writing has appeared in journals and magazines such as The Iowa Review, Ms., The Sun, Exquisite Corpse, Time Out NY, Another Chicago Magazine, and elsewhere, online at The Rumpus, The Nervous Breakdown, and PANK.• Literary artist, Vanessa Veselka, author of Za Zen and has appeared in publications like:GQ, Bust, Bitch, Tin House, Maximum Rock N Roll, and Yeti Magazine.• Invited directors/producers, Sid Peterson and Megan Kennedy to share their documentary, "Put this on the Map", a film that hopes to highlight and share the struggles, and voices of youth in the LBGTQQ community in suburban Washington..• Scheduled and advised the integration of artists and peers, to create an environment of accessibility, dialogue, and opportunity.• Facilitated a community of volunteers to offer support for the event and assistance to our Colloquium community. Show less