Devon Roddel Email & Phone Number

West Lafayette, Indiana, United States

I am in charge of connecting the West Lafayette public with the historical collections we have at the library. In addition to looking after our archive collection materials, I also work to share our collections with the public in dynamic ways that offer compelling stories. My background in video production helps me to use video to tell stories and communicate history in an attention-grabbing way. I love helping people see connections with their past, and the best way to build those bridges is through effectively storytelling techniques. It is important to address the systemic under-representation of certain demographics in the historical record so that this problem can be addressed, and an accurate depiction of the past can be understood.

West Lafayette, Indiana, United States

Muncie, In, United States

I am employed as a mobile custodian on campus for the weekend and half of the work week. My work varies. Before the Covid era I was mostly moving from place to place on campus, checking paper towel levels, pulling trash if it was bad, typical things. Nowadays, I spend a lot of time helping to secure campus locations, disinfecting many things, and trying to help maintain a safe campus.

Muncie, Indiana

I’m directing and producing a film for the Miller College of Business for the Fall Semester.

Muncie, Indiana Area

Muncie, Indiana Area

Working directly under the Associate Dean of the College of Fine Arts at Ball State University, Dr. Michael O'Hara, I performed various media jobs to assist the department's video, graphic design, and editing needs. As a student, I was hired in 2015 to assist primarily in video production and editing work on a part-time basis. My work was largely independent, meeting regularly with Michael and his personal assistant on various projects. My specific workload and responsibilities shifted over a number of years. Initially, I worked closely with Dr. O'Hara on planning a strategy for how to use the video and print content material I'd be capturing to connect the then-current student body with alums of the College of Fine Arts. Starting in 2016, I began capturing video of theatrical performances regularly, as well as musical concerts and other events under the auspices of the C.F.A. I learned many skills from Michael in those early years, but what I learned most from him was how to think critically and calmly under impending deadlines. After a wondrous trip to New York City with Michael to capture some interviews in 2017, my work became much more evolved and self-driven. I began working on multiple feature-length, documentary video projects; this involved building and leading a team of student videographers on multiple occasions, capturing digital assets, scheduling and booking equipment and space for recording, managing project schedules and meeting deadlines on major projects, editing video and audio assets to create film products with compelling storytelling.I worked with Michael for months after my graduation in May of 2018 as a temporary contractor and this was symbolic of how many projects Dr. O'Hara was responsible for on a regular basis. We had collaborated on feature-length films about Ball State student-made projects, and I was assisting him with video production and design work for his own textbook until the end.

Muncie, Indiana Area

I was promoted to Asst. General Manager in August of 2017. I was responsible for communications and relations between all on-air departments of the radio station (programming, news, sports, weather; these departments always were conflicted questions of who had priority to go on the air, so there were some serious negotiations with this position)consisting of dozens of people, helping to lead WCRD's sales team, selling underwriters to both benefit local businesses and turn a profit for the non-profit student station, representing WCRD at a university level amongst other media organizations, representing WCRD at university sponsored events, leading WCRD events for students at tailgating events and other student spirit gatherings, managing the collection of WCRD station-wide dues (including counting, logging money, and transferring cash to our faculty advisor), managing the construction of WCRD's IP list for the FCC every quarter, and leading station members on re-branding and marketing strategies.

Muncie, Indiana Area

I was responsible for up to 60 radio DJs on WCRD, 91.3. My common responsibilities were many; I had to regularly reset digital logs of music so the station was always playing great tunes, I had to manage a large team of student and faculty DJs from many different majors and backgrounds (this included a fairly large administrative work-load of emails, spreadsheets, and organizational documentation), leading sponsored live events in terms of coordinating man-power and running equipment, maintaining FCC IP listings as per federal law, regulating content in terms of music played and DJ content, dealing with issues between DJs and other radio departments, creating branding material for on-air play, and guiding and giving advice to multiple students in the field of Radio Production. When I started at WCRD, I was continuing a passion I began in high school with a really fun radio broadcasting course. Radio is a fantastic space for creative expression, especially for those that love music and community. I was selected in 2015 to be the Assistant Programming Director because of my previous experience in the field.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, History

Activities and Societies: Community Activism, Voter Registration Efforts

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, History, 3.5

Activities and Societies: Eta Sigma Phi, WCRD 91.3

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Digital Video Production And Multimedia

Activities and Societies: WCRD 91.3, Immersive Learning, Community Engagement, Drug Abuse Awareness, Eta Sigma Phi Secretary, Classics.