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Created weekly lesson plans and presentation decks that teach K-12 students about a particular Black Artist. These lessons cover the artist's history, education, and selected works, and included an activity based on their practice. In this role I was also responsible for planning other programming activities with partnership organizations.

Selected as one of the eighteen UNCF undergraduate students to participate in the 2022 cohort. Researches General Antiono Lopez de Santa Anna’s use of populism and how it facilitated his continued success in holding political power despite multiple exiles in 19th century Mexico. The Undergraduate Fellowship Program aims to increase the number of talented, intellectually engaged undergraduates who choose to enroll in Ph.D. programs in the humanities, designated sciences and social science disciplines. The program is designed to identify the “best and brightest” students from throughout the UNCF network and provide them with the tools necessary to become successful scholars, Ph.D. candidates, and eventually faculty members. The program is committed to the development of future faculty scholars who will transform the Academy through their scholarship, teaching and thought leadership.

Supports the Office of Admissions through various activities related to recruiting prospective students and welcoming guests to campus. In addition, I communicate an abundant amount of information in order to acquaint prospective students and guests with the campus and present the positive spirit of Spelman College to all. One event that continues to be a success is our Junior Preview Day in which current High School juniors come to visit the campus. This year I was able to effectively check in over 400 visiting students and their families and answer any admission or Spelman related questions they had.

Curated an exhibition of artworks created by artist and activist Benny Andrews for Emory University’s Michael C. Carlos Museum. Responsibilities included: conceiving of theme, selecting artworks, researching in Andrews’s archive, writing the curatorial statement, extended wall labels liaising with museum staff, and leading gallery talks. The exhibition featured 19 works on paper that Andrews created for the publication, Poetry for Young People: Langston Hughes. It explored how Andrews creates dynamic worlds for Hughes’s words, making space for audiences young and old to explore the joys, tragedies, and sorrows of the Black American experience found in the poet’s verse.

Serves as a leader and mentor for new first-year, transfer, international, and Pauline E. Drake adult learners, in addition to being a resource for parents and guests during NSO and the school year. In this role I have been able to create meaningful connections with my group of 15 first years who can come to me for any advice related to their Spelman experience. I have also ben able to create a productive team environment with my 65 sister PALS

Supports the education program with development of resources for the docent tours, supports the docent training program, curriculum development, educational program planning, and development of educational tools to assist visitors in making connections to the exhibitions.

Manages the club’s budget and applies for additional funding to assist in the organization of social opportunities that educate the Spelman community on important historical issues via book clubs, movie nights, game nights, panel discussions, and volunteer projects. One special events that continues to be well received is our annual History Day Celebration. For the 2022 event I was able to secure enough funding in order to purchase t shirts to give to those who attend.

In this role I was involved in numerous aspects of cultural not-for-profit management including, research, editing, content creation, publishing, fundraising, and promotion through social media and email newsletters. I worked closely with Smarthistory staff throughout the internship. I learned a variety of practical skills including: the Smarthistory content creation process (for videos and essays),finding high-quality usable images, photographing a work of art, recording an audio conversation, audio and image editing, mapmaking, video production, and publication. In this role I was able to create three glossaries of AP Art History terms relating to various content areas and produce one video about Miguel de Herrera's Portrait of a Lady.