Lisa Oyolu oyolu@grinnell.edu & | • Wrote and produced “Frogtown's half-mile long banquet to spur food talk,” a feature story for MPR’s Young Reporters Series which was picked up by the Associated Press and received a Gracie Award • Attended daily senior editorial meetings to remain abreast of newsroom stories and seek out shadowing opportunities • Conducted frequent phone interviews to create brief radio pieces for bi-hourly news segments • Utilized content management software to organize and edit interview sound files, news cuts, and other project files. • Acted as lead instructor for two sections of 7th grade writing and co-taught three electives • Created and executed engaging lesson plans for a rigorous six week curriculum for diverse high-achieving students from traditionally underserved backgrounds • Maintained communication with English and Spanish-speaking families through phone calls home, parent-teacher conferences and detailed student evaluation letters. • Work with full-time staff to present information sessions to prospective students and families • Interview 90+ high school seniors applying for Grinnell’s Class of 2021 • Evaluate students’ interviews in detailed summaries which are included in students’ application files • Assist in programming for prospective student weekends and overnight visits. • Conduct campus tours for prospective students, their families, future College employees and other guests • Train new tour guides • Utilize Slate software to check in guests when they arrive on campus, record interactions with prospective students and their families and update database of counselor information • Manage multiple phone lines, address phone inquiries about the College • Collaborate with other admissions intern to create document of active student organizations and contact information. • Contacted 500+ prospective students from underrepresented backgrounds via emails and handwritten postcards to encourage them to consider Grinnell • Assisted with admissions weekend programming, acquainted students with the campus during their stay, offered assistance with questions and concerns • Collaborated with administration to brainstorm strategic initiatives to prepare for inaugural New Orleans Posse, including a reception in New Orleans for scholars and their families. • Interviewed campus and community members and wrote articles for weekly newspaper publications about events occurring on campus and in the greater Grinnell community • Corresponded with editors to ensure quality articles, utilizing Associated Press style. • Conduct long-term independent research project about residential conflict in 1990’s Houston, TX • Analyze court case files, newspaper articles and academic literature • Interpolate census data to track changes in homeownership status, income, home vacancy rates and racial demographics in research region over time. • Assisted in research project investigating immigrants’ perceptions of public education in Progressive Era Chicago by succinctly summarizing foreign-language newspaper articles which referenced specific educational topics • Utilized the Newberry’s Foreign Language Press Survey to discover foreign language newspaper articles about key figures, organizations and events in Chicago Public Schools.

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Lisa Oyolu’s Expertise • Wrote and produced “Frogtown's half-mile long banquet to spur food talk,” a feature story for MPR’s Young Reporters Series which was picked up by the Associated Press and received a Gracie Award • Attended daily senior editorial meetings to remain abreast of newsroom stories and seek out shadowing opportunities • Conducted frequent phone interviews to create brief radio pieces for bi-hourly news segments • Utilized content management software to organize and edit interview sound files, news cuts, and other project files. • Acted as lead instructor for two sections of 7th grade writing and co-taught three electives • Created and executed engaging lesson plans for a rigorous six week curriculum for diverse high-achieving students from traditionally underserved backgrounds • Maintained communication with English and Spanish-speaking families through phone calls home, parent-teacher conferences and detailed student evaluation letters. • Work with full-time staff to present information sessions to prospective students and families • Interview 90+ high school seniors applying for Grinnell’s Class of 2021 • Evaluate students’ interviews in detailed summaries which are included in students’ application files • Assist in programming for prospective student weekends and overnight visits. • Conduct campus tours for prospective students, their families, future College employees and other guests • Train new tour guides • Utilize Slate software to check in guests when they arrive on campus, record interactions with prospective students and their families and update database of counselor information • Manage multiple phone lines, address phone inquiries about the College • Collaborate with other admissions intern to create document of active student organizations and contact information. • Contacted 500+ prospective students from underrepresented backgrounds via emails and handwritten postcards to encourage them to consider Grinnell • Assisted with admissions weekend programming, acquainted students with the campus during their stay, offered assistance with questions and concerns • Collaborated with administration to brainstorm strategic initiatives to prepare for inaugural New Orleans Posse, including a reception in New Orleans for scholars and their families. • Interviewed campus and community members and wrote articles for weekly newspaper publications about events occurring on campus and in the greater Grinnell community • Corresponded with editors to ensure quality articles, utilizing Associated Press style. • Conduct long-term independent research project about residential conflict in 1990’s Houston, TX • Analyze court case files, newspaper articles and academic literature • Interpolate census data to track changes in homeownership status, income, home vacancy rates and racial demographics in research region over time. • Assisted in research project investigating immigrants’ perceptions of public education in Progressive Era Chicago by succinctly summarizing foreign-language newspaper articles which referenced specific educational topics • Utilized the Newberry’s Foreign Language Press Survey to discover foreign language newspaper articles about key figures, organizations and events in Chicago Public Schools.

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Grinnell College Office Of Admission

Senior Interviewer

Sun May 01 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Present

Grinnell College Office Of Admission

Admissions And Recruitment Intern

Sun May 01 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Mon Aug 01 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

The Andrew W Mellon Foundation

Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellow

Wed Apr 01 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Present

Grinnell College Education Department

Research Assistant

Wed Apr 01 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Wed Jul 01 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Grinnell College Office Of Admission

Multicultural Recruitment Intern

Fri Aug 01 2014 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Sun May 01 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Minnesota Public Radio

Newsroom Intern

Sun Jun 01 2014 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Fri Aug 01 2014 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Grinnell College Scarlet And Black Newspaper

Writer/Reporter

Sun Sep 01 2013 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Sun Feb 01 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Breakthrough Houston

Teaching Fellow

Sat Jun 01 2013 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Mon Jul 01 2013 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

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• Wrote and produced “Frogtown's half-mile long banquet to spur food talk,” a feature story for MPR’s Young Reporters Series which was picked up by the Associated Press and received a Gracie Award • Attended daily senior editorial meetings to remain abreast of newsroom stories and seek out shadowing opportunities • Conducted frequent phone interviews to create brief radio pieces for bi-hourly news segments • Utilized content management software to organize and edit interview sound files, news cuts, and other project files. • Acted as lead instructor for two sections of 7th grade writing and co-taught three electives • Created and executed engaging lesson plans for a rigorous six week curriculum for diverse high-achieving students from traditionally underserved backgrounds • Maintained communication with English and Spanish-speaking families through phone calls home, parent-teacher conferences and detailed student evaluation letters. • Work with full-time staff to present information sessions to prospective students and families • Interview 90+ high school seniors applying for Grinnell’s Class of 2021 • Evaluate students’ interviews in detailed summaries which are included in students’ application files • Assist in programming for prospective student weekends and overnight visits. • Conduct campus tours for prospective students, their families, future College employees and other guests • Train new tour guides • Utilize Slate software to check in guests when they arrive on campus, record interactions with prospective students and their families and update database of counselor information • Manage multiple phone lines, address phone inquiries about the College • Collaborate with other admissions intern to create document of active student organizations and contact information. • Contacted 500+ prospective students from underrepresented backgrounds via emails and handwritten postcards to encourage them to consider Grinnell • Assisted with admissions weekend programming, acquainted students with the campus during their stay, offered assistance with questions and concerns • Collaborated with administration to brainstorm strategic initiatives to prepare for inaugural New Orleans Posse, including a reception in New Orleans for scholars and their families. • Interviewed campus and community members and wrote articles for weekly newspaper publications about events occurring on campus and in the greater Grinnell community • Corresponded with editors to ensure quality articles, utilizing Associated Press style. • Conduct long-term independent research project about residential conflict in 1990’s Houston, TX • Analyze court case files, newspaper articles and academic literature • Interpolate census data to track changes in homeownership status, income, home vacancy rates and racial demographics in research region over time. • Assisted in research project investigating immigrants’ perceptions of public education in Progressive Era Chicago by succinctly summarizing foreign-language newspaper articles which referenced specific educational topics • Utilized the Newberry’s Foreign Language Press Survey to discover foreign language newspaper articles about key figures, organizations and events in Chicago Public Schools. Grinnell College Office Of Admission

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• Wrote and produced “Frogtown's half-mile long banquet to spur food talk,” a feature story for MPR’s Young Reporters Series which was picked up by the Associated Press and received a Gracie Award • Attended daily senior editorial meetings to remain abreast of newsroom stories and seek out shadowing opportunities • Conducted frequent phone interviews to create brief radio pieces for bi-hourly news segments • Utilized content management software to organize and edit interview sound files, news cuts, and other project files. • Acted as lead instructor for two sections of 7th grade writing and co-taught three electives • Created and executed engaging lesson plans for a rigorous six week curriculum for diverse high-achieving students from traditionally underserved backgrounds • Maintained communication with English and Spanish-speaking families through phone calls home, parent-teacher conferences and detailed student evaluation letters. • Work with full-time staff to present information sessions to prospective students and families • Interview 90+ high school seniors applying for Grinnell’s Class of 2021 • Evaluate students’ interviews in detailed summaries which are included in students’ application files • Assist in programming for prospective student weekends and overnight visits. • Conduct campus tours for prospective students, their families, future College employees and other guests • Train new tour guides • Utilize Slate software to check in guests when they arrive on campus, record interactions with prospective students and their families and update database of counselor information • Manage multiple phone lines, address phone inquiries about the College • Collaborate with other admissions intern to create document of active student organizations and contact information. • Contacted 500+ prospective students from underrepresented backgrounds via emails and handwritten postcards to encourage them to consider Grinnell • Assisted with admissions weekend programming, acquainted students with the campus during their stay, offered assistance with questions and concerns • Collaborated with administration to brainstorm strategic initiatives to prepare for inaugural New Orleans Posse, including a reception in New Orleans for scholars and their families. • Interviewed campus and community members and wrote articles for weekly newspaper publications about events occurring on campus and in the greater Grinnell community • Corresponded with editors to ensure quality articles, utilizing Associated Press style. • Conduct long-term independent research project about residential conflict in 1990’s Houston, TX • Analyze court case files, newspaper articles and academic literature • Interpolate census data to track changes in homeownership status, income, home vacancy rates and racial demographics in research region over time. • Assisted in research project investigating immigrants’ perceptions of public education in Progressive Era Chicago by succinctly summarizing foreign-language newspaper articles which referenced specific educational topics • Utilized the Newberry’s Foreign Language Press Survey to discover foreign language newspaper articles about key figures, organizations and events in Chicago Public Schools.

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