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Erica Rodriguez Mejia
Lacey, Washington
Erica.Rodriguez@stmartin.edu
To further, and enrich my knowledge of the fields of Journalism and Communications
provided by the University of Oregon’s Graduate School of Journalism unique program in
order to contribute to the fields on a professional level.
Education
Saint Martin’s University 2011-2015
Bachelor of Arts in English
Minor in Writing
Skills and Qualifications :
- Experience with fundamentals of news writing and reporting
- Fundamentals of journalism of war
- Theoretical knowledge, and hands on skills of writing for a news room
- Basics of interviewing, information gathering, observing for detail,
attributing quotes to sources, copyediting and blogging.
Experience:
Fall 2014
Belltower (Saint Martins University student run monthly newspaper)
Staff Writer
- Writing two articles per monthly issue
- “Student and Lifestyle” section writer
- Covering events on campus
- Interviewing staff, faculty, and students for articles
Intro to Journalism / ENG 299
Semester long core class for English major
- Writing an investigative report of a post 9-11 war related news story
- Writing a blog post of post of a post 9-11 war related news story
- Writing an analysis of a post 9-11 war related news story
Spring 2014
Academic and Professional Writing / WRT 306
Semester long core class for Writing Minor
- Writing skills that can be applied to various professional and academic
writing disciplines.
- Learned to read, write, and revise for various audiences and rhetorical
situations.

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Fall 2013
Digital Journalism / WRT 303 course
Semester long core class for Writing Minor
Saint Martins University
- Writing for a deadline, breaking news, and media engagement writing
- Creative and persuasive writing
- Practice with audio and visual digital tools of Journalism (blogging)
2012-2014
Resident Assistant (Leadership Position)
Saint Martins University office of Housing and Residence Life
- Writing policy reports along colleagues (other RAs)
- Working in a team (staff member)
- Attending staff meetings, committee meetings, and 1:1 meetings
- Meeting deadlines (bulletin boards and paper work that reach residents)