1. Patrick McClain
patrickryanmcclain@gmail.com • (630) 405-8012 • 1420 Fawn Court, Bolingbrook Illinois 60490
Education
Bachelor of Arts, History and Religious Studies May 2015
Monmouth College, Monmouth Illinois
• G.P.A.: 3.3/4.0
Fellowship
Associated Colleges of the Midwest Seminar in the Humanities at the Newberry Library Fall 2014
• Junior Fellow participating in advanced research in the humanities at one of the nation’s top research
libraries.
• Collaborated with an academic community of research fellows in the humanities, as well as librarians
• Developed extensive knowledge in the research process and the digital humanities
• Assisted in the library conservation lab, preserving and cataloguing documents
Experience
Volunteer Missionary August 2015—July 2016
Young Adults in Global Mission, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Jerusalem/West Bank
• Aided English teachers in Palestinian schools by creating of worksheets, in the classroom teaching,
and prepared students one on one for presentations and examinations
• Assisted students with special needs with the development of their English skills
• Worked with students in preparation of the district wide English Bowl
• Provided assistance to school administration through the development of newsletters, and editing
translations of official school communications.
• Wrote grants for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land
• Edited translations of official documents for the Palestinian Environmental Education Center
Lux Intern Fall 2013—Spring 2015
Lux Center for Church and Religious Leadership, Monmouth College, Monmouth Illinois
• Acted as liaison between Chaplain’s Office and other organizations that serves the student body
• Created and led campus religious events such as chapel services, and devotionals
• Created, produced, and published the College’s first chapel podcast
• Hosted college donors in collaboration with the Chaplain
• Provided clerical functions for the Chaplain’s Office, which included copying, sending e-mails, and
creating and formatting official documents
• Organize campus wide events, which included hosting influential lecturers
Honors and Leadership Experience
• Deans List: Fall 2012 and Spring 2014
• Various Leadership and Academic Scholarships
• Founder/President Monmouth College Better Together
• National Leadership Team, Interfaith Youth Core
• HASTAC Scholar, 2014-2015
• Attended an Interfaith Leadership Institute, August 2014