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Rachel Glasser
341 Greenwood Avenue — Decatur, GA 30030
(404) 789-6200 — rkg17@pitt.edu

Education
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Expected Graduation Date: April 2018
• Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies
GPA: 3.94/4.0
• Minors: Chemistry and Chinese
• Certificate in Latin American Studies
Relevant coursework: CHIN 1700: Translation Studies
Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Feb. 2017-June 2017
• Semester abroad studying Mandarin Chinese and human rights in China
• 24/7 enforced Chinese language pledge
University of Havana, Havana, Cuba
May 2016-June 2016
• Six weeks abroad studying Cuban history, culture, cinema, and Spanish language

Work Experience and Research
The Pitt News, Pittsburgh, PA
Sep. 2016-Present
Staff Writer, News Desk (2016) and News Editor (2017-2018 Academic Year)
• Manage a staff of about 25 writers for a daily publication
• Create weekly budget of stories and cover breaking news
• Edit stories four days a week until 1 a.m. deadline, in office about 40 hours per week
Manhattan Borough President’s Office, New York, NY
June 2017-July 2017
Intern, Full Time
• Research policy and plan for projects such as closing of Rikers Island and extension of waterfront access
• Attend and submit memos regarding City-wide and office events
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Aug. 2016-Dec. 2016
Course Assistant, Honors STAT 1000: Applied Statistical Methods
• Held weekly office hours to clarify concepts for students and to help with homework
• Corrected homework for approximately 25 students on a weekly basis
Pitt’s Center for Latin American Studies, Pittsburgh, PA
Sep. 2015-Apr. 2016
Intern
• Translated documents, created flyers and programs, and handled correspondence for symposium,
“New Perspectives on Latin American Documentary Film,” held March 31 and April 1, 2016
• Conducted English and Spanish video interviews for a video tribute presented at symposium
• Watched, wrote abstracts and selected keywords for films in Pitt’s Latin American Documentary Film
Archive
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Jan. 2015-Apr. 2016
Researcher, Antibiotic Production in Soil Bacteria
• Isolated bacteria and tested for antibiotic production as part of Small World Initiative for novel antibiotic
discovery
• Worked towards discerning complete chemical structure of one selected antibiotic

Honors and Awards
University of Pittsburgh Full Tuition Scholarship through University Honors College
Keystone Press Award Honorable Mention
Hesselbein Global Academy Student Leadership Summit Fellow
Center for Latin American Studies Scholarships used to study in Cuba, Costa Rica
1st Place Prize at University of Pittsburgh Undergraduate Chemistry Poster Session

2014-2018
March 2018
July 2016
May/June 2015 and 2016
Dec. 2015 and Apr. 2016

Activities
Pitt Chinese Language and Culture Club, Vice President and Founding Member
Salud Para Niños (a bilingual Spanish-English clinic), Volunteer

Oct. 2015-Present
Oct. 2015-Oct. 2016

Skills
HSK Level 5 Chinese, Proficient in Spanish, Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), iMovie, Adobe Creative
Suite