‍‍Ghada‍Elhaffar’s‍Resume1043‍N‍Clay,‍Springfield,‍MO,‍65802 | (312)888-1650| gelhaffar@drury.edu

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Education

Relevant Skills & Abilities

Experience

BACHELORS | 2016 | DRURY UNIVERSITY

· Major:‍Multimedia‍Production‍and‍Journalism‍with‍an‍emphasis‍in‍Studio‍Production,‍&‍Art‍History

· Minor:‍Graphic‍Design,‍and‍Communications

HIGH SCHOOL | 2012 | IBN KHULDOON NATIONAL SCHOOL

· International‍Baccalaureate‍Diploma‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

Technological Skills Communication SkillsStudio‍Camera‍&‍Field‍Camera‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍ PowerPoint‍PresentationsMicrosoft‍Office‍ Face-to-Face‍InterviewsInDesign&Photoshop‍ Scientific‍WritingDreamWeaver‍ Fictional‍WritingFinal‍Cut‍Pro‍ Journalistic‍Writing‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Content‍Research‍ PowerPoint‍Presentations

Phonathon | Alumni and Development Office| January 2013-Current

Drury‍Phonathon‍works‍with‍the‍Alumni‍and‍Development‍office‍to‍provide‍funds‍for‍the‍Drury‍Fund.‍At‍Phonathon,‍the‍associates‍call‍alumni,‍parents,‍and‍friends‍both‍past‍donors‍and‍non‍donors‍and‍ask‍for‍donations‍as‍well‍as‍develop‍relationships‍with‍the‍Drury‍community.

Zeta Tau Alpha Mu Chapter | Historian Reporter| November 2013-December 2014

The‍Historian/Reporter‍of‍ZTA‍runs‍the‍various‍social‍media‍accounts‍and‍external‍website.‍This‍position‍is‍the‍bridge‍between‍the‍chapter‍and‍the‍outside‍campus.‍The‍Historian‍Reporter‍sits‍on‍the‍executive‍council

Sheikh Ebrahim Center for Culture and Research | Intern | May 2014-August 2014, May 2015-August 2015

The‍Sheikh‍Ebrahim‍Center‍is‍a‍main‍center‍for‍culture‍and‍research‍in‍Bahrain‍that‍focuses‍on‍the‍traditions‍of‍Bahraini‍culture‍as‍well‍as‍the‍influence‍of‍the‍Western‍World.‍Over‍the‍summer,‍I‍interned‍at‍the‍center‍and‍took‍this‍opportunity‍to‍use‍my‍Art‍History‍knowledge‍as‍well‍as‍my‍communication‍skills‍to‍better‍understand‍Bahraini‍art‍and‍culture‍and‍understand‍the‍way‍the‍art‍world‍operates‍in‍Bahrain

Relevant Projects

Awards & Recognition

CENTRAL STATES COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION 2014 CONFERENCE: PRESENTED‍FROM HERO TO ZERO‍

MIDDLE EAST STUDIES UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONERENCE 2015:‍PRESENTED‍JUDGING A COUNTRY BY ITS COVER (STORY)

10TH ANNUAL ART HISTORY SYMPOSIUM: PRESENTED‍FROM WHERE YOU ARE‍

DRURY UNIVERSITY'S DEAN'S LIST : 2014

From Hero to Zero: Media Framing of Mohamed Morsi’s Overthrow in Egypt

Research‍was‍conducted‍on‍the‍framing‍of‍Morsi's‍overthrow‍in‍top‍American‍Newspapers.‍Articles‍were‍analyzed‍and‍themes‍were‍found‍in‍over‍50‍articles‍by‍three‍different‍newspapers.‍The‍paper‍examines‍the‍Egyptian‍conflict‍and‍the‍use‍of‍media‍frames‍and‍themes‍to‍portray‍it.‍Research‍was‍conducted‍with‍two‍other‍classmates‍using‍media‍framing‍communication‍theories.‍

Burning Love: An Examination of Relational Maintenance Behaviors in the Firefighter Spouse Relationships

Research‍was‍conducted‍on‍firefighters‍who‍were‍interviewed‍about‍the‍strategies‍they‍used‍to‍maintain‍relationships.‍17‍Firefighters‍who‍live‍in‍the‍firehouse‍were‍asked‍about‍different‍techniques‍they‍incorporate‍into‍their‍daily‍lives‍to‍maintain‍their‍marriage.‍Research‍was‍conducted‍with‍three‍other‍classmates‍using‍interpersonal‍communication‍theories.‍

#TGIT Website

Website‍is‍dedicated‍to‍ABC's‍Thursday‍night‍lineup.‍The‍website‍features‍episodes‍of‍the‍latest‍seasons‍of‍Grey's‍Anatomy,‍Scandal,‍and‍How‍to‍Get‍Away‍With‍Murder.‍The‍website‍also‍has‍songs‍from‍each‍of‍the‍episodes‍as‍well‍as‍articles‍about‍the‍shows,‍the‍actors,‍and‍the‍plot-lines.‍The‍website‍was‍setup‍and‍designed‍by‍myself‍and‍all‍the‍articles‍contain‍original‍content.‍

Website‍URL:‍gelhaffar.bhstudents.net

From Where You Are: Banksy, Jenkins, and Wodiczko's Use of Identity and Place in Contemporary Art.

Paper‍examines‍the‍way‍three‍different‍contemporary‍artists‍use‍the‍themes‍of‍identity‍and‍place‍in‍site-specific‍art.‍Three‍artworks‍by‍each‍artist‍are‍formally‍analyzed‍and‍conclusions‍were‍made‍on‍the‍purpose‍and‍true‍meaning‍of‍each‍of‍the‍pieces.‍