Saylor Hill
4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016 – (330) 232-4535 – sh5119a@american.edu
Education
American University, College of Arts and Sciences, Washington, DC
May 2023
History and Secondary Education
High School, Beaver, PA
Honor Roll, 3.7 GPA June 2019
Experience
Circulation and Course Reserves Student Assistant, American University Library, Washington, DC August 2019- Current
- Checking library materials in and out
- Processing requested books and items for course reserves
- Educating patrons on how to use resources such as the catalog and their library
- accounts
- Maintaining patron records and providing patrons with the status of requests
- Assisting professors to place materials on course reserves
- Collecting fines and fees and helping patrons with issues related to their accounts
- Digitizing book chapters and articles for patrons or course reserves/Blackboard
- Searching for misplaced books, reading the shelves for order, and keeping the stacks
- organized
Orientation Leader, American University Orientation, Washington, DC Summer of 2020
- Organizing weekly meeting for 70 students
- Preparing 70 students for their freshman year in college
- Attending weekly trainings with members in the community
- Communicated with an Academic Advisor to build knowledge to help students
Leadership Experience
First-Year Teaching Assistant, American University School of Public Affairs Leadership Program, Washington, DC August 2020- Present
• Mentor and motivate six first-year students in understanding the research process and developing a public policy-oriented social action project
• Facilitate weekly meetings to establish goals, form deadlines and monitor progress among students
• Collaborate with program faculty and seven teaching assistants to give curriculum feedback and implement meaningful team-building events for 42 students