Sara Merker- Resume
Sara Merker
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505 Priscilla Lane, Englewood, NJ 07631
Education
McGill University, Faculty of Arts: Montreal, QC, Canada Sep. 2015- April 2016
Bachelor of the Arts: Honours Major in Classics, Philosophy Minor Sep. 2017-April 2020
CGPA: 3.75/4.0
Horace Mann School: Bronx, NY Sep. 2013- June 2015
High School Diploma; attended for Junior and Senior years of high school
ACT Score: 34 - GPA: 3.55/4.0
Phillips Academy Andover: Andover, MA Sep. 2011 - June 2013
Attended for Freshman and Sophomore years of high school
Awards and Scholarships
Graduated with First Class Honours in Classics and with Distinction (top 25% of class)
Recipient of the Paul F. McCullagh Prize in Ancient Greek and Latin April 2020
Awarded, on the basis of outstanding academic performance, to students in any Ancient Greek or Latin language course
Recipient of McGill Arts Undergraduate Research Internship Award (ARIA) May-August 2019
Grant awarded for conducting research under the supervision of Professor Heidi Wendt
30 hours/week for 11 weeks (See “Academic Research Assistant” under Work Experience section)
Focus on developing interdisciplinary research skills in the study of antiquity, broad knowledge of Roman-period literature/material records, and familiarity with different methodologies and complex historiographic problems. My project (‘Braiding Ropes of Sand’) aims to situate Christian writers and texts of the second century within the literary culture of the Roman Empire
Recipient of the Paul F. McCullagh Special Projects Fund May-August 2019
Awarded to students with proficiency in Latin and/or Ancient Greek to assist Classical Studies professors with research projects over the summer - awarded for my work under Prof. Heidi Wendt
Recipient of the Dr. James Barclay Scholarship (Classics) September 2019
Extracurricular Experience
McGill Classics Students’ Association — Vice President External September 2018-April 2020
Representative on the Arts Undergraduate Society Legislative Council
Chief mover and member of Legislative Council Committee formed to update election by-laws for small departments in Arts (Spring 2018-2019)
Member of the Arts Undergraduate Society’s Equity Committee (2018-2019)
Advocated for the CSA in debates concerning the accountability of AUS executives and current political issues on campus, such as McGill courses being offered on appropriated indigenous land
Wrote, submitted, and presented all motions on behalf of the CSA regarding changes to procedure or the CSA constitution
Voted and spoke on motions regarding the activity of the AUS and changes to the Arts budget
Submitted bi-weekly reports on the actions of the CSA, with a presentation once-per-semester
Representative in weekly Classics Students’ Society Meetings
Volare — Editor-in-Chief September 2018-April 2020
McGill Classics Creative Journal
First Editor-in-Chief to apply for and receive funding for printed editions of Volare’s Spring issues
First Editor-in-Chief to commission and pay cover artists
First Editor-in-Chief to organize a joint journal launch with Hirundo (Classics Academic Journal)
Organized and ran meetings, created meeting agendas, planned submission dates and publishing dates for each issue (4/year), oversaw editing of submissions and social media communications
Assigned roles to Managing Editors
Hirundo — Editorial Board Member October 2018 - April 2020 McGill Classics Academic Journal
Read and selected submissions to be published, and was then assigned as editor to a specific submission, with several rounds of editing and meetings with the author
Volare — Managing Editor September 2017-April 2018
McGill Classics Creative Journal: Montreal, QC, Canada
Voted on which submissions to include in each issue, managed communications on social media
Volunteer: Music Library Assistant and Blog Writer September 2015- April 2016
CKUT 90.3 FM McGill Radio Station
Arranged incoming music submissions and registered them onto the online database, judged whether submissions were appropriate to accept into the CKUT music library
Work Experience
Academic Research Assistant (ARIA Award) to Dr. Heidi Wendt May-August 2019
Montreal, QC - Department of Classics/Religious Studies, McGill University
Contributed to research that reframes early Christian literature within the wider literary context of the Second Sophistic, providing evidence for Prof. Heidi Wendt’s recent articles and upcoming book
Read the works of several Second Sophistic authors and recorded where in the Ancient Greek/Latin texts evidence of non-standard religious practices are mentioned goal was to lay the groundwork for comparing this intersection of textuality and religious authority, which is essential for understanding the emergence of early Christian literature, including the canonical gospels.
Managed copious amounts of bibliographical sources, books, documents, and read 300 pages/day
Northern Spy Records - Summer Intern June 2016- August 2016
Brooklyn, NYC - Employers: Tom Abbs, Adam Downey
Managed Public Relations documents, communicated with publications writing about the label’s artists, record buyers, and organized record shipments
Attended concerts of prospective bands
Recorded and researched radio play of the label’s bands
Waitress at Patisserie Florentine Feb. 2015- August 2015
Englewood, NJ - Manager: Claudia Chang, ------------
Served baked goods, desserts, and French/Mediterranean-inspired meals at a sit-down restaurant
Sara Merker
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505 Priscilla Lane, Englewood, NJ 07631
Education
McGill University, Faculty of Arts: Montreal, QC, Canada Sep. 2015- April 2016
Bachelor of the Arts: Honours Major in Classics, Philosophy Minor Sep. 2017-April 2020
CGPA: 3.75/4.0
Horace Mann School: Bronx, NY Sep. 2013- June 2015
High School Diploma; attended for Junior and Senior years of high school
ACT Score: 34 - GPA: 3.55/4.0
Phillips Academy Andover: Andover, MA Sep. 2011 - June 2013
Attended for Freshman and Sophomore years of high school
Awards and Scholarships
Graduated with First Class Honours in Classics and with Distinction (top 25% of class)
Recipient of the Paul F. McCullagh Prize in Ancient Greek and Latin April 2020
Awarded, on the basis of outstanding academic performance, to students in any Ancient Greek or Latin language course
Recipient of McGill Arts Undergraduate Research Internship Award (ARIA) May-August 2019
Grant awarded for conducting research under the supervision of Professor Heidi Wendt
30 hours/week for 11 weeks (See “Academic Research Assistant” under Work Experience section)
Focus on developing interdisciplinary research skills in the study of antiquity, broad knowledge of Roman-period literature/material records, and familiarity with different methodologies and complex historiographic problems. My project (‘Braiding Ropes of Sand’) aims to situate Christian writers and texts of the second century within the literary culture of the Roman Empire
Recipient of the Paul F. McCullagh Special Projects Fund May-August 2019
Awarded to students with proficiency in Latin and/or Ancient Greek to assist Classical Studies professors with research projects over the summer - awarded for my work under Prof. Heidi Wendt
Recipient of the Dr. James Barclay Scholarship (Classics) September 2019
Extracurricular Experience
McGill Classics Students’ Association — Vice President External September 2018-April 2020
Representative on the Arts Undergraduate Society Legislative Council
Chief mover and member of Legislative Council Committee formed to update election by-laws for small departments in Arts (Spring 2018-2019)
Member of the Arts Undergraduate Society’s Equity Committee (2018-2019)
Advocated for the CSA in debates concerning the accountability of AUS executives and current political issues on campus, such as McGill courses being offered on appropriated indigenous land
Wrote, submitted, and presented all motions on behalf of the CSA regarding changes to procedure or the CSA constitution
Voted and spoke on motions regarding the activity of the AUS and changes to the Arts budget
Submitted bi-weekly reports on the actions of the CSA, with a presentation once-per-semester
Representative in weekly Classics Students’ Society Meetings
Volare — Editor-in-Chief September 2018-April 2020
McGill Classics Creative Journal
First Editor-in-Chief to apply for and receive funding for printed editions of Volare’s Spring issues
First Editor-in-Chief to commission and pay cover artists
First Editor-in-Chief to organize a joint journal launch with Hirundo (Classics Academic Journal)
Organized and ran meetings, created meeting agendas, planned submission dates and publishing dates for each issue (4/year), oversaw editing of submissions and social media communications
Assigned roles to Managing Editors
Hirundo — Editorial Board Member October 2018 - April 2020 McGill Classics Academic Journal
Read and selected submissions to be published, and was then assigned as editor to a specific submission, with several rounds of editing and meetings with the author
Volare — Managing Editor September 2017-April 2018
McGill Classics Creative Journal: Montreal, QC, Canada
Voted on which submissions to include in each issue, managed communications on social media
Volunteer: Music Library Assistant and Blog Writer September 2015- April 2016
CKUT 90.3 FM McGill Radio Station
Arranged incoming music submissions and registered them onto the online database, judged whether submissions were appropriate to accept into the CKUT music library
Work Experience
Academic Research Assistant (ARIA Award) to Dr. Heidi Wendt May-August 2019
Montreal, QC - Department of Classics/Religious Studies, McGill University
Contributed to research that reframes early Christian literature within the wider literary context of the Second Sophistic, providing evidence for Prof. Heidi Wendt’s recent articles and upcoming book
Read the works of several Second Sophistic authors and recorded where in the Ancient Greek/Latin texts evidence of non-standard religious practices are mentioned goal was to lay the groundwork for comparing this intersection of textuality and religious authority, which is essential for understanding the emergence of early Christian literature, including the canonical gospels.
Managed copious amounts of bibliographical sources, books, documents, and read 300 pages/day
Northern Spy Records - Summer Intern June 2016- August 2016
Brooklyn, NYC - Employers: Tom Abbs, Adam Downey
Managed Public Relations documents, communicated with publications writing about the label’s artists, record buyers, and organized record shipments
Attended concerts of prospective bands
Recorded and researched radio play of the label’s bands
Waitress at Patisserie Florentine Feb. 2015- August 2015
Englewood, NJ - Manager: Claudia Chang, ------------
Served baked goods, desserts, and French/Mediterranean-inspired meals at a sit-down restaurant