REBEKAH EDELMAN

3315 S. 250 W.
Rensselaer IN, 47978
ret8814@saintjoe.edu
EDUCATION
Saint Josephs College, Rensselaer, IN
Candidate for Bachelor of Arts Degree
Major: History GPA in Major-3.91
Minors: Secondary Education, Political Science
Current Accumulative GPA: 3.79

Anticipated date of Graduation

May 2015

Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

Global Gateways, Overseas Program
Anticipated date of Completion
Master Level Courses
May 2015
T550 Cultural/Community Forces & the Schools 3 Credits
M550 Practicum Ethnic & Cultural Studies 6 Credits
INTERNSHIP
Interned for Historian Eric Hall
Spring 2012
Assisted Eric Hall, Assistant Professor of History at Georgia Southern University, in his
gathering of information for his published article Co-Learners and Core: Education Reform at
Saint Josephs College, by finding and verifying documents in the archive of Saint Josephs
College Robinson Memorial Library.
Article Link:
http://digitalcommons.northgeorgia.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1023&context=issr
REMC
January 2013-May 2014
Helped go through files dating back to early 1930s in REMCs vault to gather
information that was organized into magazine articles celebrating REMCs 75th anniversary.
After the articles were completed, I then helped organize REMCs document in their vault and
scan documents for digital preservation.
AWARDS and HONOR Societies
Alpha Lambda Delta Member
Pi Sigma Alpha National Academic Honor Society Member
Delta Epsilon Sigma National Catholic College/University Honor Society
Saint Josephs College Honor Scholarship
William L. Downard Prize in History
Member of Saint Josephs College Choir that was invited to sing in Rome at Saint Peters
Basilica for the Anniversary of the Cappella Giulia Fall 2013.

Teaching Experience
Practical Learning Experience
August 2012-May 2014
120 hours of classroom observation with experience preparing and teaching lessons to
classrooms of 15-25 students at Kankakee Valley Middle and High School, Rensselaer Central
High School, Rensselaer Central Middle School, and Tri-County Middle and High School.
Rensselaer Central High School Rensselaer, IN
January 2015-March 2015
Experienced preparing and teaching engaging lessons that adhered to Indiana State
Standards to six different classes of 15 plus students on material regarding United States and
World History to 11th and 10th grade students respectively.
Bangalore International School Bangalore, India
March 2015-May 2015 (current)
Assistant teaching at Bangalore International School in Bangalore, India for an 8 week
period. Taught classes within the Cambridge International Baccalaureate Curriculum. This will
be the accumulation and completion of the Global Gateways Overseas Program at Indiana
University, Bloomington.
Work Experience
Clerk - Rensselaer Public Library
July 2009-Present
Started out as a Page putting away books, moved up to Clerk in 2012. Developed skills in
assisting patrons, such as effective questioning, quick and precise search skills, conflict
management, basic communication skills. Average of 10 hours per week
McDonalds Crew Member
May 2012-August 2013
Learned the value and skills required for team effort, how to deal with upset customers,
and how to work under time constraints while still producing quality work/food. Worked an
average of 18 hours per week during the academic year.
Source Interlink Vendor
August 2013-June 2013
Tasked with going into stores to put new magazines on the shelves, organizing the
shelves and sending back expired magazines. Required an independent work ethic and problem
solving. Worked an average of 5-8 hours per week.
ReaderLink Vendor
August 2013-March 2015
Tasked with going into stores to put new books on the shelves, organizing the shelves to
a POG and sending back the book or stripping the cover of books that were no longer on the
POG. Work an average of 2-3 hours per week.
TNG Vendor
June 2014-March 2015
Tasked with going into stores to put new magazines on the shelves, organizing the
magazines that were still on the shelves and then stripping of cover of expired magazines and
returning them. Work an average of 5-8 hours per week.
Saint Josephs College Library Student Worker
August 2014-March 2015
Assist Students and Faculty in checking out and finding materials within the Saint
Josephs College Robinson Memorial Library. Work an average of 8 hours per week during the
academic year.