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Portrait of Alicia Maners

Honor Society® member

Alicia Maners

Teen Program Coordinator at International Institute of St. Louis

  • University of Chicago
  • Linguistic Anthropology
  • Class of 2021
  • Belleville, Illinois

Member since April 2020

Education

  • Harding University

    english secondary education

    2015 – 2019

Honors and awards

  • Presenter at the TESOL International Association Conference

    Invited to present original research at the TESOL International 2020 conference in Denver, CO

  • 2019 Bobbie Coleman Teaching Award

    This award is given to one outstanding student-teacher each year by the English Department.

  • Winner of the "Most Compelling Research in Women and Gender Studies" award at The Undergraduate Research Forum at the 2019 NeMLA Conference

  • English Major Scholarship

    Received first place in a freshman essay contest and recipient of a $500 scholarship

  • Alpha Chi National College Honors Society

    Honors society reserved for the top 10% of juniors, seniors, and graduate students on campus.

  • Omicron Delta Kappa

    I was nominated for this organization by anonymous faculty members for my academic achievement and leadership capabilities.

  • Sigma Tau Delta Treasurer

    English honors society member and treasurer

  • Kappa Delta Pi

    International Honor Society in Education

  • TESOL International Association

    Member of the largest professional organization for teachers of English as a second or foreign language

Goals and interests

Career goal

Seeking to integrate my passion for cultural studies and refugee language learning.

Graduate school interests

I am a student at the University of Chicago pursuing a Master of Arts in Social Science.

Outside the classroom

I enjoy reading, practicing yoga, hiking, and cooking with my fiancé.

Experience

  • Teen Program Coordinator

    International Institute of St. Louis

    Nov 2019 – Jun 2020

  • After School Program Assistant

    International Institute of St. Louis

    Sep 2019 – Nov 2019

  • ESOL Resource Intern

    International Institute of St. Louis

    Jun 2019 – Sep 2019

  • VIPKid Teacher

    VIPKid

    Jun 2019 – Jul 2020

  • Summer Research Intern

    International Literacy and Development

    Jan 2018 – Aug 2018

Volunteering

  • Service Project Manager

    Ju Go Ju Social Club

    Jan 2018 – May 2018

  • Volunteer

    Christianville in Haiti

    Jun 2014 – Jun 2015

  • St. Jude Hero

    St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

    Dec 2012 – Dec 2018

Languages

  • English (US) Fluent
  • Spanish Intermediate