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Portrait of Ellia Benchouk

Honor Society® member

Ellia Benchouk

Studio Worker at Color Me Mine of Montgomeryville | North Wales, PA

  • anthropology/archaeology
  • Class of 2025
  • LANSDALE, PA

Member since January 2023

Education

  • Mercyhurst University

    anthropology/archaeology

    2021 – 2025

Honors and awards

  • Phi Eta Sigma Honors

    Fulfilled Pillars of Service, Leadership, and Scholarship; GPA: 3.8 or higher; any leadership position; On and Off Campus service

  • Lambda Alpha National Anthropology Honor Society Mu Chapter of Pennsylvania at Mercyhurst

    Anthropological Academic Achievement Award; 3.0 GPA in Anthropology, 12 hours of coursework

  • National Honor Society of North Penn High School Scholars

    Pillars: Character, Scholarship, Leadership, and Service; Maintain: 5.0 Weighted GPA, Attendance at Meetings, overall 30 service hours per year, Part of at least two school clubs, no record of cheating/plagiarism/dishonesty

Goals and interests

Career goal

Cultural Resource Management Archaeology Field Technician and/or
Museum Worker/Curator

Graduate school interests

Museum Curation/Analyst

Outside the classroom

Creating Art: Ceramics, Computer Design
History: Family Genealogy and researching historical records and items
Spartan Race Training and Exercise
Animal Attendant/caretaker

Experience

  • Studio Worker

    Color Me Mine of Montgomeryville | North Wales, PA

    Jan 2023

  • Archaeology Lab Technician

    Mercyhurst’s Zurn College of Natural and Health Sciences | Erie, PA

    Aug 2022 – May 2025

  • Box Office Worker/Attendant

    Mercyhurst Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts Center | Erie, PA

    Oct 2021 – May 2022

  • Ice Cream Scooper/Clerk/Stocker/Bagger

    Merrymead Farms | Lansdale, PA

    Jun 2019 – Mar 2021

Volunteering

  • Volunteer in Curation Facility and Archive

    Erie County Historical Society, Hagen History Center | Erie, PA

    Oct 2022 – May 2025

  • Ranch Hand

    Living Streams Ranch | Quakertown, PA

    May 2020 – Sep 2020

Languages

  • English (US) Advanced
  • French (France) Beginner