1. Brittany Norton
3312 S Delaware Ave. (573) 660-1742
Springfield, MO 65804 Norton290@live.missouristate.edu
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts in History Graduation Date: May 2012
Minor in Communication GPA: 3.84/4.0
Missouri State University (MSU) Springfield, MO
 Achieved Dean’s List for 6 semesters, Fall 2008 to Spring 2011, by maintaining a GPA higher than 3.0.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Missouri State University Career Center; Springfield, MO August 2010-present
Peer Advisor
 Mentor current students and alumni in improving resumes, cover letters, and reference pages.
 Communicate with traditional, nontraditional, and international students to further their educational and
professional goals.
 Edit resumes for formatting, grammatical errors, and accuracy in 15 minutes.
 Attend group meetings with fellow advisors to increase efficiency and improve services offered.
 Create material for office boards to increase awareness and publicity for Career Center sponsored and
organized events.
ACTIVITIES
ipourlife-Citizenship and Service Learning; MSU September 2011-present
Researcher
 Research information about the cultures and locations of organization’s mission work in foreign countries.
 Presented research on El Salvador to a group of high school students and parents to prepare them for an
outreach trip at El Salvadoran refugee camps.
 Gather and organization research into a written report for organization’s CEO for her to utilize in planning
and implementing programs.
Distinction in Public Affairs; MSU October 2011-present
Member
 Cooperate in team of 5 students and 2 faculty members to further explore the university’s Public Affairs
Program, while correlating it to a community issue.
 Work with team to increase awareness of Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) on Missouri State Campus
through multiple mediums.
Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity; MSU Spring 2009-present
Historian Spring 2011-present
 Organize and present National and Chapter history to past, current and future Brothers in multiple formats.
 Planned annual formal event for 80 Brothers, Alumni and guests including coordinating with venue,
caterer, and vendors.
 Serve as an executive board member responsible for critical decisions about Chapter business and handling
members’ personal information in a discreet manner.
 Increase Chapter moral and increase public awareness of organization through use of Chapter mascot and
social media including Twitter and Facebook.
 Aid prospective and newly inducted members through rush process.
Service Committee Chair Spring 2010
 Scheduled and led monthly service committee meetings.
 Coordinated with community organizations, committee heads and members to organize 6 events.
 Presented committee report to chapter of 54 members at weekly meetings.
 Raised $210.26 for campus chapter of Habitat for Humanity through committee planned service event
Sleep out for the Homeless.
 Submitted Form 110s, Event Evaluations, and memos for entire chapter.