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About amseir01

I am a senior studying Public Affairs, Design, and Latin American Studies at The Ohio State University. I have diverse interests to combine art, advocacy, and public service into a future profession. My short term ambitions after graduation include earning a Masters in Public Administration and working in the nonprofit sector, ideally to impact Hispanic communities.

Media Projects

Posted on August 17, 2012 by amseir01

I realize I write about almost all other experiences than my actual projects assigned to my role but I think that’s because working in multimedia for the past 6 years that it is second nature to me and I don’t … Continue reading →

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My Summer Enhanced With Wright Choice

Posted on August 8, 2012 by amseir01

Leaving the house at 7am and knowing you won’t return until 8:30pm was a hard pill to swallow but I was determined to dedicated my summer to professional development. In addition to my fellow learning sessions and full time work of … Continue reading →

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Nonprofits are a fast paced & flexible environment– no kidding!

Posted on July 30, 2012 by amseir01

Do you know how to ask, “What’s your household annual income,” in Somali or Spanish? Yeah, me neither. While my main responsibilities in this fellowship lie in the marketing and communications realm, I do however have plenty of opportunities to … Continue reading →

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Enhancing My Fellowship

Posted on July 23, 2012 by amseir01

I’m finding out that every experience is very attainable if you just ask. My supervisor Dave encouraged me to shape this fellowship to make it worthwhile. Attending a board of trustees meeting was at the top of my list and … Continue reading →

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Southside Champions

Posted on July 11, 2012 by amseir01

Little did I know as I dashed out of my apartment this morning and sprinted for the bus stop that the next bus wouldn’t make its way through the area for another 50 minutes. As humorously described in TCF Summer … Continue reading →

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It’s More of a Controlled Chaos

Posted on July 10, 2012 by amseir01

Exciting opportunity! I help relaunched my organization’s newsletter which they have not had one in a really long time, so long nobody can remember the last newsletter they sent out. I also figured out why they haven’t been able to … Continue reading →

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Say R-E-A-D Alouuuud!

Posted on July 9, 2012 by amseir01

This morning I had the honor and pleasure to be the Read Aloud guest at my organization’s Freedom School! After blogging and tweeting of other’s experiences for the past two weeks,  (click here to read about that aspect of my … Continue reading →

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Good Morning Freedom Schools!

Posted on June 25, 2012 by amseir01

Follow our program! Twitter @CD4AP_FSchool  Facebook.com/cd4apsummeryouthprogram Tumblr/website: cd4apsummeryouthprogram.org Lincoln Park Elementary becomes summer site for the Children’s Defense Fund Freedom Schools program and I’m the lucky staff member that is behind developing our program’s web presence. First of all, this program … Continue reading →

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Working in the South Side

Posted on June 21, 2012 by amseir01

I was quite unaware of the OSU campus bubble I lived in until prior to this fellowship. Before last week, I gave myself a lot of credit for being the adventurous one out of my circle of friends. I was … Continue reading →

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