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HIREM E. SOON
5 University Hill, Iowa City, Iowa 52242
319.621.4089 hiremesoon@uiowa.edu
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
M.A. The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, May 201x
Higher Education & Student Affairs
Concentration: Student Affairs
Thesis: Career Choices for First Generation College Students
Adviser: Bea Fine, Ph.D.
B.S.
Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, Indiana
Computer Science/Psychology, May 201x
Graduated with distinction Phi Beta Kappa
RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Graduate Assistantships:
Academic Advisor, Academic Advising Center, The University of Iowa, Fall 200x - May 200x
Advised freshman and transfer students and unassigned special non-degree students; helped
students explore various fields of interest and develop plans of study appropriate for their goals.
Interviewed students on academic probation and organized advance CLEP registration.
Orientation Staff, Orientation Services, The University of Iowa, Summers 201x; 201x
Responsible for organizing panels focusing on campus living and academic success in the freshman
year; worked with various campus units to organize orientation sessions and student events.
Practica:
Academic Advisor, Athletic Advising Office, The University of Iowa, Fall semester 200x
Assisted in the day-to-day operations of the undergraduate athletic advising office. Advised
students about course selection, selecting a major and meeting all academic and athletic
obligations. Participated in presentations, seminars, and joint planning sessions with the Big 10
Academic Council.
Special Support Assistant, Office of Special Services, The University of Iowa, Spring, 200x
Worked with staff on special projects, met with prospective minority and educationally
disadvantaged students, and coordinated the Multicultural Project with the greater Iowa City
Chamber of Commerce.
SPECIAL INTERESTS
Computer Programming
Academic Advising
(C++, FORTRAN, COBOL, BASIC)
Policy Design & Implementation
Assistive Technologies
Organizational Behavior
EMPLOYMENT
Computer Programmer, Comsat Laboratories, Clarksburg, Maryland, July 201x - May 201x
Member of the satellite telecommunications research and development team. One-year contract
focused on subsystems and technologies testing, data analysis, and report writing. Worked with
several project teams with federally-funded grants.
Hirem E. Soon
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PRESENTATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Poster Session, “Technology and Student Services,” American College Personnel Association
National Conference, Long Beach, California, March 201x
Workshop Leader, “Advising the New Student,” Iowa Student Development Conference,
Des Moines, Iowa, October 201x
Discussion Facilitator, “Multicultural Issues in Counseling,” Regional Conference on Counseling,
Lexington, Kentucky, October 201x
Attended the NASA Regional Conference, Cleveland, Ohio, November 201x
MEMBERSHIPS
Professional:
Iowa Student Personnel Association
National Association of Student
Personnel Administrators
American College Personnel Association
American Counseling Association
Campus:
Member, College of Education Search Committee for Advising Center, Fall 201x
Member, University of Iowa Provost’s Committee for Undergraduate Learning Outcomes, 201x
Graduate Student Development Association - The University of Iowa
President, 201x – 201x
Member, 201x – present
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Part-time counselor and small-group leader, The Half-Way House, Washington, Iowa, 201x
Assistant and patient advocate, Free Medical Clinic, Iowa City, Iowa, Spring semester 201x
Patient information assistant and interpreter, University of Iowa Hospitals, Summer 201x
Big Brother Pals Association, South Bend Chapter, South Bend, Indiana, 200x – 201x
ACADEMIC HONORS
Dean's List; President’s Citation
Psi Chi (undergraduate honorary--psychology)
National Merit Scholarship Recipient
J. Hunter Academic Scholarship
PROFESSIONAL MATERIALS
ePortfolio: http://employment.education.uiowa.edu/hesoon
(View samples of my writing, student evaluations, conference presentations,
and publications in process.)