Lisa Bonvissuto
lisa.bonvissuto@marquette.edu (440)465-9543
2040 W Wisconsin Ave #408 Milwaukee, WI 53233
Education
Marquette University August 2012 – May 2016, Writing Intensive English major, Political Science minor
Cumulative GPA: 3.82
Major GPA: 3.93
Member of the University Honors Program
Work Experience
Peer Tutor at the Ott Memorial Writing Center at Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI May 2014 – present
Duties include engaging in conversation with undergraduate and graduate students about their writing,
engaging in critical reflection about tutoring practices, and organizing campus outreach
Editorial Intern at Orange Hat Publishing Waukesha, WI May 2014 – August 2014
Duties include reading novel and story submissions, editing content, and assisting with organizational
efforts and correspondence with authors
Editorial Assistant at Orange Hat Publishing Waukesha, WI August 2014 – present
Professional editing work on one manuscript, to be completed and published May 2015
Journalism Intern at Urban Milwaukee Milwaukee WI June 2014 – August 2014
Duties included researching story information, writing articles, and editing other interns’ content
Administrative Assistant at Parma Movers and Lincoln Moving & Storage Brooklyn, Ohio May 2013 –
August 2013, and December 2013 – January 2014
Duties included scheduling appointments, organizing company outreach to new clients, maintaining
client relationships through correspondence, and drafting letters to professional associates
Summer Intern at University of California – San Diego May 2010 – September 2010
Duties included editing blog content, and providing ideas designed to appeal to a teenage perspective
Activities/Leadership
Write Beyond the Margins Leadership Cluster, Marquette Writing Center
 Connecting the Writing Center with the creative writing community at Marquette and in
Milwaukee
 Created and headed the organization of the successful event, Writer Fight Club, as a celebration
of National Month on Writing November 2014
 Assisted in the organization of activities for Marquette’s National Day on Writing October 2014
Coordinating Tutor for Major Concepts in Modern Science, Marquette Writing Center, Beginning January 2015
 Work closely with a large class to coordinate their visits to the Writing Center
 Prepare other peer tutors in what to expect from these appointments
Member of the Marquette Undergraduate Humanities Conference e-board 2014-2015
 Programming cluster
Publications/Presentations
Content Contributor at Urban Milwaukee 2014
Presenter at Marquette Undergraduate Humanities Conference 2013
Content Contributor at The Kenyon Review Young Writers Magazine 2011
Honors/Awards
Member of Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society
Ignatius Magis Scholarship, Marquette University
National Merit Scholar
James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship
Dean’s List, Marquette University
Relevant Coursework
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Advanced Composition
Creative Writing
Writing Center Theory
Various Literature Courses