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ADRIAN PAUL BRYANT

(606)-493-8917
adrianpaulbryant.com
adrian.bryant32@gmail.com
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Education University of Kentucky, 2023-2025 (Expected Graduation)


Master of Science in Learning Design and Technology
Eastern Kentucky University, 2017-2022
Bachelor of Arts in English, Minor in Appalachian Studies

Experience
03/2023-Present First Generation Program Advisor Associate, University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506
• Provide proactive, intrusive, and prescriptive advising to a
caseload of first generation students.
• Develop and lead workshops for students to learn academic
skills and create a campus resource network.
• Implement communication and outreach plans for first-
generation students.
• Serve as staff advisor for UK’s First Generation Student
Honors Society, Alpha Alpha Alpha.

03/2023-Present News Editor, CivicLex


Lexington, KY 40507
● Edit the text and content of The CivicLex Weekly Newsletter.
● Manage a City Hall journalist by assigning city meetings,
editing newsletter text, and providing broader context on local
government issues.
● Guide strategy on format changes for the newsletter and its
corresponding website coverage.
● Regularly cover Council Meetings, and fill in on other City
Hall coverage as needed.

02/2022-03/2023 Newsroom and Communication Strategist, CivicLex


Lexington, KY 40507
● Write The CivicLex Weekly Newsletter, a summary of
important meetings and updates in Lexington City Hall.
● Communicate complex civic issues in local government to
citizens through writing, photography, video, and other media.
● Cover local government meetings in easy-to-read articles.
● Analyze and track website and social media engagement
statistics to inform platform and content strategy.















08/2021-02/2022 Testing Coordinator, Madison Southern High School
Berea, KY 40403
• Coordinated the preparation and facilitation of state and school
exams.
• Trained faculty and staff in test security and administration.
• Collaborated with school counselors to maintain an accurate
and complete file of student test histories.
• Provided relevant testing information to administrators and
teachers to assess and address instructional needs of students.

01/2021-05/2021 Paraeducator, Madison Southern High School


Berea, KY 40403
• Maintained grades and attendance records of asynchronous
virtual students.
• Monitored and reported student progress to school counselors,
support staff, and administrators.
• Contacted parents of students regarding missing assignments,
poor performance, or other issues of academic concern.
• Collaborated with student support staff and school counselors
to assist students struggling with course work.

05/2020-12/2020 Course-Embedded Consultant Coordinator, Noel Studio for Academic


Creativity at Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, KY 40475
● Developed and led professional development seminars for
Course-Embedded Consultants.
● Gathered and interpreted data to identify program strengths and
problem areas on a semester and yearly basis.
● Collaborated with Noel Studio administration to develop policy
and strategies targeting problem areas and improving strengths.
● Oversaw peer mentor groups to facilitate in-depth training of
new Course-Embedded Consultants.

08/2017-05/2020 Course-Embedded Consultant, Noel Studio for Academic Creativity at


Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, KY 40475
• Consulted freshman enrolled in developmental English/Writing
courses on writing and critical reading assignments.
• Collaborated with professors on refining class assignments and
monitoring student progress.
• Trained and advised incoming consultants as a peer mentor.
• Developed educational resources, handouts, and documents for
students using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.















Projects and Presentations
Spring 2020 Featured Presenter, “Transparency in Flipping: Giving Students a Voice in
an Evolving Classroom” with Dr. Benjamin Freed at Pedagogicon
Academic Conference.

Fall 2019 Co-wrote “Social Media Ethos: Raising Awareness about Communication
Center Programs and Outreach through the Use of Twitter,” published in
Communications Center Journal, vol. 5:1.

Spring 2019 Edited bibliography and in-text citations of Dr. Paul Paolucci’s book
Acquiring Modernity: An Investigation Into the Rise, Structure, and Future
of the Modern World (2019).

Summer 2018 Worked in a faculty-student partnership with Dr. Benjamin Freed on


redesigning his Intro to Biological Anthropology course to improve
student engagement and material retention.

Volunteer and Organizations


05/2023-Present Steering Committee Member, Golfview Estates Neighborhood Association

11/2022-Present Board of Directors, Broke Spoke Community Bike Shop

09/2022-05/2023 Volunteer Reading Tutor, The Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning

06/2022-Present Volunteer Bicycle Mechanic, Broke Spoke Community Bike Shop

08/2019-12/2020 Student Representative, EKU Quality Enhancement Program






























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