Jacqueline Barnes

Dedicated social work student with a focus on compassion, organization, responsibility, and leadership. Passionate about supporting communities and individuals, highlighted through student leadership positions, community engagement, and professional experience.

January 2024 - Present: Zeta Tau Alpha Vice President of New Member Experience

• Cultivated a strong and welcoming environment for new members
• Facilitated meetings and ensured a smooth transition into the sorority

August 2023 - Present: Navajo Nation Immersion Trip Leader

• Developed meeting agendas and facilitated meetings for 12 participants

August 2023 - Present: University Undergraduate Core Curricular Fellow

• Engaged in complex problem solving at an institutional level

August 2022: Oriflamme First-Year Experience Small Group Leader

• Facilitated small-group discussions with first-year students
• Guided first-year students through orientation activities

August 2023 - Present: Oriflamme First-Year Experience Team Leader

• Developed the leadership of first-year orientation leaders
• Assisted in coordinating the move-in of over 1,000 first-year student

August 2022 - May 2023:  Honors Student Association, Vice President of Service

• Coordinated service programming for Honors students
• Worked with community organizations to plan and implement service opportunities

September 2021 - May 2022: Learning Community Association

• Oversaw and implemented events for the a diverse group of student organizations

August 2023 - Present: Billiken Bounty Food Pantry Volunteer

October 2022: Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice, Washington, D.C.

• Attended a social-justice focused conference and participated in advocacy work with federal legislators

March 2022: El Paso Immersion Trip

• Participated in a week-long immersion trip to the US-Mexico Border to learn about immigration and advocacy

January 2022 - Present: Labre

• Assists in food outreach with unhoused community members in St. Louis

January 2022 - Present: Campus Kitchen

• Prepares meals for food-insecure community members

January 2022 - May 2022 Social Justice and Advocacy Training

• Attended a multi-session training to learn legislative advocacy, direct action, and activism

September 2021 - May 2022: Criminal Justice Policy Pod

• Collaborated with other students to review local policy related to criminal justice
• Implemented a plan to advocate for change within criminal justice