Jesse Fortune

Within the last three years, I have expanded my knowledge in a variety of subjects, as well as age groups. My students have ranged from 12 years old to 60 years old. I have learned to embrace a variety of teaching styles to ensure content is comprehended by students with a wide range of learning abilities. With the help of my fellow peers, I have grown as an educator and continue to be a student myself. I have all but scratched the surface of my journey as an educator, and I am excited to see what is next for both my students and myself.

• Master’s Thesis Focused on Native American Involvement in the Civil War
• Virginia Studies
• Virginia Native American Studies
• Civil War
• U.S. History
• World History
• Minority Studies
• Use of Archaeology in the Research field and its influences

• Intern, Fort Germanna, Fredericksburg, VA. (June, 2017 - July, 2016): Completed internship with Dr. Bernard Means and worked with Head Archaeologist Eric Larson, focusing on excavating and documentation using Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR).
• Intern, Virginia Commonwealth University: Virtual Curation Laboratory, Richmond, VA. (August, 2014- December, 2016): Worked alongside Dr. Bernard Means as an intern, studying 3D scanning, printing and editing of Artifacts from Local Museums, and those sent from around the World. Our work allowed for the preservation of several artifacts, preserving them for posterity.

Rappahannock Community College IDEAL Award Winner for 2024- Adjunct Faculty: 

The annual IDEAL awards are for Employees who exemplify the college's values of integrity, diversity and inclusion, excellence, access, and learning for life through performance and service and whose exceptional professional accomplishments, contributions, and activities support the mission of the College and the Virginia Community College System, promote a rigorous learning environment (instructional faculty), and demonstrate extraordinary talent.