Marie Rider

Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. Committed job seeker with a history of meeting company needs with consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand. Recent graduate with excellent research, technical, and problem-solving skills. Detail-oriented and able to learn new concepts quickly.

• New Student Experience Peer Leader, Baylor University, 08/2020, 05/2021, Assisted instructor in the classroom and helped first-generation college students understand and apply methods of managing academic work and adapting to college life.
• New Student Experience Peer Leader, Baylor University, 08/2019, 12/2019, Assisted instructor in the classroom and helped first-generation college students adjust to college life. Met one-on-one with students to get to know them better, assist them when necessary, and help them with their transition from high school to college.
• Russian Neighborhood Leader, Baylor University, 08/2018, 05/2019, Facilitated and organized Russian cultural events, communicated with liaisons and students effectively, showed up to all events, and documented university money spent for all events.
• Fundraising Committee Member, Baylor University, 08/2017, 05/2018, Planned, set up for, and advertised for ongoing fundraising events around campus. Designed advertising and merchandise such as flyers and t-shirts. Attended fundraising dinners and events, such as the World Hunger Relief Farm Dinner, to speak on behalf of these organizations’ fundraising objectives. Met 90% of fundraising goals.

• IU Summer Russian Summer Language Workshop Skills Trainer, Indiana University, 06/2022, 07/2022, Instructed ten first-year Russian language students for thirty minutes each over Zoom to prepare them for the OPI (Oral Proficiency Interview) exam. Asked questions about different topics, gave feedback, and encouraged students as they progressed through the program. Adjusted teaching style to learning outcomes and student language abilities. Followed a standard curriculum created by the instructor. Improved students’ speaking skills by 50%.
• Russian Language Tutor, Baylor University, 08/2020, 04/2021, Tutored students who were beginning learners of the Russian language in classes RUS 1301 and RUS 1302. Graded homework assignments, gave feedback, and encouraged students as they advanced through the academic year. Adjusted teaching style to learning outcomes and student language abilities. Followed a standard curriculum created by the instructor. Improved their speaking, reading, and writing skills by 50%.
• Russian Language and Culture Research Intern, Baylor University, 06/2018, 12/2019, Researched and analyzed historical Russian films and transcribed English and Russian subtitles for these films. Compiled reviews and directors’ biographies in Russian and English. Organized Russian literary documents on fundamental authors such as Pushkin and Lermontov.

• English (native speaker)
• Russian (advanced fluency)
• Kazakh (basic proficiency)