Rani Jacobson
Ithaca College '14
Work experience
Teaching Assistant
Department of Environmental Science and Studies, Ithaca College
2014 - present
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Assisted professors in reworking the curriculum for Environmental Science & Technology, a 100-‐level course required for Environmental Science and Studies majors and minors
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Helped students understand assignments
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Assisted professors in lab with activities working with wind, solar, ecology, etc.
Teaching Assistant
South Hill After School Program, Ithaca, NY
2011 - present
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Ensured the safety and well-‐being of elementary students while at the program
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Assisted teachers in projects
Student Ambassador
United States Department of the Interior, Ithaca, NY
2012 - 2013
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Recruited undergraduate students at Ithaca College to pursue applying to federal internships and jobs
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Conducted meetings, one-‐on-‐one advising sessions and tabled at job and internship events
External Affairs Intern at US Fish & Wildlife Service
Student Conservation Association, Hadley, MA
Summer 2012
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Wrote articles for USFWS website, created brochures, and worked on longer-‐term climate change protocol project
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Wrote talking points for the Regional Director of USFWS Region 5
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Worked in visitor services position at the Great Falls Discovery Center and Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge
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Outdoor fieldwork included banding common terns and working with endangered species crews
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2010 - present
2010 - present
Education
Ithaca College
Environmental Science, B.S.
2010 - 2014
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Concentration: Conservation
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Commit-‐to-‐Change Scholar
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Related course work: Principles of Biology II, Principles of Chemistry I, General Ecology, Environmental Sentinels, Earth Systems Science II (Geology), Environmental Science and Technology, Conservation Biology, Population Ecology, Environmental Health and Medicine, Environmental Ethics, Sustainability in the Amazon, Research Design Workshop
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Traveled to Ecuador for a class on sustainability in different indigenous cultures
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Environmental Research: Tested the behavioral changes in fish dosed with caffeine, limonene and ritalinic acid.