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It's unclear if a list of activities on a resume is really desirable anymore, since generally activities are not considered as adding to marketable skills. However, many resumes have them and they do provide a method for potential employers to learn more about what kind of person I am. With that in mind, below are all the activities I can remember which have been on my resume from time to time:

• Leadership roles at the University of Michigan
  
  • Student leadership council (SLC): I served on the student leadership council of my research center for three years. The primary job of this committee is to ensure that the 40 graduate and 40 undergraduate students understand the roles and responsibilities that are required in addition to the usual university expectations. In addition, a substantial effort was made to create a unified community and represent the grievances of the students to the center leadership. The titles I held were:
  • SLC Social Chair: Responsible for organizing social events off campus.
  • SLC Communications Chair: Responsible for creating agendas for meetings and taking notes.
  • SLC President: Responsible for providing direction to the SLC, organizing the other members, and representing the students to the center leaders.
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• Leadership activities at Caltech
  • Caltech Board of Control Representative: The board of control at Caltech is the primary enforcement body for the undergraduates population. Our job was to investigate alleged violations of the Caltech honor code (such as cheating on tests and stealing) and recommend appropriate actions to the dean.
  • Ruddock House: While at Caltech I was a member of Ruddock house, one of the undergraduate residences on campus. The houses are similar to fraternities at other colleges, except that they were co-ed and every undergraduate was a member of at least one house. While living there I held the following positions:
  • Ruddock House Newspaper editor: Edited a biweekly newspaper four the house with two other editors.
  • Ruddock House Social team member: Organized weekly social events, including a ski trip for 40 people.
  • Ruddock House Annual Party Organizer: Organized the annual house party, including delegating leaders for construction, food, drinks, flyers, and T-shirts. Managed a budget of about $2500.
  • Ruddock House Headwaiter: Managed a staff of about 10 waiters to serve dinner each evening.
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• Other Activities
  • NAUI certified scuba diver
  • Boy Scouts: Earned the rank of Eagle scout. My Eagle project was to organize volunteers to bar code all the books at the Chanhassen Elementary School library. A total of about 6000 books were bar coded and entered into the computer.

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