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6 Foxglove Ct. • Bolingbrook, IL 60440 • grant.baaba@gmail.com • (630) 863-7056

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DUCATION
2008-2013
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Bachelor of Arts Degree
- Sociology
Coursework includes: Introduction to Sociology, The Sociological Classics,
Quantitative Analysis of Social Data, Single & Multivariable Calculus, Marketing and Business Management, Politics Crises & Ideas, The Culminating Experience in
Sociology, Writing in the Workplace
Research Topics: Mechanical vs. Conceptual Teaching of Mathematics in American Elementary
Schools, 1996 Welfare Reform Act, 2009 Helping Families Save their Homes Act

2004-2008

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High School Diploma
Awards: Gates Millennium Scholar, Daughters of American Revolution Scholar, Academic
Decathlon Highest Team Scorer (2006-2008), 3rd
Ranking in Graduating Class

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Fall 2011-Spring 2013 D
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Intern
• Edited text to improve student comprehension by using text-to-speech software
• Initiated projects to reach goals before deadline
• Developed skills in using Adobe and Kurzweil programs
Fall 2011-Spring 2013 D
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Student Associate
• Communicated with over 60 Alumni and Parents to solicit donations each shift
• Raised over $6,000 each shift, as a team, for Financial Aid and Faculty Research
Summer 2009

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Chicago, IL

Outreach Coordinator
• Engaged voters to support first-time candidate running for office
• Learned new ways of persuading voters to vote for candidate
Fall 2008

Intern
• Tested a series of human physiology measurement protocols and instruments for use in instructional labs
• Collected and analyzed data on a computer
• Summarized findings of research in a paper for submission to supervisor
2006 – 2008

Feature Articles Co-Editor and Writer
• Researched current events in the Chicago community for teens such as summer enrichment programs • Wrote articles in a timely fashion
• Edited Feature articles

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P
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Languages: Native in Ghanaian Ashanti Dialect (speak, read and write), 3 years of Spanish courses Computer skills: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe and Kurzweil