Christopher M. McKeon
McKeon CV 2016
Christopher M. McKeon La Salle University, 1900 West Olney Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19141 |570-780-6410 | [email protected]
Academics La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA – M.B.A. Marketing
2018
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, Kutztown, PA – M.A. English Undergraduate Admissions Department Graduate Assistantship Summa Cum Laude
2015
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA—B.A. English Dean’s List Fall 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2012
2012
Current Position Graduate Admissions Counselor Graduate and Adult Enrollment, La Salle University 2016-present Responsible for growing enrollment in multiple graduate programs at La Salle University Advise and support current and prospective students through the admissions and class registration processes Prepare and present on/off campus information sessions regarding graduate programs Coordinate with multiple departments on new program initiatives, admissions requirements, courses, and enrollment goals
Previous Teaching Experience Placement Exam, Graduate and Adult Enrollment
Kutztown University 2015
BUS 580 Independent Study
Test Proctor, Multiple Departments
Kutztown University 2015
MKT 215 Marketing Ethics
Research/Teaching Assistant, Business Department
2016
English essay review committee
Guest Lecturer, Business Department
La Salle University
BIO 010, BIO 104, BIO 106, HEA 102, ARC 015
Kutztown University 2014-2015
McKeon CV 2016
Daily Lecturer, Undergraduate Admissions Department
Kutztown University 2014-2015
Information session for incoming freshmen students
Publications Capstone McKeon, Christopher M. (2015). “The Humanities and Me.” Unpublished capstone project, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, Kutztown, Pennsylvania McKeon, Christopher M. (2015). “Lost Children, Lost Land: Complex Families and Their Relationship with Southern Landscape in William Faulkner’s The Sound and the Fury.” Unpublished capstone project, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, Kutztown, Pennsylvania. McKeon, Christopher M. (2015). “English and the ‘Identity Crisis.’” Unpublished capstone project, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, Kutztown, Pennsylvania Journal Articles Maskulka, Therese and McKeon, Christopher. “Justification of a Business Writing Center: A Case Study (Working Title)” 2015-2016. In Progress. Popular Articles “Weezer Goes Back – And Forward – On ‘Everything Will Be Alright In The End,’” Highway 81 Revisited. December 2014. Web “Infamous Stringdusters’ Profile Continues to Rise,” Highway 81 Revisited. August 2014. Web. “Indigo Moon Brass Band Brings Unique Sound to Arts on the Square,” Highway 81 Revisited. July 2014. Print. “Kite Party, Three Man Cannon, Others Impress at Twentyfive Eight,” Highway 81 Revisited. June 2014. Web. “Conor Oberst Shows Maturity on ‘Upside Down Mountain,’” Highway 81 Revisited. June 2014. Web. “Black Keys Change Direction with Transitional Album,” Highway 81 Revisited. June 2014. Web.
McKeon CV 2016 Research Assistant Hemingway, Ernest, Sandra Whipple Spanier, Albert J. DeFazio, and Robert W. Trogdon. The Letters of Ernest Hemingway, Volume 2, 1923-1925. Print.
Presentations “Lost Children, Lost Land: Complex Families and Their Relationship with Southern Landscape in William Faulkner’s The Sound and the Fury.” The Land Has A Story. Pennsylvania College English Association Conference. Scranton, PA. October 2015 “Rise of the Machines: The Death of the Pastoral in Phillip in W. Somerset Maugham’s Of Human Bondage.” The Power of Place. Interdisciplinary Conference of English Graduate Student Association. University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Greensboro, PA. March 2015 “A Day in the Life of a Graduate Student” Invited Panel Speaker by the Office of the Career Development Center at Kutztown University. February 2015 “#Academia: Twitter and Digital Rhetoric.” Transitions. Composition Conference. Kutztown University. Kutztown, PA. March 2014 “A Day in the Life of a Graduate Student” Invited Panel Speaker by the Office of the Career Development Center at Kutztown University. February 2014
Research Penn State University English Department, Research Assistant 2011-2012 Ernest Hemingway Letters Project; provided research and collection of Ernest Hemingway’s personal letters, manuscripts, etc. for the publication of The Letters of Ernest Hemingway, Volume 2, 1923-1925. Penn State University English Department, Research Assistant 2011 ● Dr. Richard Kopley; assisted professor with research for future sabbatical project
Grants
Graduate Student Grant, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Graduate Research Fund
McKeon CV 2016
October 2015 Graduate Student Grant, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Graduate Research Fund March 2015
Academic Service Department Promotional E-Blast, La Salle University, Office of Graduate and Adult Enrollment 2016
Designed and promoted e-blast newsletter for La Salle University’s M.S. Computer Information Science program. Coordinating with both the Office of Graduate and Adult Enrollment and the Computer Information Science program, this newsletter promoted various awards and achievements by the M.S. Computer Information Science program.
Social Media Contest, Kutztown University, Office of Undergraduate Admissions 2014-2015
Developed a social media campaign to grow awareness of Kutztown University’s various departments and local businesses. Incoming freshmen students were encouraged to engage in various social media posts from Kutztown University and win prizes. This campaign was developed to strengthen town-and-gown relationships, and help incoming freshmen students become aware of Kutztown University’s unique programs and businesses.
Tuition Waiver Strategy, Kutztown University, Office of Undergraduate Admissions 2015
Designed and implemented program to allow incoming students to have their application fee waived during the admissions process. This program was designed with the goal of increasing Kutztown University’s enrollment and strengthen relationships with incoming freshmen students.
Community Service and Partnerships Penn State University IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, University Park, PA
2008-2012
Dancer Relations Committee Member 2010-2012; assisted with fundraising and organizing largest student run philanthropy in the world.
Penn State Altoona Student Government Association Member, Altoona, PA 2009 Student Government Representative; represented Off-Campus housing, developed fundraising goals and projects to maintain town-and-gown relationships.
McKeon CV 2016
Awards
Kutztown University Graduate Assistantship, 2013 – 2015 Penn State University Marion B. Smith Trustee Scholarship, 2011
Editorial and Research Experience Highway 81 Revisited, Contributing Writer/Marketing Assistant
2014
NOW in DC, Sales Assistant/Spot Editor
2012-2013
WIDK, Contributing Writer
2012
Penn State University, Altoona Collegiate Review Staff Writer
2009
Professional Memberships and Affiliations
Pennsylvania College English Association Boy Scouts of America; Eagle Scout
Christopher M. McKeon La Salle University, 1900 West Olney Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19141 |570-780-6410 | [email protected]
Academics La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA – M.B.A. Marketing
2018
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, Kutztown, PA – M.A. English Undergraduate Admissions Department Graduate Assistantship Summa Cum Laude
2015
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA—B.A. English Dean’s List Fall 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2012
2012
Current Position Graduate Admissions Counselor Graduate and Adult Enrollment, La Salle University 2016-present Responsible for growing enrollment in multiple graduate programs at La Salle University Advise and support current and prospective students through the admissions and class registration processes Prepare and present on/off campus information sessions regarding graduate programs Coordinate with multiple departments on new program initiatives, admissions requirements, courses, and enrollment goals
Previous Teaching Experience Placement Exam, Graduate and Adult Enrollment
Kutztown University 2015
BUS 580 Independent Study
Test Proctor, Multiple Departments
Kutztown University 2015
MKT 215 Marketing Ethics
Research/Teaching Assistant, Business Department
2016
English essay review committee
Guest Lecturer, Business Department
La Salle University
BIO 010, BIO 104, BIO 106, HEA 102, ARC 015
Kutztown University 2014-2015
McKeon CV 2016
Daily Lecturer, Undergraduate Admissions Department
Kutztown University 2014-2015
Information session for incoming freshmen students
Publications Capstone McKeon, Christopher M. (2015). “The Humanities and Me.” Unpublished capstone project, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, Kutztown, Pennsylvania McKeon, Christopher M. (2015). “Lost Children, Lost Land: Complex Families and Their Relationship with Southern Landscape in William Faulkner’s The Sound and the Fury.” Unpublished capstone project, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, Kutztown, Pennsylvania. McKeon, Christopher M. (2015). “English and the ‘Identity Crisis.’” Unpublished capstone project, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, Kutztown, Pennsylvania Journal Articles Maskulka, Therese and McKeon, Christopher. “Justification of a Business Writing Center: A Case Study (Working Title)” 2015-2016. In Progress. Popular Articles “Weezer Goes Back – And Forward – On ‘Everything Will Be Alright In The End,’” Highway 81 Revisited. December 2014. Web “Infamous Stringdusters’ Profile Continues to Rise,” Highway 81 Revisited. August 2014. Web. “Indigo Moon Brass Band Brings Unique Sound to Arts on the Square,” Highway 81 Revisited. July 2014. Print. “Kite Party, Three Man Cannon, Others Impress at Twentyfive Eight,” Highway 81 Revisited. June 2014. Web. “Conor Oberst Shows Maturity on ‘Upside Down Mountain,’” Highway 81 Revisited. June 2014. Web. “Black Keys Change Direction with Transitional Album,” Highway 81 Revisited. June 2014. Web.
McKeon CV 2016 Research Assistant Hemingway, Ernest, Sandra Whipple Spanier, Albert J. DeFazio, and Robert W. Trogdon. The Letters of Ernest Hemingway, Volume 2, 1923-1925. Print.
Presentations “Lost Children, Lost Land: Complex Families and Their Relationship with Southern Landscape in William Faulkner’s The Sound and the Fury.” The Land Has A Story. Pennsylvania College English Association Conference. Scranton, PA. October 2015 “Rise of the Machines: The Death of the Pastoral in Phillip in W. Somerset Maugham’s Of Human Bondage.” The Power of Place. Interdisciplinary Conference of English Graduate Student Association. University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Greensboro, PA. March 2015 “A Day in the Life of a Graduate Student” Invited Panel Speaker by the Office of the Career Development Center at Kutztown University. February 2015 “#Academia: Twitter and Digital Rhetoric.” Transitions. Composition Conference. Kutztown University. Kutztown, PA. March 2014 “A Day in the Life of a Graduate Student” Invited Panel Speaker by the Office of the Career Development Center at Kutztown University. February 2014
Research Penn State University English Department, Research Assistant 2011-2012 Ernest Hemingway Letters Project; provided research and collection of Ernest Hemingway’s personal letters, manuscripts, etc. for the publication of The Letters of Ernest Hemingway, Volume 2, 1923-1925. Penn State University English Department, Research Assistant 2011 ● Dr. Richard Kopley; assisted professor with research for future sabbatical project
Grants
Graduate Student Grant, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Graduate Research Fund
McKeon CV 2016
October 2015 Graduate Student Grant, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Graduate Research Fund March 2015
Academic Service Department Promotional E-Blast, La Salle University, Office of Graduate and Adult Enrollment 2016
Designed and promoted e-blast newsletter for La Salle University’s M.S. Computer Information Science program. Coordinating with both the Office of Graduate and Adult Enrollment and the Computer Information Science program, this newsletter promoted various awards and achievements by the M.S. Computer Information Science program.
Social Media Contest, Kutztown University, Office of Undergraduate Admissions 2014-2015
Developed a social media campaign to grow awareness of Kutztown University’s various departments and local businesses. Incoming freshmen students were encouraged to engage in various social media posts from Kutztown University and win prizes. This campaign was developed to strengthen town-and-gown relationships, and help incoming freshmen students become aware of Kutztown University’s unique programs and businesses.
Tuition Waiver Strategy, Kutztown University, Office of Undergraduate Admissions 2015
Designed and implemented program to allow incoming students to have their application fee waived during the admissions process. This program was designed with the goal of increasing Kutztown University’s enrollment and strengthen relationships with incoming freshmen students.
Community Service and Partnerships Penn State University IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, University Park, PA
2008-2012
Dancer Relations Committee Member 2010-2012; assisted with fundraising and organizing largest student run philanthropy in the world.
Penn State Altoona Student Government Association Member, Altoona, PA 2009 Student Government Representative; represented Off-Campus housing, developed fundraising goals and projects to maintain town-and-gown relationships.
McKeon CV 2016
Awards
Kutztown University Graduate Assistantship, 2013 – 2015 Penn State University Marion B. Smith Trustee Scholarship, 2011
Editorial and Research Experience Highway 81 Revisited, Contributing Writer/Marketing Assistant
2014
NOW in DC, Sales Assistant/Spot Editor
2012-2013
WIDK, Contributing Writer
2012
Penn State University, Altoona Collegiate Review Staff Writer
2009
Professional Memberships and Affiliations
Pennsylvania College English Association Boy Scouts of America; Eagle Scout
