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Kathryn V arn 843-367-7148 [email protected] @kathrynvarn kathrynvarn.com K  V Experience  Activities & Awards No Southern Accent A Cappella Public relations chair of UF’s co-ed a cappella group. UF College of Journalism and Communi- cations Dean’s Student Advisory Council Chosen by former Dean John Wright to meet monthly and discuss issues within the college with other students and current Dean Diane McF arlin.. Education University of Florida Honors College Journalism GPA: 3.8 Expected Graduation Year: May 2015 Clay County Gator Club Scholarship Recipient Qualifications Experience with: Adobe Premiere, Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop Microsoft Word and Excel Audacity audio editing software iMovie video editing software CCI Newsgate References Mike Foley 352-392-0410 [email protected] Reporting professor Tampa Bay Times former executive editor Jim Ross 352-671-6412 [email protected] Reporting lab instructor Ocala Star-Banner city editor Jerry Fallstrom 352-742-5916 [email protected] Orlando Sentinel Lake County editor Orlando Sentinel Reporting Intern May 2013-July2013 Reported and wrote general assignment stories for the Lake County bureau Tuesday through Friday and break- ing news stories in the downtown Orlando oce on Saturday s. Covered the George Zimmerman trial verdict from outside the Se minole County Courthouse. Peter G. Gordon/Sun-Sentinel Scholar- ship Recipient  WUFT Weekly Content Editor August 2013-present  Curating and editing about ve weekly storie s for the University of Florida’s rst iPad publication. Working with a handpicked team of students and a faculty adviser to pioneer the magazine’s rst semester. Gainesville Sun Correspondent  August 2013-present  Cover the city neighborhoods beat under Local News Editor Greg Hamilton as part of UF’s beat reporting class. Write 1-2 longform stories every two weeks and edit other students’ stories in class. The Independent Florida Alligator Crime Reporter December 2012-present Write stories based on arrest reports with the most interesting crimes or high-prole criminals. Communi - cate weekly with local law enforcement police informa- tion ocers. Covered breaking news when needed. University Reporter October 2012-December 2012 Covered general assignment university stories, including campus changes, events, administration, Greek aairs and other pertinent campus information. Covered break- ing news when needed. Contributing Writer January 2012-October 2012 Wrote campus, metro and feature stories for the paper based on staneed or my own story ideas. Worked with editors to improve reporting and writing. Florida Cicerone Chosen as one of 64 new members from applicant pool of more than 600 to serve as an ocial UF student ambassador . J. Wayne Reitz Union Student Blogger April 2012-December 2012 Published monthly stories from a student’s perspec- tive on the union’s website regarding activities and events at the Reitz Union. Florida Press Association summer internship grant recipient

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Kathryn [email protected]@kathrynvarnkathrynvarn.com

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Experience  Activities & Awards

No Southern Accent A CappellaPublic relations chair of UF’s co-ed a cappella group.

UF College of Journalism and Communi-cations Dean’s Student Advisory Council

Chosen by former Dean John Wright to meet monthlyand discuss issues within the college with other studentsand current Dean Diane McFarlin..

Education

University of Florida Honors CollegeJournalism GPA: 3.8Expected Graduation Year: May 2015

Clay County Gator Club Scholarship

Recipient

Qualifications

Experience with:

Adobe Premiere, Illustrator, InDesign and PhotoshopMicrosoft Word and Excel Audacity audio editing softwareiMovie video editing software

CCI Newsgate

References

Mike Foley352-392-0410 [email protected] professorTampa Bay Times former executive editor

Jim Ross352-671-6412 [email protected] Reporting lab instructorOcala Star-Banner city editor

Jerry Fallstrom352-742-5916 [email protected] 

Orlando Sentinel Lake County editor 

Orlando SentinelReporting Intern May 2013-July2013

eported and wrote general assignment stories for theake County bureau Tuesday through Friday and break-

ng news stories in the downtown Orlando office onaturdays. Covered the George Zimmerman trial verdict

rom outside the Seminole County Courthouse.

Peter G. Gordon/Sun-Sentinel Scholar-ship Recipient

WUFT Weekly

Content Editor August 2013-present

urating and editing about five weekly stories for theniversity of Florida’s first iPad publication. Working

with a handpicked team of students and a facultydviser to pioneer the magazine’s first semester.

Gainesville Sunorrespondent  August 2013-present

over the city neighborhoods beat under Local Newsditor Greg Hamilton as part of UF’s beat reportinglass. Write 1-2 longform stories every two weeks anddit other students’ stories in class.

The Independent Florida Alligator

rime Reporter  December 2012-present

Write stories based on arrest reports with the mostteresting crimes or high-profile criminals. Communi-ate weekly with local law enforcement police informa-on officers. Covered breaking news when needed.

niversity Reporter October 2012-December 2012

overed general assignment university stories, includingampus changes, events, administration, Greek affairsnd other pertinent campus information. Covered break-

g news when needed.

ontributing Writer January 2012-October 2012

Wrote campus, metro and feature stories for the paperased on staff need or my own story ideas. Worked withditors to improve reporting and writing.

Florida CiceroneChosen as one of 64 new members from applicantpool of more than 600 to serve as an official UF

student ambassador.

. Wayne Reitz Union

tudent Blogger April 2012-December 2012

ublished monthly stories from a student’s perspec-ve on the union’s website regarding activities andvents at the Reitz Union.

Florida Press Association summerinternship grant recipient