About
Me
Welcome to my website! My name is Kris Harrell, and I am a journalist with a focus on print and digital media. On this page, you can find out a little bit more about myself, my work and my skills!
Who I Am
Skills
Organizational Leadership • Team Management • Graphic Design • Writing •Film Analysis • Layout Design • Group Communication •Interviewing
Top Tools & Software
Hindenburg Pro
WordPress and Wix
Adobe Creative Suite
Microsoft Office
Social Media Platforms
Canva
Extracurriculars
Troy University Spectrum Alliance
Student organization
2022 - Present
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Served as the secretary (2022), vice president (2022-2023) and president (2023-2024) on the executive committee board.
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Raised $100 for Alabama's Traumatic Brain Injury Camp through a raffle, winning first place in Troy University's 2024 Quarter Wars competition in the T-Roy division
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Donated over 100 pantry items for a Troy-local food bank through Troy University's 2024 Tins for Troy competition.
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Won 3rd place overall in Troy University's 2024 homecoming competition in the T-Roy Division.
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Provided over 30 meals to Troy University students and guests with Thanksgiving potluck event.
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Generated hundreds of dollars of revenue through event tickets, membership and merch sales.
Lambda Pi Eta
Journalism and communications honor society
2022 - Present
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Lambda Pi Eta (LPH) is the National Communication Association’s official honor society at four-year colleges and universities. LPH has more than 500 active chapters at four-year colleges and universities nationwide.
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Membership based on grade point average, and is by invitation only
Omicron Delta Kappa
Leadership honor society
2022 - Present
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Highly selective honor society that recognizes undergraduate leaders and members of the community.​
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Around 3% - 5% of undergraduates are accepted into the society. Initiates are sophomores, juniors, seniors, graduate, and professional students in the top 35% of their academic class
Resume
The Tropolitan | Contract
August 2021 - Dec 2024
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Trojan Living Editor | July 2022 - Dec 2024
Staff Writer | August 2021 -May 2022
Through a workship contract, I've worked with the Tropolitan for my entire college career. ​ I've worked up from a staff position to an editorial position; adding more columns and utilizing every space available in the four pages I designed for the Trojan Living Section
Troy Messenger | Part Time
May 2023 - April 2024
Paginator
Troy Messenger was my first professional experience outside of Troy University. With the Messenger, I worked with different clients to complete newspaper page design, averaging about 12 pages for each issue.
Greenville Newspapers Inc. | Internship
May 2024 - present
Staff Reporter | Dec 2024 - present
I completed a semester-long internship with Greenville Newspapers Inc. as a intern reporter. With them I recieved an "Intern of the Year" award to mark my time with them.
Intern Reporter | May 2024 - July 2024