CYDNEY VAN DYKE

179 Harvard Street Cambridge, MA 02139 OBJECTIVE: To obtain gainful employment. EDUCATION Harvard Divinity School, Cambridge, MA Present First Year Masters of Divinity Candidate, UCC Ordination track with focus on Interfaith Studies and Youth Ministry William and Lucille Nickerson Scholarship Recipient Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA May 2013 Bachelors of Art in Peace and Justice Studies with minors in Religious Studies and International Relations Deans List Student Senior Honors Thesis on The Effects of the Interfaith Movement on Organized Religion Related Courses: o Religion and Ethics, Sociology of Religion, Religion and Violence, World Religions, What is Religion, Philosophy of Religion, African American Religious Experience, Introduction to Ministry Studies, Spiritual Care and Counseling, Piety and Protest, The Religious and Ethical Thought of Martin Luther King, Jr., Theories and Methods, and Sign, Symbol, and Sacrament o Introduction into Social Justice, Introduction to Philosophy, Comparative Politics, International Politics, International Organizations, Political Development, and Public Speaking MINISTRY EXPERIENCE Disciples of Christ/United Church of Christ (DUCCS) Member, Harvard Divinity School, Cambridge, MA Present Pre-Seminarian Student Intern, Trinity United Church of Christ, Collegeville, PA August 2012-May 2013 Recommended by Rev. Charles Rice, Ursinus College Chaplain, and appointed by Rev. Dr. Martha Kriebel, pastor at Trinity UCC, to experience aspects of parish life and pastoral ministry. Prepared and executed traditional and nontraditional worship aspects, including liturgy and preaching, helped to conduct confirmation classes, and coordinated volunteer service projects between Ursinus College and Trinity UCC. Member of Interfaith Initiative Organization, Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA September 2012-May 2013 Co-founder of an organization based off of the Interfaith Youth Core model of civic interfaith service as a result of the Presidents Interfaith Campus Challenge hosted by Eboo Patel at Howard University in the summer of 2012. Adult for Fall Youth Event, Mensch Mill Conference and Retreat Center, Barto, PA November December 2012 Supervised, motivated, and counseled Youth Ministry Steering Committee members and attendees of annual Fall Youth Event held at Camp Mensch Mill. Chapel Pianist, Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA January 2012- May 2012 Prepared and performed prelude, hymn, and postlude for weekly chapel service. Youth Ministry Steering Committee Member and Chairperson, Mensch Mill, Barto, PA June 2006-June 2009 Planned, organized, executed, and financially administrated interdisciplinary weekend-long Christian youth events for ages 13-18 at Camp Mensch Mill including large group activities, workshops, worship services, and small group discussions. Temporary Church Secretary, Chapel Hill United Church of Christ, Camp Hill, PA Summer 2007 Compiled monthly newsletter, edited weekly worship service bulletin, and monitored office communications. ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE Tour Guide, Harvard Divinity School, Cambridge, MA Present Ambassador, Barakat, Inc., Cambridge, MA Present Generate public relations and awareness for the non-profit organization supporting education in the Middle East and India. Waitress, Brick House Bar and Grill, Orwigsburg, PA June 2013-August 2013 Phonathon Caller, Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA February 2013-April 2013 Raised monetary donations for the Ursinus College Fund. Child Care, Pilar Castaeda, Collegeville, PA January 2011- December 2012 Made breakfast and packed lunches in morning. Picked girls up from school and drove to afternoon activities. SUPPLEMENTARY SKILLS AND INTERESTS Strong desire to protect spaces of worship for others. Passion for understanding organized religion in the context of a pluralistic world. Enthusiasm for learning about other faith traditions.

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Attentive to the foundation that religion provides for the politics and culture of a specific region. Conducted research projects in high school and college on the perception of Islam in Western media Enjoy singing, arranging music, and acting.