Yassine Halila

300 Summit Street, Hartford, CT 06106

yassine.halila@trincoll.edu | (+216) 53 352 711
EDUCATION
Trinity College Hartford, CT
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and International Studies. Minor in German Studies Graduated May 2018
• GPA: 3.8. Thesis: Organized football fandom and the ‘Ultras’ phenomenon in Tunisia
• Honors: Magna Cum Laude, with honors in International Studies. Faculty Honors all semesters
• Relevant Coursework: Statistics, Empirical Political Methods & Data Analysis, Argument & Research Writing
Universidade de Buenos Aires; Trinity in Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Relevant Coursework: Political and social theory; Advanced Spanish; Argentine history and culture Spring 2017

Universität Heidelberg Heidelberg, Germany

• Relevant Coursework: German language, history and philosophy; linguistics; U.S. foreign policy Spring 2016

African Leadership Academy Johannesburg, South Africa

• Completed the Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) in AS Mathematics AS English, AS Literature, AS
Computer Science, A-Level French, AS World History, A-Level Literature Graduated 2014

EXPERIENCE
Trinity College Information and Technology Services Hartford, CT
Student Technology Assistant September 2014 – May 2018
• Supporting student and faculty’s edtech and media needs
• Worked on a variety of edtech projects, solutions, and platforms including: Wordpress, Moodle, transcription,
subtitling, Tableau, Excel, iMovie, Audacity, Photoshop, and emerging technologies such as 3D printing and drones.
Colegio Martín Buber Buenos Aires, Argentina
ESL Assistant Teacher March 2017 – July 2017
• Assisted various teachers in instructing English to high school students of all levels.
• Prepared high school seniors and juniors for IGCSE and First Certificate oral and written examinations.
Trinity College Department of Language and Culture Studies Hartford, CT
Teaching Assistant for Advanced Arabic and Intensive Elementary Arabic Fall 2015 & Fall 2016
• Consulted with professor on course objectives and curriculum
• Conducted weekly teaching assistant sessions to reinforce course material
The Arab Weekly Tunis, Tunisia
Contributor Summer 2015
• Authored and published 8 featured articles
• Conducted fieldwork, investigations, and interviews with policy makers, security experts, and business leaders
TunisUSA Tunis, Tunisia
Assistant to the CEO December 2013 – July 2014
• Liaising with customers and business partners through phone and email.
• Administrating and updating the company’s WordPress website.
• Assumed other intermittent roles including tour guiding, graphic design, proofreading and editing

LEADERSHIP
Trinity College Club Soccer Team, Hartford, CT Fall 2014 – Present
First Year Seminar Mentor, Hartford, CT Fall 2016
SKILLS
Language: Fluent in spoken and written English, French, Spanish and Arabic. Proficient in German
Computer: SPSS; Tableau; WordPress; Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint; Adobe Photoshop; Audacity; NitroPDF