Matthew Randall

Citizenship:     American

·  Editing

·  Technical Writing

·  Creative Writing

·  Website Design

·  Asian Cultures

·  MLA in international studies, Oklahoma City University, May 2005, high honors

·  MLA in writing, Oklahoma City University, May 2003, high honors

·  BS in computer science, Oklahoma City University, May 2001, cum laude

·   “Tradition,” poem, The Griffin, 2007 edition, forthcoming in fall 2007

·   “Thoughts while in the shower,” poem, The Rectangle 2007 edition

·   “To Fly,” poem, The Rectangle 2007 edition

·    “Having Sex With Al Gore,” poem, 2007 Scarab

·   “Absurdism: An Abstract,” poem, 2007 Scarab

·   “Painting,” poem, 2007 Scarab

·   “College Cycle – a sestina,” poem, 2007 Scarab

·   Editorials/filler photographs, GlassFire Magazine, 2005-2007

·   Various articles, AssociatedContent.com, 2005 - 2007

·    “David Brin – Predicting the Future Through Sci-Fi,” NONzine, Volume 1, Issue 20, October 27, 2006

·   “What the psychic told me,” poem, 2006 Scarab

·   “Voices heard while cooking Chinese dumplings,” poem, 2006 Scarab

·   Various articles, The Grant Files, the Newsletter of Oklahoma City University’s Office of Sponsored Programs, 2004-05 edition

·   “Memories of Life,” poetry collection, The Muse, 2005

·   “My Love’s Hands,” poem, The Muse, 2005

·   “USED,” poem, 2005 Scarab

·   “Haiku: Memories of Life,” poem, 2005 Scarab

·   Various articles, 2005 Constellation yearbook

·   “Helpful hints for producing a literary arts journal” Synergy: The Newsletter for Sigma Tau Delta’s Southwestern Region, November/December 2004 edition

·   “So you want to make a chapter website” Synergy: The Newsletter for Sigma Tau Delta’s Southwestern Region, June/July 2004 edition

·   “Assorted Haiku,” poetry collection, 2004 Scarab

·   “Tradition,” poem, 2004 Scarab

·   “I Just Want to Touch You,” short story, 2004 Scarab

·   Various articles, 2004 Constellation yearbook

·   Various articles, The Grant Files, the Newsletter of Oklahoma City University’s Office of Sponsored Programs, 2003-04 edition

·   “Hunger: A Haiku Series,” poetry collection, 2003 Scarab

·   Various articles/filler, Focus Magazine, 2003 spring edition

·   “Objections,” short story, 2002 Scarab

·   “Obsessions,” short story, 2002 Scarab

·   “Cheez-it: A Haiku”, poem, 2002 Scarab

·   Various articles/filler, Focus Magazine, 2002 winter edition

·   “The Holy Book of Gates,” fiction, 2001 Scarab

·   “My Love’s Hands,” poem, 2000 Scarab

·   “Eyes,” short story, 1999 Scarab

·  Editor, GlassFire Magazine, December 2005 - present

·  Freelance Writer/Editor, April 2005 – present

·  Vice-President/Senior Editor, PegLeg Publishing, April 2003 - present

·  Grant Proposal Specialist, Oklahoma City University Office of Sponsored Programs, June 2005 (special project consultant)

·  Layout and Design Editor, Oklahoma City University Student Senate Housing Guide, January 2005 – May 2005

·  Editor-in-Chief, 2005 Scarab Anthology, August 2004 – May 2005

·  Graduate Assistant/Web Designer, Oklahoma City University College of Arts & Sciences, August 2004 – May 2005

·  Web Designer, Oklahoma City University Learning Center, August 2004 – May 2005

·  Visiting Professor, McNair Scholars Online Tutoring Program, Texas Christian University/Write to Succeed, Inc., January 2004 – December 2004

·  Copy Editor, Oklahoma City University Constellation Yearbook, August 2003 – November 2004

·  Assistant grant writer/newsletter editor, Oklahoma City University Office of Sponsored Programs, August 2003 – July 2004

·  Learning Center Tutor Coordinator, Oklahoma City University Learning Center, August 1999 – May 2003

·  Editor-in-Chief, 2003 Scarab Anthology, August 2002 – May 2003

·  Intern, Oklahoma City University Office of Institutional Advancement/Focus Magazine, August 2002 – December 2002

·  Layout and Design Editor, 2002 Scarab Anthology, January 2002 – May 2002

·  Tutor, Redlands Community College Upward Bound, summer 2001

·  Math and chemistry tutor, Redlands Community College, summer 2000

·  English tutor, Oklahoma City University Learning Center, August 1998 – May 1999

·  Poetry Workshop, Spring 2005

·  Language and Culture, Fall 2004

·  Japanese Language and Culture, Spring 2004

·  Writing the Novel, Summer 2003

·  Editing the Anthology, Spring 2003

·  Introduction to Chinese Literature, Spring 2003

·  Literature for Adolescents, Spring 2003

·  Cyber-literacy, Fall 2002

·  Liberal Arts in Western Culture, Fall 2002

·  Internship in Writing: Grants, Fall 2002

·  Advanced Scriptwriting, Summer 2002

·  Scriptwriting, Spring 2002

·  Fiction Workshop, Spring 2002

·  Technical Writing, Spring 2002

·  Advanced Writing, Fall 2001

·  Advanced Grammar and Usage, Fall 2000

·  Critical Reading and Writing, Fall 1999

·  Composition Theory & Application, Fall 1999

·  Oklahoma City University Creative Writing Festival, April 11-14, 2007

·  2007 Sigma Tau Delta International Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, March 27 – April 1, 2007.  Presented a poetry collection entitled “Used Waffles”

·  Oklahoma Centennial Book Festival, May 20, 2006

·  2006 Oklahoma Writers Federation, Inc., Conference, May 5-6, 2006

·  2006 Sigma Tau Delta International Convention in Portland, Oregon, March 29-April 2, 2006.  Presented a poetry collection entitled “Trendy Chinese Psychics”

·  2005 Oklahoma Writers Federation, Inc., Conference, April 29-30, 2005

·  Oklahoma City University Creative Writing Festival, November 2005

·  2005 Sigma Tau Delta International Convention in Kansas City, Missouri, March 16-19, 2005.  Presented a poem entitled “Tradition”

·  Southwest Writers’ Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Writers Conference, Feb. 19, 2005

·  Oklahoma City University Creative Writing Festival, November 2004

·  2004 Sigma Tau Delta Southwestern Regional Conference at Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas.  Presented a poem entitled “Tradition”

·  26^th Annual National Leadership Conference on Student Government, St. Louis, Missouri, Oct. 7 – 10, 2004

·  2004 Sigma Tau Delta International Convention in Daytona Beach, Florida.  Presented “Real Journalism: An Excerpt from a Prose-Poetry Novel” and chaired a panel on Milton

·  2003 Sigma Tau Delta Southwestern Regional Conference at Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  Presented “Memories of Life,” a collection of haiku

·  Fifth annual C. S. Lewis and the Inklings Conference, Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, April 5^th, 2003

·  2003 Sigma Tau Delta International Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio

·  “Writing Winning Proposals,” a two-day workshop on grant writing at Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City

·  2002 Sigma Tau Delta Southwestern Regional Conference at Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas.  Co-presented a poster presentation entitled “Editing a Novel”

·  Second place, Outstanding Website Competition, Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society (webmaster), March 2005

·  Second place in poetry, 2004 Sigma Tau Delta Southwestern Regional Conference, Beaumont, Texas, November 2004

·  First place, 2004 Sigma Tau Delta Southwestern Region Logo Design Contest

·  Oklahoma City University Star Student of the Month, April 2004

·  2003 Outstanding Literary Arts Journal Award for the 2003 Scarab Anthology, Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society (anthology Editor-in-Chief), March 2004

·  Outstanding Student Senator of the Year, Oklahoma City University Student Senate, academic year 2002 - 2003

·  Contest Coordinator, Fifth Annual Fiction Writing Contest for Rural Oklahoma High School Students, August 2005-May 2006

·  Treasurer, Oklahoma City University Student Senate, April 2004 – April 2005

·  Chair, Oklahoma City University Student Senate Finance Committee, April 2004 – April 2005

·  President, Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society Omega Phi Chapter, April 2004 – April 2005

·  Member, Oklahoma City University Student Services Fee Allocation Committee, April 2004 – April 2005

·  Graduate Student Member, Oklahoma City University Campus Life Committee, August 2004 – April 2005

·  Member, Oklahoma City University Student Senate Organizations Committee, August 2003 – April 2005

·  Member, Oklahoma City University OCUReads Committee, August 2004 – December 2004

·  Webmaster, Sigma Tau Delta Omega Phi Chapter, August 2002 – May 2005

·  Member, Oklahoma City University Centennial Celebration Committee, January 2004 – October 2004

·  Student Member, Oklahoma City University Student Employment Advisory Board, January 2004 – May 2004

·  Graduate Student Representative, Oklahoma City University Student Senate, August 2002 – April 2004

·  Graduate Student Member, Oklahoma City University Library Director Search Committee, January 2004 – March 2004

·  Co-Chair, Sigma Tau Delta Southwestern Regional Conference Committee, Fall 2003

·  Member, Oklahoma City University Student Senate Communications Committee, August 2002 – May 2003

·  Treasurer, Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society Omega Phi Chapter, May 2001 – May 2003

·  Member, Oklahoma City University Retention Task Force, January 2003 – May 2003

·  Member, Oklahoma City University Financial Aid Advisory Council, August 2002 – May 2003

·  Chapter Delegate, Sigma Tau Delta International Convention, March 2003

·  Vice-President and Charter Member, Upsilon Pi Epsilon National Computer Science Honor Society, Oklahoma City University Chapter, May 2001 – May 2003

·  Member, Association for Computing Machines, 1999 - 2002

·  Alpha Mu Gamma National Foreign Language Honor Society

·  Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society

·  Upsilon Pi Epsilon National Computer Science Honor Society

·  Intermediate knowledge of Japanese (written and spoken)

·  Beginning knowledge of Chinese (written and spoken)

·  Beginning knowledge of Spanish (written and spoken)