Matthew Henry
Student
- e: mthenry@olemiss.edu
- w: matthew-henry.com
- p: (601) 499-5123
Profile
My name is Matthew Timmons Henry. I am currently a student at the University of Mississippi seeking a degree in Public Policy Leadership and a degree in Political Science and I am also a member of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College. My interests include: politics (federal and state level), reading, technology policy, technology law, biking, and ancient civilizations.
Education
University of Mississippi
B.A. in Public Policy Leadership, B.A. in Political Science — 3.75 GPA
- Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College
- Trent Lott Leadership Institute
- Croft Institute for International Studies
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, Scotland - Fall 2010
Accreditations
United States Security Clearance
Secret Level (inactive)
Summer 2009, selected as alternate for DoS internship
United Kingdom Security Clearance
Counter Terrorism Check (CTC)
Fall 2010, served as an intern in the Scottish Parliament
Involvement and Honors
Undergraduate
Involvement
University of Mississippi
- Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College – Student Director
- Student Ambassador – Ole Miss and Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College
- Student Leadership Advisory Council Member
- Associated Student Body Senator
- Ole Miss Residential College Steering Committee
- Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK)
- Mortar Board
- Fraternity Member Sept 07 – present
- Fraternity President Jan 09 – Dec 09
- Fraternity Sustainability Committee Aug 2009 – present
- One Mississippi
- Model United Nations
- Mock Trial Captain Sept. 09 – present
- Arabic Club Treasurer Sept 08 – May 09
- The Daily Mississippian – Feature Opinion writer July 09 – present
Undergraduate
Honors
University of Mississippi
- Lott Leadership Institute Lott Leadership Scholarship Recipient
- Luckyday Merit Scholarship Recipient
- National Merit Finalist
- Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College Fellowship recipient - Summer 2010
- Henry Clay Center for Statesmanship Representative Summer 2010
- Member of the Order of Kentucky Colonels
- National Society of Collegiate Scholars
- Alpha Lambda Delta
- Gamma Beta Phi
- Lambda Sigma
- Chancellor’s Honor Roll
Experience
Aug 2007 - Dec 2007
Intern
Senator Trent Lott, Part-Time
- I worked with Constituent Services at the Oxford, MS branch.
- I did filing and general office work.
May 2008 - June 2008, May 2009 - Aug 2009
Summer College Counselor
University of Mississippi, Full-Time
- I oversaw a group of 80 high school students and lead a smaller group of 10 students.
- I was in charge of coordinating around 10 tutors to aid the students in their classes.
- I received a scholarship to take classes while working.
January 2009 - April 2010
Student Director of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College
University of Mississippi, Part-Time
- I was elected to the position of Student Director of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College.
- I attended staff meetings are received a stipend from the University for compensation.
- My duties included: communication between students and staff, event planning, leading the Honors Student Senate, organizing community service events, and speaking at certain events.
Technical Skills
Advanced
Windows & Mac systems
I am familiar with both Windows (XP, Vista, and 7) and Mac OSX operating systems. I am also familiar with software (development and office) on either platform.
Intermediate, 3 years
HTML, PHP, and CSS
I have had experience creating and maintaining several websites.