Evan Leavitt
Milledgeville, Georgia - [email protected] - 478-456-7889
Education
B.A., Anthropology, Georgia Southern University, 2002
Concentrations: Historical Archaeology, Southeastern Native American History
B.A., History, Georgia Southern University, 2002
Concentrations: Early American History, Southeastern History
Masters Library & Information Studies, University of Alabama
Projected Graduation December 2022
Concentration: Archival Studies
Concentrations: Historical Archaeology, Southeastern Native American History
B.A., History, Georgia Southern University, 2002
Concentrations: Early American History, Southeastern History
Masters Library & Information Studies, University of Alabama
Projected Graduation December 2022
Concentration: Archival Studies
Work Experience
Manager of Facility Operations & Planning, August 2017-Present
Ina Dillard Russell Library, Georgia College & State University, Milledgeville, GA
Facility Manager, September 2015-August 2017
Ina Dillard Russell Library, Georgia College & State University, Milledgeville, GA
Facility Coordinator, May 2012-September 2015
Ina Dillard Russell Library, Georgia College & State University, Milledgeville, GA
Circulation Assistant, August 2010-May 2012
Athens-Clarke County Public Library System, Main Branch, Athens, GA
Independent Graphic Designer, September 2005-August 2014
Graphic Archaeology, Athens, GA
James River Institute for Archaeology, Williamsburg, VA
Fernbank Museum of Natural History, Atlanta, GA
First Colony Foundation, Durham, NC
Archaeological Field Technician, September 2002-September 2007
William & Mary Center for Archaeological Research, Williamsburg, VA
James River Institute for Archaeology, Williamsburg, VA
Ina Dillard Russell Library, Georgia College & State University, Milledgeville, GA
Facility Manager, September 2015-August 2017
Ina Dillard Russell Library, Georgia College & State University, Milledgeville, GA
Facility Coordinator, May 2012-September 2015
Ina Dillard Russell Library, Georgia College & State University, Milledgeville, GA
Circulation Assistant, August 2010-May 2012
Athens-Clarke County Public Library System, Main Branch, Athens, GA
Independent Graphic Designer, September 2005-August 2014
Graphic Archaeology, Athens, GA
James River Institute for Archaeology, Williamsburg, VA
Fernbank Museum of Natural History, Atlanta, GA
First Colony Foundation, Durham, NC
Archaeological Field Technician, September 2002-September 2007
William & Mary Center for Archaeological Research, Williamsburg, VA
James River Institute for Archaeology, Williamsburg, VA
Awards & Honors
- Georgia College Leadership Institute Scholar, 2019
- American Library Association PR Xchange Award, 2017
Advisory Boards
Advisory Committee Member, Georgia Public Library Service DigEx Program, 2021-2022, 2022-2023
Instruction Experience
Guest Lecturer, Georgia College, 2018-2022
Georgia College & State University, Milledgeville, GA
Courses:
The Vietnam War in the Media MSCM-4950
Documentary Research Methods RHET-4950
Documentary Filmmaking MSCM-3375
Critical Thinking: Writing Life Stories - Discovering Cultural Heritage GC1Y-1000
Intro to the Computer in Art ART-1620
Critical Thinking: History of GCSU GC1Y-1000
Georgia College & State University, Milledgeville, GA
Courses:
The Vietnam War in the Media MSCM-4950
Documentary Research Methods RHET-4950
Documentary Filmmaking MSCM-3375
Critical Thinking: Writing Life Stories - Discovering Cultural Heritage GC1Y-1000
Intro to the Computer in Art ART-1620
Critical Thinking: History of GCSU GC1Y-1000
Grants
- Principle, Georgia Archives Month/Digital Library of Georgia /Preserve South Digitization Grant (Georgia College & State University, 2022)
- Principle, Soul of Georgia, Georgia Humanities Council Grant (Georgia College & State University, 2022)
- Exhibit Design Manager, Digital Exhibits Pilot Program, Georgia Public Library Service (Twin Lakes Library System, Georgia College & state University, 2020)
- Exhibit Curator/Interviewer, Central State Hospital Oral History, Institute of Museum and Library Studies Grant (Twin Lakes Library System, Georgia College & State University, 2019)
- Exhibit Designer/Harvest Day Participant, NEH Common Heritage Grant (Georgia College & State University, 2018)
Conferences & Workshops
- Georgia Library Conference - October 2021, Panel member -Live Session - Making Local History Visible: Training Public Librarians as Digital Exhibits Curators
- GALILEO Annual Conference – June 2021, Panel member - Local History in Context: Developing a Public Library Digital Exhibit Curators' Cohort
- Digital Library Federation (DLF) Digital Preservation – November 2020
- Society of Georgia Archivists' Annual Meeting – November 2020
- Southeastern Museum Conference (SEMC) – 2019
- Library of Congress Veterans History Project Training Workshop – June 2018
- American Library Association Annual (ALA) - 2017
Exhibits
*Curated & Designed
-Designed, Directed Student-Curated
-Designed, Directed Student-Curated
- *The Soul of Georgia, Ina Dillard Russell Library, Special Collections Galleries, Georgia College & State University, 2022
- *To Be Uninvited Guests, Ina Dillard Russell Library, Special Collections Rare Book Room, Georgia College & State University, 2022
- *The Presidents of Georgia College Pop-Up/Traveling Exhibit, Inauguration of President Cathy Cox, Georgia College & State University 2022
- *Leroy Childs Exhibit, Neva Lomason Memorial Library, West Georgia Library System, Carrollton, Ga, 2021
- *Native Sons Lost, Digital Exhibit, Ina Dillard Russell Library, Special Collections Galleries, Georgia College & State University, 2021
- *Common Heritage, Digital Exhibit, Ina Dillard Russell Library, NEH Common Heritage Grant, 2021
- *Central State Hospital, Digital Exhibit, Ina Dillard Russel Library, Middle Georgia Regional Library System, GPLS DigEx Program, 2021
- *Chemistry in Art, Ina Dillard Russell Library, Georgia College & State University, 2020
- *Becoming Georgia College: The Class of 1969 Diorama, Special Collections Galleries, Georgia College & State University, 2019
- -W. J. Usery, Jr. Pop Up, Ina Dillard Russell Library, Special Collections, Georgia College & State University, 2019
- *Peace & War, Ina Dillard Russell Library, Special Collections Galleries, Georgia College & State University, 2018
- *The Waves at Georgia College Diorama, Special Collections Galleries, Georgia College & State University, 2018
- *Becoming Georgia College: The Class of 1968 Diorama, Special Collections Galleries, Georgia College & State University, 2018
- -Paul Coverdell Pop Up, Ina Dillard Russell Library, Georgia College & State University, 2019
- -The Wolf Inside: Flannery O’Connor & Lupus (video), Andalusia Farm Flannery O’Connor History Museum, Georgia College & State University, 2019
- -Georgia Archives Month: Looking Forward, Looking Back: Preserving Georgia’s History in Special Collections, Ina Dillard Russell Library, Georgia College & State University, 2019
- -Georgia Archives Month: Come On In Y’all (physical & web-based), Ina Dillard Russell Library, Georgia College & State University, 2017
- -Georgia Archives Month: Faces and Places: Documenting Diversity During Georgia Archives Month, Ina Dillard Russell Library, Georgia College & State University, 2017
- -Russell Auditorium (physical & web-based), Ina Dillard Russell Library, Special Collections, Georgia College & State University, 2017
- *Floyd Griffin, Ina Dillard Russell Library, Special Collections, Georgia College & State University, 2017
- -Racing Forward: A History of Education, Ina Dillard Russell Library, Kilpatrick Education Center, Sallie Ellis Davis House, Georgia College & State University, 2016
- *Black History Month, Ina Dillard Russell Library, Special Collections, Georgia College & State University, 2016
- *Making Memories Since 1889: Memory Books, Ina Dillard Russell Library, Special Collections, Georgia College & State University, 2016
- -Legacy of Leadership: Carl Vinson & Paul Coverdell, Ina Dillard Russell Library, Special Collections, Georgia College & State University, 2015
- -The Presidents of Georgia College, Ina Dillard Russell Library, Special Collections, Georgia College & State University, 2015