About JAG-wire

A cutting-edge exhibition in cultivating creativity through art and intellect, JAG-wire is the personal-professional ensemble of Jeff Ginger, a graduate student in Sociology and Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois. Through this site, Jeff seeks to share his talents and most passionate interests in different realms of his life: academic, creative, and professional.

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JAG85.com Redux - Jeff Ginger's Graphic-Feature driven personal website

From the Web Portfolio

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Continuing Projects

Updates and links in regards to my latest and coolest projects.

Community Informatics Projects!

10.21.08 @ 8:38 PM

I've now begun work with Community Informatics, a facet of library and information science that's a little like social work meets computers. You can find most of my academic, web, and multimedia work on my new research and development website, a sort of sandbox, prototyping platform and activity archive.

check out the new digs!

The Facebook Project

10.21.08 @ 8:38 PM

The Facebook Project is on pause for this semester. The other participants are still active, though, and the wiki still stands mostly unfinished and in need of help. I invite you to use the website as a resource!

Facebook resources

Puffin'Snuff

A continuing adventure in stop-motion, the idea came from my often talked about plan to make dinner and a movie instead of simply have them. I find value in creation and found the random experiment to be a great deal of fun.

Puffin' Snuff in Love 2.0

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Jeff Ginger

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Phone Numbers 630.464.0047 (cell)
 

217.333.1950 (Sociology department office)
217.333.3280 (GSLIS department office)

Electronic Address ginger@illinois.edu
Website 

www.jag-wire.net
www.thefacebookproject.com
www.jag85.com

Mailing Address Department of Sociology
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
702 S. Wright St., Rm 326
Urbana, IL 61801
  Graduate School of Library and Information Science
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
501 E. Daniel Street, Room 112
Champaign, IL 61820-6211


Education

Ph.D., Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, expected 5/2012.

Area of Interest: Social and Community Informatics.

M.A., Sociology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, expected 5/2008.

Masters Paper: The Facebook Project: Performance and Construction of Digital Identity.

B.A. Honors, Sociology; Minor, Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 2006.

Senior Projects: New Revolutions: Integrating Information Technology into Contemporary Civil Rights Movements and Facebook.com: Social Computing Phenomena.


Academic Employment

Teaching Assistant, “Social Research Methods,” Department of Sociology,
                University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Spring 2007.
                www.jag85.com/classes/soc380

Intergroup Dialogue Facilitator, “Race and Ethnicity,” Program on Intergroup Relations,
                University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Spring 2007.
                www.eol199ig5.blogspot.com

Teaching Assistant, “Introduction to Sociology,” Department of Sociology,
                University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Fall 2007 - Spring 2008.

Teaching Assistant, "Social Perceptions of the Family," Department of Sociology,
                University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Fall 2007.
                www.jag85.com/classes/soc273


Awards and Honors

The List of Teachers Ranked As Excellent By Their Students,

Spring 2007, Social Research Methods (Soc 380), outstanding (top 10%) qualification
Fall 2007, Introduction to Sociology (Soc 100)

Expected Spring 2008, Introduction to Sociology (Soc 100)


Service

Association of Undergraduate Sociologists, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2003-8.

Helped to found and later serve as president of the University’s only Sociology registered student organization.

Beckwith Hall Training and Web Accessibility, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2006.

Constructed a new accessible training web site for Beckwith Hall, the assisted living residence hall on campus.  Helped to integrate accessibility for people with disabilities into numerous web resources.

Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2005-8.

Served as an executive officer and coordinated the Faces of Feminism discussion panel as well as helped to represent the group at the Midwest Feminist Majority Conference.

Sexual Health Peers, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2005-6.

Volunteered as a Sexual Health coordinator and workshop presenter for the Peer Education Unit of the McKinley Health Foundation.

Avalanche, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 2004-5.

Founded and led the Housing Student Organization Avalanche – A program intensive community based solution to the social problem of college age drinking.

I made websites for most of these organizations. You can see demos of many of them in my web portfolio.


Special Skills

Computer/Network Technician, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Housing Division, 2003-2008.

Extensive computer technician experience, also includes work for CDW during the summer.

Web Designer/Developer, ROC Group Chicago and numerous University groups, 2002-7.

Comprehensive web design, development and deployment experience for student, professional and academic organizations.


Professional Memberships

Academic Portfolio

A collection of my teaching, research, and academic service credentials is available online.

www.jag-wire.net/academic.html

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