Vita

Noel E. Didla J00126155 English and Modern Foreign Languages (601) 979-5864 Email: [email protected]

Education

High School Diploma: Sri Venkareswara Bala Kuteer - Guntur, India 1989

Bachelor of Arts: English Literature, Political 1995 Science and Public Administration. Andhra Christian College - Guntur, India

Master of Arts: English Language and Literature 1997 Nagarjuna University - Nagarjuna Nagar, India

Ph.D.: Higher Education Leadership In progress Jackson State University - Jackson, MS

SERVICE

Department Service

Committee Member, Linguistic Program Committee. Committee Member, Seminar Series Committee. Faculty Sponsor, Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society. Committee Member, Sophomore Committee.

College Service

Committee Member, Fifth Annual Creative Arts Festival Steering Committee.

Committee Member, Sundance Film Society Film Forward Initiative

Committee Chair, Fifth Annual Creative Arts Festival Promotion Committee (April 8, 2011 - April 9, 2011).

Committee Member, Fifth Annual Creative Arts Festival Steering Committee (April 8, 2011 - April 9, 2011).

Committee Co-Chair, International Week Film Festival (April 4, 2011 - April 8, 2011).

Committee Member, International Week Steering Committee (April 4, 2011 - April 8, 2011).

Committee Chair, International Taste (April 4, 2011).

Committee Chair, International Taste (April 2012).

Committee Co-Chair, International Week Film Festival (April, 2012).

Co-chair, International Week (April, 2013).

Co-chair – International Week Film Festival (April, 2014)

Chair – International Taste ( April, 2014)

Advisor, International Student Association

Public Service

Committee Member, Center for Social Entrepreneurship, Jackson, .

Committee Member, Mississippi Greek Weekend, Jackson, Mississippi.

Grant Proposal Reviewer, External, Urban League of Greater Jackson, MS

Committee Member, Urban League of Greater Jackson Young Professionals Program, Jackson, Mississippi. (February 1, 2011 - Present).

Committee Chair, Mississippi Greek Weekend, Jackson, MS. ( September,2011)

Committee Member, Politix in the Park, Jackson, MS. (June 25, 2011).

Member, International Federation of University Women.

Board Member, Jackson 2000.

Board Member, Sundial Solar Systems.

Board Member, K.I.N.G.S Leadership Institute.

Advisory Council Member, Gallery 1.

Accomplishments

“Outstanding Community Service Award", JSUNAACP, 2012.

“Chicks We Love “ - Jackson Free Press, 2011.

Institute for Democratic Education in America (IDEA) National Senior Fellowship

Jackson State University, International Programs "Ralph Bunche Award for Outstanding Service", 2013.

Member of the Jackson State University - Global Inquiry Faculty Training Seminar (GIFTS ) Cohort, 2010-2011.

Core team member, International Democratic Education Conference, Boulder, CO, Aug, 2013.

Jackson State University - Service Learning Fellowship, 2011.

Institute for Democratic Education in America (IDEA), Senior Fellow, 2013-15.

Member, Leadership of Greater Jackson, 2013-14 Cohort.

Steering and Planning Committee member, North Dakota Study Group, 2014.

Steering Committee Member, Writers of Color Writer’s Conference, 2013-14.

Core Committee member – Necessary Tension: An Honest Conversation on Race, Art and Identity with Kiese Laymon – historic partnership between JSU, & IDEA – February 2013.

Program designer – One Voice – MS Girls in Action, August 2013.

Steering Committee Member – Race & Region : A Literary Placemaking Project ( 2014 - )

Steering Committee member, IDEA – Learning Breakthrough Series, Jackson, November, 2013

Steering Committee Member, Jackson Rising: New Economies Conference ( May 2014)

Coordinating Committee Member, Cooperation Jackson ( 2014 - )

Co-creator – Matti Collective – South Asian Women in transformative work ( 2014-)