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5 <br /> Page 1 of 2 Alexander Gast <br /> Volunteer Application <br /> Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br /> Name: Mr. Alexander Gast <br /> Name Called: <br /> Home Address: 321 Brooks St. <br /> Chapel Hill NC 27516 <br /> Phone: 828-747-8327 <br /> Email: alexdgast@gmail.com <br /> Year of OC Residence: 2022 <br /> Township of Residence: Chapel Hill <br /> Zone of Residence: C.H. City Limits <br /> Gender Identity: Male <br /> Ethnic Background: White <br /> Age Range: 18-34 <br /> Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: <br /> Student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ; Honors Carolina member ; <br /> UNC's 2022 Thomas Wolfe Scholar ; Poetry Staff member for Raleigh Review ; Editor-in- <br /> Chief of The Fool's World, a Raleigh Review project ; Writer for The Oh Well (UNC's <br /> satire magazine). <br /> Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: <br /> N/A. My involvement so far has been with the Orange County Arts Commission, as at <br /> artist during the 2025 Coalesce show. <br /> Boards/Commissions applied for: <br /> Arts Commission <br /> Please explain how your background, education and experience is relevant to this board <br /> Before getting too ahead of myself, I wanted to thank the board for considering me for the UNC <br /> Student Liaison position and for taking the time to review my application. I understand the time <br /> and energy that goes into this process and am grateful for it! <br /> To say that I have"dedicated my life"I_to any cause or purpose at age twenty-one is perhaps a <br /> bit too dramatic for my tastes, as I haven't lived a very significant fraction of a life to dedicate, at <br /> this juncture. But the life that I have lived thus far is intrinsically, irreparable, inseparably tied to <br /> art: its consumption, its creation. I see few callings greater. I see no fruits so sweet. <br /> In terms of experience: I am a serious writer at UNC, majoring in English with a concentration in <br /> creative writing. I am gearing up to write my Senior Honors Thesis next fall under the advisorship <br /> of Professor Carlina Duan. I was admitted to the University as the 2022 Thomas Wolfe Scholar, <br /> which is a four-year full ride scholarship for creative writing. This generous investment and belief <br /> in my work has enabled me to fully immerse myself into the world of writing at UNC; I have <br /> savored every moment. In regards to non-UNC related experience, I have published poetry in <br /> Chestnut Review, Oyster River Pages, Shooter Literary Magazine, and Ghost City Review. I <br /> have been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. I am also on the poetry staff for Raleigh Review, and <br /> was appointed Editor-in-Chief of The Fool's World, a new travel magazine project under Raleigh <br />