United Nations Association Presentation to the Bard Board of Trustees
May 23, 2025 | As the Founder and President of the Bard Chapter of the United Nations Association USA, I was thrilled to be invited by the Bard Center for Civic Engagement to present a recap of our organization's activities over the 2024-25 academic year at the Bard College Board of Trustees "Student Leadership and Community Engagement Pathways to Civic Engagement" event held during the 2025 End of Year Celebration.
Selected for the World Bank Group Youth Summit
May 19-20, 2025 | Honored to have been selected as a virtual delegate and participate in the “New Horizons: Youth-Led Innovation for a Livable Planet” World Bank Group Youth Summit 2025, which invited young leaders from around the world to engage in pressing global issues.
2025 HVSLG Research Symposium
May 1, 2025 | I was among the students selected to represent the PLUMM Project cohort at the 2025 Hudson Valley Life Science Group (HVLSG) Research Symposium hosted at Vassar College, where several schools in the Hudson Valley region of New York State were invited to have their undergraduate and graduate students present their research at the organization’s annual event.
Visiting the Beehives of the Bard Beekeeping Club
April 25, 2025 | I had the great opportunity to join members of the Bard College Beekeeping Club during their weekly health inspection of our campus beehives.
After changing into a fully protective beekeeper outfit, I was ready to meet our bees up close. As we inspected the bee colonies, my guides taught me about the crucial role bees play.
Attending the United Nations 2025 ECOSOC Youth Forum
April 16, 2025 | Led my United Nations Association Bard College Chapter's Executive Leadership Team to the United Nations Headquarters in New York City to attend the 2025 United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum.
Soil Sampling Research Field Trip with Professor Perron
April 6, 2025 | Invited to join Professor Perron and the other students working in his research lab at Bard for a field trip to Sky High Farms in Columbia County, New York to collect soil samples for the research project he and Professor Jain are conducting to study the impact of farming practices on the nutritional content and microbial diversity of fermented vegetables.
BOS Composting Workshop and Crochet Session
February 23, 2025 | Served as the Bard Office of Sustainability (BOS) lead event organizer and presenter for a special workshop that educated students on the importance of microbes in the composting process. Also, I taught the attendees how to crochet their own microbes.
Bard's AIMS+ Agroecology Research Fellowship with Professor Jain
February 10, 2025 | Working in the laboratory as a Spring 2025 term AIMS+ Agroecology Research Fellow with my labmate and Bard Professor Jain on the multiyear agroecology research project he and Professor Perron are conducting on New York State's Hudson Valley region soil health and the impact of farming practices on the nutritional content and microbial diversity of fermented vegetables.
Microbial Mapping Laboratory Research with Bard's PLUMM Project
January 6, 2025 | The first day of the PLUMM Project (Project-based Learning for Undergraduates in Microbial Mapping), an intensive three-week (January 6-23) research experience to train selected students from Bard College and SUNY Dutchess in STEM laboratory practices on multiple active research projects being conducted by Bard Professors Jude and Todd.
