Celebrating Women's History Month
March 29, 2025 | As the President of the United Nations Association at Bard College and the Co-Head of the Bard College Queer People of Color Club, I organized a co-sponsored event with the two organizations to celebrate Women's History Event with a special film screening and presentation highlighting the incredible women who shaped the Harlem Renaissance.
Planting Seeds at the Bard Farm during my Natural Dye Class
March 28, 2025 | For the first day of my Natural Dye Garden Practicum class, we spent our time planting Japanese Indigo seeds at the Bard Farm. Once fully mature, these plants will be used for making a natural dye for art projects by students in the Studio Arts department.
BOS Composting and Crochet Microbe Workshop
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, and I also taught the attendees how to crochet their own microbe.
Valentine's Day Random Acts of Kindness
February 14, 2025 | For the past three years, I’ve dressed up as Cupid on Valentine's Day and passed out delicious chocolates along with hundreds of hand-sewn felt hearts I make myself.
Wanting to continue this tradition in college, I modified my Cupid outfit from the warm weather of Miami, Florida to be more suitable for the cold weather of Annandale-on-Hudson, New York and spent Valentine’s Day crisscrossing our snowy campus passing out my felt hearts and chocolates to all the Bard students, staff, faculty, and administrators I encountered.
AIMS+ Research Fellowship
February 10, 2025 | Working in the laboratory as a Spring 2025 term AIMS+ 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.
PLUMM Project Laboratory Researcher
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.
Natural Dye Making Field Trip
December 14, 2024 | Delighted to have had the opportunity to attend a special field trip with Bard Professor Beka Goedde to the workshop of local artist Christy Gast. We learned how Ms. Gast makes natural dyes to use for her artwork.
United Nations Association Tabling Event
December 13, 2024 | As the Founding Member and President of the Bard Chapter of the United Nations Association USA, I had the chance to host a successful tabling event on campus with the Mid-Hudson Valley Chapter representative, Shantha Thangiah, where we informed students about the mission of the club and signed-up many new members.
Volunteering at the Bard College Farm
November 11, 2024 | Whenever possible, I find time to volunteer at the Bard Farm. It is 1.25 acres of farming land that provides sustainably grown produce to our campus and the neighboring community through Bard's dining service provider and a seasonal farm stand.
The Annual Tivoli Street Painting Festival
September 28, 2024 | Represented the Bard Office of Sustainability (BOS) at the Annual Tivoli Street Painting Festival in the Village of Tivoli, New York. Local organizations had the opportunity to create street murals promoting their services to the community.
My fellow BOS workmates and I drew a scene depicting Bard's commitment to protecting the beauty of our environment through the college's implementation of campus policies and practices focused on sustainability.
Bard College Registration and Move-in Day
August 9, 2024 | My family and I drove with a mini-van packed with my personal items from Miami, Florida to Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, for Bard College's Registration and Move-in Day activities.
It was an epic road trip that included fun-filled visits to family members in Pennsylvania and New York, as well as various stops at interesting attractions along the 1300-mile journey.
