Hey y'all! I'm Caroline York, and I'm a '25 from Georgia! My hope is to share my Dartmouth experience with potential '28s, '29s, '30s and beyond! On campus, I write sports for The Dartmouth, am a Center for Social Impact SIBS mentor, am in Christian life, a Tour Guide, a Dartmouth Emergency Medical Services (EMS) member, and am a Hood Museum Intern! Otherwise, you'll find me in the Connecticut River, studying in the Tower Room, and running along the Appalachian Trail. Welcome to my world!
I initially took this class because I wanted to know more about Dartmouth’s history with Native Americans. It ended up being my favorite class because Professor Duthu was so enthusiastic about Native American affairs. He related the lectures to his own experiences growing up on a reservation, which made the class come to life.
As a potential Classics major on the pre-health track, this class was perfect for me! We learned about different medical practices from Rome and Greece and how medicine had changed in the past 2,000 years. We had a class in the Geisel School of Medicine and got to hold human organs!
I took this class because I wanted to learn more about the economy. Econ 2 focuses on the current economic climate in the US, so we would follow the DOW Jones on a daily basis to establish trends. In an economy impacted by a pandemic, inflation, and a war, this class was so helpful in my understanding of the financial climate of the country.
Physics with Professor Blencowe was delightful. His enthusiasm for the subject matter created excitement for students. The labs were hands-on and interactive to learn about the mechanics of the world.
This class fulfilled the Interdisciplinary Approach to my Global Health minor, and I enjoyed every minute of it. With Professor McCabe, we discussed gender and how its structure impacts our daily lives. My final research project studied gender within "Grey's Anatomy," which was created by Shonda Rhimes '91.
I used my "off-term" to travel to Hanoi, Vietnam for a Dartmouth Dickey Center Global Health Internship. I worked for the Institute of Population, Health, and Development, and studied health disparities in Vietnam.
This class was taught by a visiting professor, and she did an excellent job of engaging the class and making the material exciting. We learned about the historical Jesus figure in a Jewish context, and we connected the class content to modern day movies about Jesus.
I did a transfer term at Trinity College, Dublin, which means I took three courses at Trinity. My favorite was "Roman Archaeology" because I had never taken an archaeology course yet for my Classical Studies major.
This past summer, I began my yearlong role as an intern at the Dartmouth Hood Museum of Art. This is a role focused on programming and curation, and while I receive projects to complete, I also have the freedom to plan and execute my own projects.
While I have no singing talents, I have friends who do! I love watching my peers sing in Dartmouth's many a capella groups, and knowing the Hood has incredible acoustics within the galleries, I started thinking about planning a show. I contacted the directors of the Summerphonix, a special summer a capella group, who were excited about a show.
I proposed the idea to my supervisor, who was enthusiastic about the idea. After coming up with a budget, advertising material, and overall plan, I received approval from the Hood.
Thankfully, the Hood has funding for events like this; they provided a stipend to the a capella group, as well as funding for catering.
The Hood Museum sent emails to everyone on campus about the event, and on the day of the event, over 50 people attended the event.
After I introduced the group, Summerphonix sang four songs in front of the new Kent Monkman exhibit. I had just written a paper for my anthropology class about a Monkman piece, so I was happy to see my anthropology professor in the crowd as well!
This event really highlighted my multi-faceted experience at Dartmouth. In a single event, I was able to see the arts at Dartmouth combine with my anthropology class, art within the museum, public speaking learned from my small classes, as well as general support of student endeavors.
I don't think I could watch classmates sing while simultaneously completing a project for my enjoyable internship at any other school. Dartmouth really allows me to wear many hats!
On Monday, April 8, 2024, a phenomenal total solar eclipse occurred — and we happened to be within the path of totality. As a result, Dartmouth hosted a variety of eclipse-related events on- and off-campus. Find out how I spent the eclipse!
