Hey y'all! I'm Caroline York, and I'm a '25 from Georgia! My hope is to share my Dartmouth experience with potential '29s, '30s, '31s 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 do medical research! Otherwise, you'll find me at the Norwich Farmers' Market, 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.
Math 3 with Professor Erp was such a delight! He made math so understandable and accessible. I can honestly say I enjoy doing integrals after this class!
This class was fantastic! Professor Kramer is very knowledgeable about this field. Although I don't have an engineering background, this class was a great introduction. I learned how everything from medical tools to the Colosseum were made and built.
SummerAtlanta, GA
This was my first off-term (meaning I wasn't taking any Dartmouth classes) since my sophomore spring! I did a wonderful internship that was completely funded by Dartmouth; I'll write blog posts to share more!
FallAtlanta, GA
This was another great off-term internship that was funded by Dartmouth!
Over 140 people work within the Dartmouth Libraries; a fraction of them are subject librarians, an excellent resource for anyone doing research or studying one of Dartmouth's forty academic disciplines.
There are about ten subject librarians, and each librarian has knowledge of at least four different departments. The subject librarian for the Classics department, Dr. Daniel Abosso, is also the subject librarian for German Studies, Jewish Studies, Linguistics, Middle Eastern Studies, Philosophy, and Religion, meaning he is a virtuoso in many related fields!
The subject librarians have many different roles, but the two most important ones to students are aiding with research and large papers as well as collecting incredible resources for students to use.
Last spring, I wrote my Culminating Experience paper for my Classics major, and Dr. Abosso helped me with many steps along the way. When I set out to write about medicine from the Greek and Roman worlds, he pointed me towards ten different digital and paper resources, all free and in the Dartmouth library collection.
Halfway through my paper, I felt that I had hit a roadblock and couldn't find any new information. I went back to Dr. Abosso, and he bought a new book for my research (and Dartmouth's collection) that allowed me to finish my paper with more than enough information! Thus, Dr. Abosso, along with all of the subject librarians, is constantly bringing new books to Dartmouth's collection so students never have to look further than Dartmouth for the world's knowledge.
Overall, Dr. Abosso was incredibly helpful for my paper, and I will definitely check in with him for future Classics papers and research.
A bonus: you can use the help of any subject librarian for all your classes (you are not just limited to your major's subject librarian).
One of the staple characteristics of the D-Plan is the off-term, a term in which you are not taking classes! Most students at Dartmouth will take at least one off-term, and this winter happens to be my turn! What will I be doing?
It's hard to believe that it has been a year since I wrote my first end-of-fall-term reflection. It felt like only yesterday that I stepped into my dorm room this September, eager to reunite with my friends.
