Hi all! Welcome to my blog! My name is Robin. I am a senior studying Economics and the Digital Arts. Outside of class I'm a guitarist, amateur rock climber, and seasoned billiard player–if you're on campus, there's a good chance you can find me at the Collis pool hall. I love Dartmouth and am sharing my journey through this blog. So if you're a prospie, parent, or Dartmouth enthusiast, you've come to the right place!
In this class, I'll be learning about stellar evolution, the origin of the elements, the deaths of stars, black holes, the structure of our Galaxy, other galaxies, dark matter, the expanding universe and the big bang.
In this class, we explore the issues of mark, line, scale, space, light and composition. I'm not naturally a great artist, but I love art and am taking this course to improve my skills.
This course studies the economic behavior of employers and employees as they interact in the labor market, covering topics such as human capital investment, the structure and determinants of financial compensation and benefits packages, contract negotiations and arbitration.
Painting I is an introductory class in oil painting techniques, painting language, and critical thinking. Major topics that will be covered include: basic color theory, color mixing, paint application, and color composition.
This course explores how the brain controls our motivation to pursue goals and how drugs of abuse hijack those systems, exploring in detail how narcotic drugs (opioids, stimulants, alcohol, cannabis) act in the brain and the mechanisms underlying the transition from drug use to addiction.
My Fall as an Enumerator for the U.S Census Bureau
This year, I had the opportunity to work as an Enumerator for the U.S Census Bureau.
I first heard about the opportunity at the end of my first-year summer from one of Dartmouth's employment boards (where internship and job opening are posted each term). Reading the description, I realized the job was a perfect fit for me—they offered flexible hours, good pay, and the chance to work with a government agency in a project done only once every ten years. The job, more specifically, was to knock on doors throughout the city and surrounding areas to interview residents to find out how many people lived there. This information will then be used to distribute government resources and determine the number of House Representatives. It was exciting, meaningful work.
So, just a week or two after applying I heard back and scheduled an interview, submitted my resume, and got to learn more about the Census through remote workshops. Within a month I had completed my training and, with my government-issued cell phone and backpack, I headed out to the streets of Albuquerque, NM and started counting.
Because of the pandemic, my coworkers and I had to follow lots of safety guidelines to make sure everyone—us and the people we interacted with—were not at risk. This meant respecting social distancing when we knocked on doors, wearing masks, and opting to call people instead of visiting them whenever possible. Thankfully, we were still able to work in teams throughout the day, which made it easier to tackle large apartment complexes and neighborhoods.
Since we were out in town on our own or with a small group for most of the day—our managers only checking in at the end of the day— it was up to us to decide how we would get through our assignments. With time our teams got better and better at working together, which is how we were able to finish counting Albuquerque earlier than the (shortened) national deadline.
Working for the Census taught me a lot. For one thing, I was able to see how differently people lived throughout the city—how wide the discrepancies between poor and affluent neighborhoods, and between rural and urban areas really is. Though this is something I knew in theory, seeing it in person gave me a new perspective and helped me better understand how government, and the Census in particular, can help bridge the gaps. So, in short, being an Enumerator was a fascinating experience.
As a Digital Media Student Director for Dartmouth's First-Generation Office, it is my role on campus to amplify first-gen voices, foster community, and create meaningful connections through creative outreach.
Some of my rising senior friends from New York have been in contact with me since graduation, and I've compiled a list of FAQs that might help you better understand life at Dartmouth!
Exploring Chicago with my fellow women engineers from Dartmouth! We explored the city outside of the SWE conference and got to see how exciting Chicago can be.
My first time in Chicago at the Society of Women Engineers Conference in Chicago, Illinois! Fully funded by Dartmouth, I had a great time meeting amazing companies and getting to know fellow women engineers.
