Meet Our 2022–23 Admission Interns

Summer Intern
Majors/Concentrations: Intended biology and psychology major
Extracurriculars/Work-Study: Member of Grinnell’s women’s tennis team; student athlete mentor; participating in events hosted by the International Student Organization; dining hall student worker during first year, training room student worker and chemistry grader during second year; volunteering, teaching tennis, journaling, playing board games, practicing piano
Research: course-embedded research on the effects of annual fire on the biodiversity and ecosystem ecology of CERA for my biology class and course-embedded research on the effects of deep and shallow processing on memory for my psychology class
Why I love Grinnell: Grinnell has been a safe place in which I can grow and explore who I am. What I love about Grinnell is that it offers endless opportunities through which I can discover myself and develop as a student, an athlete, and an active member of our society. Here, I can talk about difficult issues, try new activities, and develop new talents that I could never explore somewhere else!

Summer Intern
Majors/Concentrations: English and political science double major
Extracurriculars/Work-Study: Student Government Association, Con Brio (acapella group), Political Science SEPC, president of Walking Club, creative writing, working out, reading
Research: Completed a MAP (Mentored Advanced Project) on “Renaissance Pacifism” with Dr. John Garrison over the summer of 2020
Why I love Grinnell: I love Grinnell because of the friends that I’ve made throughout my time here and the people with whom I have been able to surround myself. And it’s not just people that are in my year; I have friends in all years here, which shows that the small nature of the College really helps to foster a sense of community and interconnectedness among the entire student population. Even when I was a first year, I had friends who were third and fourth years, which was something that I don’t think I would have gotten at a different institution.

Summer Intern
Majors/Concentrations: psychology 
Extracurriculars/Work-Study: Queer People of Color (QPoC) member, Concerned Black Students (CBS) member, Black Students in STEM (BSS) member, All Campus Events Student Safety (ACESS) staff member, Grinnell QuestBridge chapter Multicultural Leadership Council (MLC) representative, Student Government Association (SGA), multicultural recruitment intern in Office of Admission, 2020 men’s varsity track and field member
Research: Designed and conducted psychopharmological and chemogenetic experiments on lab rats for my advanced behavioral neuroscience course
Off-Campus Study: planned: IES Abroad Tokyo – Language & Culture, fall of 2022
Why I love Grinnell: Part of the reasons why Grinnell is so great is because of the people and the community. Every time I visited campus, I felt welcomed by everyone (“You are welcome here”), and people were always very friendly and polite to me. I consider Grinnell, Iowa to be my second home because of the close friendships I have forged here. Everyone bands together to celebrate events (hosted by different multicultural organizations) like Holi, Drag Show, International Dinner, Cultural Evening, and the list goes on. The people I have met and the community ties that I have make me proud to be a Grinnellian, and I cannot thank Grinnell enough for providing me with an amazing college experience.

Major(s)/Concentration(s): Computer science and theater and dance double major
Extracurriculars/Work-Study: Treasurer of International Student Organization (ISO), South Asian Student Organization (SASO), student program coordinator, Nerf at Noyce, middle school tutor, Student Alumni Council
Research: I am planning a MAP with theater and computer science professors for my fourth year revolving around interactive and immersive technology.
Off-Campus Study: Trinity University, Dublin, Ireland — spring 2022

Major(s): Anthropology and English
Extracurriculars: Men’s swim and dive team, member of co-ed water polo, involved in theatre at Grinnell, worked as a dining hall cook first year, Office of Admission summer intern (2021).
Off-Campus Study: Grinnell-in-London — spring 2022

Major(s)/Concentration(s): Philosophy
Extracurriculars/Work-study: Ultimate Frisbee, Grinnell Singers, board game club, International Student Organization (ISO), and International Pre-Orientation Program (IPOP)
Off-Campus Study: (Intended) Scotland — fall 2022

Major(s)/Concentration(s): Computer science and philosophy double major
Extracurriculars/Work-Study: Computer Science (CS) Student Educational Policy Committee (SEPC), CS mentor for CSC-161, badminton, pool, cooking (omg I love cooking)
Research: Glimmer Lab (CS), fellowship at Project Vivero

International Intern
Majors/Concentrations: Economics and political science double major
Extracurriculars/Work-Study: Class ambassador ’23, IPOP mentor, healthy cooking, meditation, and fitness
Research: Currently assisting political science professor Sheahan Virgin in his research on American attitudes on electoral reform

Major(s)/Concentration(s): Psychology
Extracurriculars/Work-Study: Football player

Major(s)/Concentration(s): Intended biology and economics double major
Extracurriculars/Work-Study: International Student Organization social coordinator, community advisor, golfing, fishing, biking, debate, sleeping
Research: I wrote a paper on “The Effects of Elevated [CO2] and Heat Stress on Arabidopsis Thaliana Growth & Development” for my biology class and on “Indigenous resilience, adaptation, and resistance to ongoing challenges” for my anthropology class.

Major(s)/Concentration(s): Economics major with a concentration in statistics
Extracurriculars/Work-Study: Member of the Grinnell baseball team and U23 Great Britain national team

Major(s)/Concentration(s): Studio art 
Extracurriculars/Work-Study: Student assistant for Grinnell Science Project, content creator for Concrete Perspectives and The Sequence magazines, science community leader for organic chemistry

Majors/Concentrations: Intended political science and intended Chinese double major with a concentration in global development studies
Extracurriculars/Work-Study: Volunteer for Pete Buttigieg Campaign (2019), radio technician (2019).
Off-Campus Study: Taiwan — spring 2022

Major(s)/Concentration(s): Sociology major
Extracurriculars/Work-Study: New student orientation ambassador/coordinator, print and publications chair of the Student Alumni Council, student dining hall worker (catering), music lessons
Off-Campus Study: SIT Virtual Internship Chile: Education and Social Change Organizations — summer 2021

Major(s)/Concentration(s): Political science and German studies double major
Extracurriculars/Work-Study: Student Organization of Latinxs (SOL), Brazilian Student Association at Grinnell (BRASA), MICA pen pal, dining hall student worker, mail services student worker
Research: I spent summer 2021 assisting a political science professor on research on climate change policy in preparation for COP26
Off-Campus Study: (Intended) Freiburg, Germany — spring 2022 

Major(s)/Concentration(s): Economics major with a concentration in policy studies
Extracurriculars/Work-Study: President of the Korean Student Association, chamber ensemble, cello, and piano
Research: Intern for a member of Congress

Major(s)/Concentration(s): History and English double major
Extracurriculars/Work-Study: Theatre, dining hall worker, film club, various musical endeavors
Off-Campus Study: Global Learning Program — spring 2020, Grinnell-in-London — spring 2022

Major(s)/Concentration(s): English major with concentration in peace and conflict studies
Extracurriculars/Work-Study: Mock trial, jazz ensemble, Mainstage Theater Productions, Peace and Conflict Committee member, cooking, interned and volunteered for various political campaigns, and interned for Poweshiek-focused nonprofit.
Research: Various projects examining the effects of both civic and ethnic nationalism on internal and international affairs in the Mediterranean focusing on Greece, Cyprus, and Turkey
Off-Campus Study: The Hague — spring 2022

Major(s)/Concentration(s): Undeclared (intended computer science major) 
Extracurriculars/Work-Study: Ultimate Frisbee team, Latin American Ensemble, percussion lessons, crocheter, avid farmer’s market attendee. 
Research: Glimmer Lab — MAP, Summer 2021

Major(s)/Concentration(s): Intended Spanish and psychology double major
Extracurriculars/Work-Study: Crisis counselor at Crisis Text Line, theatre (acting and sound design), director at Mudlark Theater, fiber arts club, former marketplace dining services worker, political organizer, crocheting, playing tabletop RPG games with friends. 
Research: Got to do research on the lack of mental health services in the Midwest for my tutorial! 

Major(s)/Concentration(s): English and psychology double major
Extracurriculars/Work-Study: Editor for Grinnell Review, women’s cross country team member, farmhouse mentor 
Research: Gender studies MAP on cancel culture and second wave feminism

Major(s)/Concentration(s): Independent major in multimedia storytelling 
Extracurriculars/Work-Study: Cross country, track and field, co-host of open mic nights, KDIC radio show co-host, singer-songwriter

Major(s)/Concentration(s): History and theatre and dance double major
Extracurriculars/Work-Study: Theatre and dance SEPC, Grinnell Singers, Collegium Musicum, voice lessons, clerk at Pioneer Bookshop, member of Walking Club
Off-Campus Study: Grinnell-in-London — spring 2022

Major(s)/Concentration(s): Computer science major
Extracurriculars/Work-Study: Graphics editor of the Grinnell Underground Magazine, International Soccer Club, Liberal Arts in Prison Program
Off-Campus Study: University College London — Spring 2022 (intended)

Major(s)/Concentration(s): Sociology major with intended concentrations in global development studies and neuroscience
Extracurriculars/Work-Study: Outreach coordinator for the South Asian Student Organization (SASO), community advisor, volunteer in the Cultural Attaché Program, Office of Admission work, Grinnell dining hall worker; hobbies: dancing, drawing, reading, craftwork
Research: Mentored Advanced Project (MAP) in Educational Philanthropy for Social Change — sociology department
Off-campus Study: Fall 2022 (intended)

Major(s)/Concentration(s): Music major with a concentration in policy studies. Interested in higher education administration and policy.
Extracurriculars/Work-Study: Chinese Lab tutor, community advisor, publicity coordinator of Chinese Student Association, research assistant at Pacific Atrocities Education, teaching assistant at Keoplus 
Research: Thesis — The Fight for Manchuria: Soviet Union vs. Japanese Empire

Major(s)/Concentration(s): Intended physics and economics double major 
Extracurriculars/Work-Study: Women’s basketball, Asian American Association

Major(s)/Concentration(s): English and psychology double major
Extracurriculars/Work-Study: President of Stand-Up Comedy club, KDIC Radio, Grinnell theater, Student Government Association event planning/study, baking.

Major(s)/Concentration(s): Political science major
Extracurriculars/Work-Study: Writing mentor, mock trial, Chaverim, Theresa Greenfield for Iowa finance intern, music lessons, news junkie, avid canoer, pen enthusiast
Research: Using Grinnell College national poll data, I researched which factors influenced whether Americans were more concerned about the economic or health impacts of COVID-19 (March 2020).

Major(s)/Concentration(s): Computer science major and intended physics double major
Extracurriculars/Work-Study: Grinnell Singers, Collegium Musicum, Japanese Cultural Association, Art & Architecture in the Big Apple, Marketplace dining hall worker, community adviser, volunteer at the Japanese and Art Summer Camp 2021, cultural attaché, singing, photography, cooking/baking
Research: The topic of my final project for Mechanics in the Physics course was “Modelling the vibrational modes of two-dimensional planar molecules: cyclopropane and ethylene oxide”.
Off-Campus Study: Budapest, Hungary — fall 2021

Major(s)/Concentration(s): Psychology major
Extracurriculars/Work-Study: Grinnell Symphony Orchestra, a former president of JCA (Japanese Cultural Association), Cultural Attaché Program, Japanese class grader, pipe organ lessons
Research: I did a research about dumb jock stereotype, a bias against college athletes’ academic abilities in my Social Psychology class.
Off-Campus Study: I canceled my original plan to study in Copenhagen due to the pandemic, but I’m planning to study outside of Grinnell for a semester.

Major(s)/Concentration(s): Psychology major with a concentration in global development studies
Extracurriculars/Work-Study: Music, Grinnell Singers, football, debate team, All Campus Events Student Safety (ACESS) 
Off-Campus Study: Planning for Amsterdam in the fall of 2023
Why I love Grinnell: The open curriculum at Grinnell is amazing. There are very few schools that offer this type of learning, let alone at the caliber of academics that Grinnell provides. I love how I can take classes that I am truly interested in while also completing the qualifications for my major and concentration.