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Alumni Council nominee statements

Emily Baxter

I would like to be considered for the '11s Alumni Councilor. Not only do I have the time and energy to perform the duties as Alumni Councilor, but I am actually - no really! - excited about the prospect of working on the Alumni Council as the College goes through its current period of challenges and change. I care about the Dartmouth immensely and I know it is an enduring institution. I would love to keep our class informed about how Dartmouth is working through current disagreements and recent events towards growth, and to nurture that process through the Alumni Council.

Emily Baxter

Dennis Lally

Dartmouth’s alumni represent the deep roots of a genuinely loyal community and it would be an honor to represent our class on the Alumni Council. There is something about the College on the Hill that will always feel like home (aside from my having grown up in Hanover). The fact is, while we only had four years on campus, our undergraduate days were just the beginning of a life-long association with the Dartmouth community. It’s been almost three years since most of us had probably first heard of tensor products and yet it feels like yesterday. To be honest, even after looking it up, I still don’t really know what tensor products are, however, our valedictorian says, “they connects things”. In a similar fashion, my goal in serving on the Alumni Council is to strengthen the engagement with our fellow alumnus and encourage everyone to foster and sustain a relationship with our distinctive Alma Mater.

Here are a few reasons to vote for me:

In serving on the Alumni Council, I would attentively communicate the endeavors and viewpoint of the College and represent the sentiments of our class for the betterment of both the student and alumni bodies. Serving on the Alumni Council is a responsibility that is crucial in maintaining the profound rapport between the alumni body and the College and I’m asking you to vote for me to take on this position on behalf of our class.

Thanks for your vote!

Dennis Lally

Meg McCue

Since graduation I have been working as a research assistant in a neuroscience lab at NYU. This fall I will be starting my first year at the Brain and Cognitive Sciences graduate program at MIT. During my time at Dartmouth, I was heavily involved with the community. I held many officer positions with the Dartmouth Programming Board and eventually became its President. I was highly active within my sorority Epsilon Kappa Theta and held officer positions every term. I was also an officer and eventually president of the College Student Interest Group in Neuroscience. I was a manager at the Topside convenience store and also worked in several neuroscience laboratories. I lived in the Sustainable Living Center and also in Madrid during a Foreign Study Program. I was also involved with philanthropic and social activism organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, the First Year Student Enrichment Program, Gender Sexuality XYZ (formerly known as the Gay Straight Alliance), and Phoenix.

I would love nothing more than to become as heavily involved with the Dartmouth alumni community as I was with the community during my time at Dartmouth. The skills that I learned at Dartmouth as well as skills I have developed over the last few years make me an ideal candidate for the Class of 2011 Alumni Councilor. A key role of the Alumni Councilor is to speak with the Class of 2011, identify the most important topics and concerns of the class, and introduce these topics to the Council and the college. I have direct experience with this role as an officer and as President of the Dartmouth Programming Board. Our entire purpose was to determine student interest and use that information to provide the campus with the best activities and social events. And as a neuroscientist I have extensive experience with objective research. Although scientists aren’t generally thought of as having strong communication skills, it is actually crucial that they can communicate their findings effectively both to the scientific community and to the public.

Another qualification of the Class of 2011 Alumni Councilor is availability to attend all Council meetings. This will not be an issue for me because I will be moving to Boston this summer. From Boston, it will be very easy to drive up to the Dartmouth campus whenever necessary. Even during my time working at NYU, I still visited Dartmouth frequently in order to maintain relationships with the undergraduate community and attend Homecoming every year.

The official job description of the Alumni Councilor calls for a candidate who thinks independently and is eager to work with the Council, administration, faculty, and student body to preserve Dartmouth’s strengths and build her future. As a loyal and dedicated Dartmouth alumna, I would be honored to hold this position as a representative of the Class of 2011.

Meg McCue

Uthman Olagoke

I would like to be your Alumni Councilor. As an undergrad, I took on many roles and projects that created opportunities for students to voice their opinions to the college administration and influence student life on campus. I would love to return to that same capacity as the 2011 Alumni Councilor. As your Alumni Councilor I will highlight the ideas and concerns of our class to the Alumni Council and college administration. I will make it my duty to inform the class of any significant events, regular college and council affairs, and other areas of interest for our class. I'm confident that with my in-depth knowledge of Dartmouth as well as my post-graduate experiences, I can serve as an effective Alumni Councilor. I am excited about the prospect of representing the Class of 2011 on the Alumni Council and getting more involved in college affairs as an alum.

Uthman Olagoke

Chris Parker

I believe the class of 2011 has a unique and important role to play in helping to guide the discussion regarding the future of Dartmouth at this critical juncture. With our (relatively) fresh perspective on the current campus climate, coupled with our collective experiences in the world beyond Hanover, we have valuable insights to share with both the Alumni Council and the College as a whole. In conversations that I’ve had with several Trustees - it is clear that the voice and guidance of young alums should play an important part in helping to improve all aspects of a Dartmouth experience.

I, like most of you, thoroughly enjoyed my time in Hanover. Yet I have struggled to find a meaningful way to stay connected and give back to our alma matter in the years since graduation. I feel as though a position on the Alumni Council would be an incredible opportunity to serve as our collective voice in shaping and defining the future of this great College. I believe I have the passion and availability to dedicate meaningful time to this role in order to best represent our class on the Council and serve as a conduit of information back to our incredible class.

Warm regards
-Chris Parker

Katie Paxton

I have spent the last three years working in architecture, a passion I found thanks to Dartmouth. As my firm’s marketing manager, I'm a professional go-between, for prospective clients and principals, developers and their design teams, project managers and photographers, and so on. It’s a skill I learned at Dartmouth, moving between worlds, from Ivy Council to The Dartmouth to the admissions office. My involvements all centered around the dissemination of knowledge and the sharing of a story, as clearly and concisely as possible: a professor receiving a $9 million grant from NASA to study the northern lights. The impact of attending Dartmouth on the careers of Olympic skiing hopefuls. Whether Harvard and Yale had more effective meal plans (they don't). Keeping parents calm by showing the positive sides of Greek life. In much the same way, I want to bring your voice to the Alumni Council and share with you the happenings at the College on the Hill. This is a time of change for Dartmouth. Alumni representation and sharing of knowledge is critical. It would be an honor and privilege to represent you on the Alumni Council. Thank you for your consideration!

Katie Paxton '11

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