Kate explores the Croatian sea on Kap Kamenjak.
Kathleen Greer, first-year student from Hudson, Ohio, became a Baby Buckeye in March 2016. She is now wondering why her first year in Columbus flew by so quickly and contemplating what it means to no longer be #new2osu. As a small freshman, Kate made the absolute most of the bountiful opportunities at Ohio State by joining the International Affairs Scholars program and Undergraduate Student Government (USG). She is now the Director of Academic Affairs for USG, a teaching assistant for IA, and a student representative on the University Council on Academic Affairs and Arts and Sciences Alumni Society Board.
Kate is a history and German double major. She loves German history and would be happy to talk about it for a very time. In fact, Germany plays a very big role in Kate’s life. She was the president of her high school German Club and a two-time exchange student in Germany during her sophomore and senior years of high school. Kate is currently an active member of The German Club at the Ohio State University. After graduating from The Ohio State University, Kate hopes to become an English and history teacher in Germany. Ironically, Kate’s family is not even German.
Traveling and cultural anthropology play a very important role in Kate’s life, as do music, literature, theater, and art of any kind. Kate has been to Canada, England, Germany, Austria, and Croatia; her favorite international city in the whole entire world is Toronto, Ontario. She prefers exploring cultures and speaking with locals to sightseeing and being a tourist. The German culture remains her favorite.
While Kate is an avid traveler and constantly talks everyone’s ear off about places like Germany and Toronto, she is above all in love with the city of Cleveland, Ohio, her home base. The food, the people, the neighborhoods, the spirit, and the sports cannot be matched by any other part of the world. Kate would like to take this opportunity to remind everyone that the Golden State Warriors blew a 3-1 lead in the NBA finals.
Hobby wise, Kate loves dancing ballet and contemporary. She also plays the piano, the guitar, the ukulele, and the trumpet. Kate also listens to music almost ceaselessly and has a dangerous obsession with Twenty One Pilots and Radiohead. If she could meet anyone ever, it would probably be President Drake, Malala Yousafzai, or Thom Yorke, so she can ask him what “Kid A” means, because it often keeps her up at night.
Catch Kate in the Student Center for Leadership and Service in the Ohio Union working to make textbooks more affordable, in the Grand Reading Room at Thompson Library geeking out over history things, or in the Maudine Cow Room in the Ohio Union with her amazing Academic Affairs committee. Her email address is greer.219@buckeyemail.osu.edu if you would like to talk about USG, Germany, Cleveland, shared governance, or Radiohead lyrics.