I hope to study abroad this upcoming semester, this will hopefully have an impact on what direction I am able to go after graduation (grad school vs travel), and I also want to see what aspects of my major I enjoy more than others. It is important to gain an international perspective before making decisions like future career. I hope to have nice proffesors who are willing and able to help me make decisions about what type of political activism interests me most and I’d like!

I also hope to go into internship after I come back. I’d like to intern in Washington, D.C.- either over the summer or through the Glenn school- at least once!

I want to go into international humanitarian law but I’d like to explore the different avenues to get where I wanna go.

I currently am looking over internship/other opportunities for the upcoming summer. I had an internship for fall of 2016 at CRIS – Community Refugee Immigration Services. I currently work in the French and Italian Department in Hagerty Hall.

My past education/internship/job experience…

EDUCATION

The Ohio State University Academy/PSEO Option B Early College, Columbus, OH

August 2014 – May 2015

Undergraduate Student (B.A.)

The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Major: World Politics (Specialization- Foreign Policy & Security)  Minor: Spanish

August 2015- May 2019

VOLUNTEER AND LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Chairwoman (Head of Committee) UNICEF-OSU Masquerade Ball 2015  Ohio State University  Columbus, OH  September – October 2015

• Lead a committee to plan UNICEF-OSU’s first-ever ball, raising over $4,713 – doubled by the George Harrison Fund for UNICEF – for a total of almost $10,000 for aid in Syria
• Made & dispersed flyers online & on campus, created playlist, recruited DJ, used marketing skills to recruit attendees, sold tickets, set up for event, etc.

Intern, Human Resources, Ohio Department of Mental Health Columbus, OH

January 2015 – May 2015

• Intern in the Human Resources Department of ODMH (also Legal, Equal Opportunity Employment, & Marketing Departments) through the John Glenn College of Public Affairs High School Internship Program
• Edited documents, reviewed employment applications for HR, sat-in on interviews, organized confidential files, reviewed legal briefs & equal opportunity employment cases

Intern, Communications & Marketing, Community Refugee and Immigration Services (CRIS)  Columbus, OH

August 2016- December 2016

• Making, preparing, posting marketing materials on social media
• Designing the website, collecting information, updating public on refugee issues
• Restarting monthly newsletter

WORK EXPERIENCE

Student Dining Services in the Ohio State Student Union Market    September 2014-May 2015

• Student Associate: Served food in different stations, cleaned, and assisted customers in a fast-paced environment

Department of French and Italian at the Ohio State University        February 2016-

• Student Administrative Associate: Organizing, collecting, and graphing information in Excel/Word, making copies and scans, running errands, answering phone calls

INVOLVEMENT

UNICEF- OSU

Member September 2014-May 2016; Director of Outreach and Recruitment (Executive Board) August 2016-current

• Plan UNICEF events and weekly meetings (Mile of Change, Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF, Masquerade Ball, end-of-year 5K)

EESO- OSU Ethiopian Eritrean Student  Association Member

Member September 2014-May 2016 ; Social Chair (Executive Board) August 2016-current

• Plan bi-weekly meetings, events, represent the cultures of both countries on campus

Language skills: Fluency (native) in Amharic; fluency (advanced) in Spanish

Awards

Morrill Scholarship Recipient                                                                                                        May 2015