Class Note 2011
Issue
March-April 2021
Please welcome a guest column from Kalina Newmark.
Hello from snowy Calgary! I am excited to be your guest columnist and share with you all my recent appointment to Dartmouth’s Association of Alumni (AOA) executive committee in addition to other personal highlights for the year. As for many of you, 2020 has been a year of lows and highs, including the passing of my grandfather and great uncle, both Air Force veterans, the birth of niece Lily Jane, and the purchase of a new home in Seattle. Although 2021 cannot come soon enough, I am grateful for the time that I have spent with my family and loved ones.
In that spirit of gratitude, I will talk about Dartmouth. Almost 14 years ago (can you believe it?!) we embarked on our journey to Hanover—a place we would call home for the next four years. We went on DOC trips, ran around the bonfire during Homecoming, and participated in Winter Carnival. Although Dartmouth is not a perfect place, I have tried my best to make Dartmouth a better place than when we left it. Since graduation I have served on Alumni Council, the Native American visiting committee and the Native American Alumni at Dartmouth board, interviewed students as part of the admissions ambassador program, and presented my linguistics research on Native American English on-campus. Most recently I have been nominated and appointed as the second vice president of the AOA executive committee. As part of my appointment I also sit on the professional development and alumni liaison committees on Alumni Council.
The AOA was organized in 1854 to represent all Dartmouth alumni. AOA membership includes “every person who has ever matriculated as a fulltime student in pursuit of a Dartmouth degree.” I am excited to contribute to this longstanding institution at Dartmouth and share my perspective not only as a young alumnus but as a Native American alumnus as well. Through all of my volunteer activities at the College, there is only one thing that I am constantly amazed by—the love our alumni have for Dartmouth and for our students.
It is an honor to serve as your second vice president on the AOA. If you have any concerns or feedback about the College, please feel free to reach out at kalina.newmark@gmail.com. Mahsi cho (thank you) for the opportunity to be your guest columnist. Wishing you and your families a safe, healthy, and abundant year.
—Hillary S. Cheng, 26611 La Roda, Mission Viejo, CA 92691; (603) 546-8452; hillary.s.cheng@dartmouth.edu
Hello from snowy Calgary! I am excited to be your guest columnist and share with you all my recent appointment to Dartmouth’s Association of Alumni (AOA) executive committee in addition to other personal highlights for the year. As for many of you, 2020 has been a year of lows and highs, including the passing of my grandfather and great uncle, both Air Force veterans, the birth of niece Lily Jane, and the purchase of a new home in Seattle. Although 2021 cannot come soon enough, I am grateful for the time that I have spent with my family and loved ones.
In that spirit of gratitude, I will talk about Dartmouth. Almost 14 years ago (can you believe it?!) we embarked on our journey to Hanover—a place we would call home for the next four years. We went on DOC trips, ran around the bonfire during Homecoming, and participated in Winter Carnival. Although Dartmouth is not a perfect place, I have tried my best to make Dartmouth a better place than when we left it. Since graduation I have served on Alumni Council, the Native American visiting committee and the Native American Alumni at Dartmouth board, interviewed students as part of the admissions ambassador program, and presented my linguistics research on Native American English on-campus. Most recently I have been nominated and appointed as the second vice president of the AOA executive committee. As part of my appointment I also sit on the professional development and alumni liaison committees on Alumni Council.
The AOA was organized in 1854 to represent all Dartmouth alumni. AOA membership includes “every person who has ever matriculated as a fulltime student in pursuit of a Dartmouth degree.” I am excited to contribute to this longstanding institution at Dartmouth and share my perspective not only as a young alumnus but as a Native American alumnus as well. Through all of my volunteer activities at the College, there is only one thing that I am constantly amazed by—the love our alumni have for Dartmouth and for our students.
It is an honor to serve as your second vice president on the AOA. If you have any concerns or feedback about the College, please feel free to reach out at kalina.newmark@gmail.com. Mahsi cho (thank you) for the opportunity to be your guest columnist. Wishing you and your families a safe, healthy, and abundant year.
—Hillary S. Cheng, 26611 La Roda, Mission Viejo, CA 92691; (603) 546-8452; hillary.s.cheng@dartmouth.edu