Hi,

My name is Ashley and I'm a junior at Bryn Mawr. I'm a sociology major and an education minor, my goal is - and has been for as long as I can remember - to teach at the elementary level. I adore kids and love working with them. Currently I work at a pre-school and have had various field placements throughout Philadelphia elementary schools, last semester having worked with 5th graders. I'm also a community fellow for the PhillyGoes2College initiative being run out of the mayor's office of education, whose aim is to get a higher percentage of Philly high school students to college. Through the program we provide services, such as writing workshops, to these students at no cost. Though I aim to teach elementary students, I enjoy working with students in many capacities.

Hi! My name is Carson and I'm a freshman at Haverford. I'm planning to double major in biology and English (assuming all of the classes fit into my schedule!), while fulfilling pre-med requirements. My goal is to become a pediatric oncologist. Outside of school I also run track at Haverford, work in the school's career development office and founded an organization that makes hats and blankets for children who have cancer. I'm looking forward to combining aspects of my two majors in a new and interesting way in this class, and engaging in discussions both online and in class to gain new perspectives on the topics from my peers.

 Hi, I'm Rachel and I am pre-vet here at Bryn Mawr- bio major, NBS concentration. This is my 3rd class with Anne and Paul is my major advisor, so I guess I'm interested to see how the class flows between both of them. I also really like posting my papers and class thoughts on serendip and I am a big fan of mixing different medias in my papers, so I am glad to be back using it. As I said in class I never really learned about evolution; I learned about the historical figures central to it in history classes but I never quite made it to evolution itself.

So, I'll kick off the introductions. I'm Anne; you can find out more about my academic interests on my college homepage; on the personal side, I'm a Quaker in a secular culture; a 4x mom (and just this fall a 2x mother-in-law, and this spring upcoming: a GRANDMOTHER!!!) here amongst 20-somethings; a commuter from midtown Philly who lives a good deal of the time on a farm in Virginia (when I'm not living in some fictional world or another, which is where I actually spend most of my time).

 Hi my name is Namratha and i'm a sophomore at Bryn Mawr. I'm a political science and economics double major with a minor in international relations with a concentration in peace and conflict studies. My larger goals in life are to pursue international human rights law and possibly writing. I also love dancing (indian classical), music, and russian literature. On campus I'm part of SAW (south asian women) and the pre-law society. What I'm looking forward to in this class is using nontraditional mediums in an academic environment. I hope that I can participate in some meaningful discussions and learn to see things from a different perspective!

 Hi my name is Namratha and i'm a sophomore at Bryn Mawr. I'm a political science and economics double major with a minor in international relations with a concentration in peace and conflict studies. My larger goals in life are to pursue international human rights law and possibly writing. I also love dancing (indian classical), music, and russian literature. On campus I'm part of SAW (south asian women) and the pre-law society. What I'm looking forward to in this class is using nontraditional mediums in an academic environment. I hope that I can participate in some meaningful discussions and learn to see things from a different perspective!

 Hi my name is Namratha and i'm a sophomore at Bryn Mawr. I'm a political science and economics double major with a minor in international relations with a concentration in peace and conflict studies. My larger goals in life are to pursue international human rights law and possibly writing. I also love dancing (indian classical), music, and russian literature. On campus I'm part of SAW (south asian women) and the pre-law society. What I'm looking forward to in this class is using nontraditional mediums in an academic environment. I hope that I can participate in some meaningful discussions and learn to see things from a different perspective!

 Hi there! My name's Brenna and I'm a sophomore at Bryn Mawr. I just transferred here this past fall so I'm still a bit of a newbie, but I've really loved it so far. I'm planning on pursuing elementary certification for teaching through Swarthmore and I'm leaning towards anthropology for a major. I've always really loved to write but science classes have never really been my strong suit. Movies and music are both extremely important to me and I love trying new foods and dreaming of traveling. I look forward to our class discussions!