Natalie McNeill
Honors degrees in Environmental Science & Italian Studies
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Phi Beta Kappa
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Top 2% of graduating class
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Baird Sustainability Fellow
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College-wide honors program
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Recognizes seniors who have advanced sustainability goals on or beyond the Dickinson College campus through scholarship, leadership, and service
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To read my Baird profile, click here. To learn more about the Baird Honors program, click here.
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To learn about what I did as a Baird Fellow, click here.
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Alpha Lambda Delta
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Recognizes high-achieving first-year students
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Watershed Coordinator
Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring (ALLARM)
2015 - present
Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA
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Implement workshops to teach communities how to use biological and water quality assessment techniques to monitor stream health.
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Assist with the coordination and implementation of water quality monitoring workshops for ALLARM’s partner organizations.
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Conduct research and create community-based materials (e.g. fact sheet for communities concerned about fracking and drinking water).
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Research and develop resource guides (Guide to US Aquatic Citizen Science: Volunteer Monitoring).
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Perform laboratory work, including quality assurance verification for volunteer water quality monitoring organizations
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Conduct monthly chemical and physical water quality monitoring of a local stream.
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Research and test water quality monitoring techniques appropriate for volunteer use.
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Facilitate weekly staff meetings.
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Write articles for annual organizational publication.
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Mentor and train new ALLARM student staff.
To learn more about ALLARM, click here.
Italian Writing Tutor
Norman M. Eberly Multilingual Writing Center
2015 - present
Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA
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Aid students learning Italian in identifying and understanding grammar mistakes.
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Identify ways to improve continuity and content of written assignments.
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Brainstorm ideas for written assignments and presentations.
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Teach students how to use online dictionaries and other resources.
Intern
Green Up Group, Inc.
May 2015 - August 2015
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Conduct research for Nutrient Density Project.
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Implement hydroponic growing system.
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Prune, water, and cultivate range of products.
Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA
2013 - May 2017
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Honors degrees in Environmental Science and Italian Studies
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Recipient of Founders Scholarship - scholarship for eight semesters of full-time study at Dickinson College
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Recipient of Kenderdine Student Travel Award - to present research at Society for Applied Anthropology meeting in Santa Fe, New Mexico, April 2017
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Recipient of William G. and Elke F. Durden International Initiative Fund - to conduct research in Italy, January 2017
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Recipient of Dickinson Internship Grant - to support completion of unpaid summer internship at Green Up Group, Inc., Summer 2015
K. Robert Nilsson Center for European Studies & University of Bologna
January 2016 - May 2016
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Frequented one course at K. Robert Nilsson center and three courses at the University of Bologna
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Studied Italian history, contemporary and children's literature, and the role of women in science during Spring semester of junior year
RESUME
Education
Skills
Research - natural & social sciences
Community building & engagement
Outreach
Strong reading & writing
Critical thinking
Honors
Work
experience
Languages
Italian
Citizen science
Volunteer monitoring
Watersheds
Community engagement
Building scientific literacy