WHO SHE IS: Senior House Coordinator, Hamilton College House
YEARS AT PENN: 5.
WHAT SHE DOES: “Singh works with the residential staff, faculty and students to design and promote educational, social and cultural programming in Hamilton College House. She oversees the day-to-day operations of Hamilton’s student-run operations including the cafe, computer lab/computing assistance, administrative office and DVD Library.î
BUSIEST TIME OF YEAR: The month before the fall semester begins, when the large-scale events of staff training, move-in, New Student Orientation and Convocation all happen within the span of three weeks. But Singh loves it: “Although it is a very busy time of the year, it is a lot of fun—as a matter a fact, my most treasured memories in this position are from that time period.”
Griffin Pitt, right, works with two other student researchers to test the conductivity, total dissolved solids, salinity, and temperature of water below a sand dam in Kenya.
Griffin Pitt’s upbringing made her passionate about water access and pollution, and Penn has given her the opportunity to explore these issues back home in North Carolina and abroad.
Rashi Sabherwal, a doctoral student in political science, explores how women engage politically in society in informal roles through her research in India.
Helping robots work together to explore the Moon and Mars
Penn Engineers, NASA, and five other universities tested robotic systems designed to help unmanned explorers cooperate in the dunes of White Sands, New Mexico, paving the way for Moon and Mars exploration.
