Dorte Neumeister Interview

Keywords: 2017 Graduate; Biology major

Keywords: Cumbia band; Latino Student Association; convener; student events

Keywords: Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics; Germany; LMU; Master program; Munich

Keywords: Davis Scholar; Earlham College; Financial Aid; International Community; UWC Hong Kong

Partial Transcript: What challenges did you face? What did you really appreciate? What are some of the significant experiences you remember?

Keywords: Biology department; Negative start; community; faculty; finding friends; finding space; personal relationships; small departments; struggle; student body; support; traveling

Partial Transcript: Did your goals and ideas for the future change through your time at Earlham?

Keywords: Being Latina; Liberal Arts Education; being caring; being conscious; beliefs; career choice; changing majors; conservation; contributing to the world; critical thinking; ecology; professors; values

Keywords: Chicago; Richmond; academia; career goals; faculty support; gap year; grad school; graduating; jobs; pet food factory; property manager; research; time off; unemployed

Keywords: PhD Program; Teaching

Partial Transcript: How is Munich and LMU different from Earlham and your previous experiences?

Keywords: Earlham community; Sundays; big city; big university; concerts; cultural events; culture shock; friends; international community; local; music; small town

Keywords: Earlham; diversity; engage; luck

Partial Transcript: As an international alum, is there anything you would like Earlham to know?

Keywords: alumni; change; critical thinking; humanities; invest in what you have; science; transparency; values