Rodrigo Diaz

Interns serve as ambassadors of the College and work to creatively and thoughtfully engage newly enrolled students and their families, as well as prospective students and families. Shift leaders work with the Intern Supervisor to coordinate the group of admissions interns in their day-to-day activities.

Given the nature of Admissions’ work this year, Shift Leaders agree to:

• Work side by side with the Intern Supervisor to generate strategies, projects and additional activities within the intern program
• Lead group check-ins with their shift
• Participate in meetings with other teams within Admissions and Operations
• Participate in meetings with other departments to continue to spread communication about the work within other areas of the College
• Creating content for short videos for Admissions, blog posts, and all social media channels (Tumblr, ZeeMee, Instagram, TikTok) with prospective and admitted students in mind
• Communicating with admitted and prospective students through various means

Serving as an ambassador for in-person and virtual visits by:

• Providing on-campus and virtual tours
• Accompanying students and their families to lunch
• Engaging in genuine and meaningful conversations in group or 1:1 settings
• Reaching out to current, prospective, and enrolled students through email, handwritten cards, and phone calls
• Prepping for and participating in virtual and in-person events (New Student events, Fall Weekend, Fall for Bennington, Bennington Bound, BenningtonWorks, Overnights, and Saturday Open Houses, among others that occur in the evenings and on the weekends)
• Serving as members of focus groups for various communications
• Contributing creative ideas to existing work in Admissions
• Collaborating with fellow Interns and staff in admissions
• Any other responsibilities as assigned

• Hold tutoring sessions - 3 hours per week - to facilitate students’ language learning and cultural understanding.
• Organize weekly Language Tables with other leaders and host 5 (or more) Language Tables per term.
• Organize and host activities (ex. film showings, cooking events, etc.) that foster students’ language learning and cultural understanding.
• Collaborate with their peer Language Leaders and professors

During my field work term over this winter I will be an intern in the State of Vermont Senate. I will have the privilege of shadowing Senator Kesha Ram-Hinsdale for the first weeks of January and providing support in various legislative tasks. Attending committee sessions on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs, as well as Education. All of this will help me to gain valuable insights into the legislative process.

* Led collaborative efforts with Student Life, Campus Safety, and other departments to foster inclusive communities and cooperative living at Bennington College.
* Enriched the residential community through collaborative work with various campus services.
* Selected and supervised as a House Chair by the Office of Student Life.

Interns serve as ambassadors of the College and will work to creatively and thoughtfully engage newly enrolled students and their families as well as prospective students and families. Given the nature of Admissions’ work this year, Interns agree to participate in:

• Creating content for short videos for Admissions, blog posts, and all social media channels (Tumblr, ZeeMee, Instagram, possibly TikTok) with prospective and admitted students in mind.
• Communicating with admitted and prospective students through various means.
• Serving as an ambassador for in-person and virtual visits by:
• Providing on-campus and virtual tours;
• Accompanying students and their families to lunch;
• Engaging in genuine and meaningful conversations in group or 1:1 settings
• Reaching out to current, prospective and enrolled students through email, handwritten cards, and phone calls
• Prepping for and participating in virtual and in-person events (New Student events, Fall Weekend, Fall for Bennington, Bennington Bound, BenningtonWorks, Overnights, Saturday Open Houses, among others that occur in the evenings and on the weekends).
• Serving as members of focus groups for various communications.
• Contributing creative ideas to existing work in Admissions
• Collaborating with fellow Interns and staff in admissions
• Any other responsibilities as assigned

• Worked as a Teacher Assistant at Trinity School Paraguay, supporting primary teachers in planning and tutoring 6th and 2nd graders. I also led spelling B sessions and supervised children during lunch breaks, fostering a positive learning environment.
• Supported classroom activities, tutoring, and reviewing work.
• Helped with assignments and tests, providing constructive feedback to students based on results.
• Supported classroom maintenance and upkeep, organizing books, and materials.
• Partnered with teacher to plan and implement lessons following school's curriculum, goals, and objectives.