Leadership/Community Service: These are the experiences that have made me who I am as a person today.

Patient Care Volunteer and Trainer at Elmhurst Hospital Center

  • As a volunteer, I was able to talk to and help patients while also learning hands on patient care – including how to feed a patient. Some of my duties included assisting nurses, shadowing doctors, going on rounds with the supervisor, and learning about/note taking on all the patients (including their disease) in the floor to report back to staff meetings. After being a volunteer of 3 years, I was promoted as a trainer where I got to teach the newer volunteers their responsibilities and hospital regulations. It has now been 5 years, and every day is still different from the previous — which is why I keep going back to this humbling experience.

President of the Himalayan Club on Campus

  • A group of students and I founded this cultural, entertainment, and service club in 2013 where I started off as just a Public Relations Officer. Then, I moved on to the Vice President and tried to reach out to as many organizations and clubs as I could. Now, after 3 years, the club is recognized over campus and was even successful in hosting ‘Unite for Nepal’ – a huge collaborative effort with various clubs on campus. This club continues to promote cultural awareness, entertainment, and community service.

Vice President of the Buddhist Studies and Practice Group at Stony Brook University

  • Being the Vice President of the only meditation club on campus, my duty is to provide fellow students with a safe space where they can come to relax, unwind, and share their wisdom. We have retreats with other buddhist clubs in the Northeast Regions, bring in renowned practitioners such as David Listen, and promote peace by utilizing Buddhist texts as our guidance. It is not a religious club, and all are welcome — and I, as Vice President, make it a duty that all people of all cultures, religions, and races are comfortable at our practices.

Student Ambassador and Community Manager for the Fit University Chapter at Stony Brook University

  • Fit University’s new chapter at Stony Brook started off in the Fall of 2015, where a group of students and I decided to bring student lead workouts and support system on campus. As the community manager, I reach out to other clubs and organizations to collaborate and introduce them into peer fitness. As the ambassador, I publish monthly articles on the Fit University Website advocating healthy habits.

Project Leader at YULHA Fund leading ‘First Aid Medical Relief Action in Rural Areas of Nepal.’

  • In Nepal, a lot of areas lack education and medication, resulting in deaths due to small things such as common cold. After meeting my mentor in a family Christmas gathering, I was interested in his work. Thus, I reached out to him and we began working on this project that brings together students to help other students — the ones that are unfortunately in underdeveloped regions of Nepal.

Student Ambassador at United Nepalese Student Organization

  • My role as a student ambassador in this organization is to serve as a liaison between all the other Nepalese groups on other campuses. We share ideas, educational materials, and projects to benefit the community. We also learn professional

 

Building Senator and Quad Representative for Resident Hall Association

  • For the first two years of my career as an undergraduate at Stony Brook University, I was part of the Residence Hall Association in which I attended two hour weekly meetings serving as the medium between the building and the quad, as well as the building and other buildings. In these positions, I was able to sharpen my people skills, learn how to time manage, and successfully work in large groups of people.

Fashion Show Manager and Model for the Community Service Club

  • I have always been in the spotlight ever since I was a kid, therefore, I decided to utilize my stage present and participate in fashion shows that contributed all the funds earned to non-profit organizations. We were able to raise money for organizations such as The Supply – bringing education to the slums in India, WPPC Nepal Foundation – stopping human trafficking in Nepal, etc.

English Pal

  • A program hosted by International Student Organization and the Golden Key Honor Society, the English Pal paired me up with international students to whom I was supposed to serve as guidance. While my job as a domestic speaker was to allow them to feel more comfortable with the new language and school, I was able to connect to them on deeper levels. I had two partners for two years, one from Spain and one from Korea, and both have taught me a lot. We’ve discussed ideas on an international platform, tried food from each other’s countries, and helped each other academically as well!
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