Author Archives: Palak Bhandari

About Palak Bhandari

As a post-bac Educational Technologist on a six-person team in Educational Technology Services (an office within Library and Information Technology Services), Palak collaborates with faculty, staff and students on technological needs for institutional learning. As a part of her position, Palak is responsible for structuring ETS' internship programs to allow student interns to further their digital competencies. She also collaborates with Pearson Education to understand the educational applications of the Microsoft HoloLens & managed six HoloLens student interns through agile development techniques. Lastly, Palak works with Bryn Mawr faculty and staff to conduct workshops on presentation tools, interactive polling and social media tracking tools, among other topics. She also serves as part of the organizing team for the Blended Learning in the Liberal Arts Conference. Palak graduated from Bryn Mawr in 2016 with a B.A. in the Growth & Structure of Cities and International Studies.

Life After Bryn Mawr Open Sessions!

Life After Bryn Mawr Open Session Poster - Tuesdays 12-1 in DVR on April 17, 24, and May 1

Life After Bryn Mawr Open Session Poster

Life After Bryn Mawr is holding open sessions for any and all graduating seniors! Members of the LABM Committee will be there to answer any questions you have about post-grad life and will have resources about a variety of topics, including:

  • Cooking
  • Budgeting
  • Finding Housing
  • Grad Schools/Further Education
  • Dealing with Unemployment

These Open Sessions will be held Tuesdays from 12-1 in the DVR Room in NDDH on:

  • April 17
  • April 24
  • May 1

 

A Guide to Kitchen & Pantry Staples

Confused about what you might need for your kitchen when moving to your first place? Check out this handy guide on kitchen and pantry staples (thanks to Dining Services)! Keep in mind that you can take this list and modify it to suit your own needs.

We have also reproduced the information below so be sure to continue reading!

Kitchen and Pantry Staples

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Quick & Easy Recipes from the Bi-Co’s Registered Dietician

Natalie Zaparzynski, M.A., R.D. L.D.N, the Bi-Co’s Registered Dietitian, has provided some healthy, nutritional, and easy to make recipes. Each recipe includes nutritional information as well so check them out below!

Life After Bryn Mawr Senior Week 2017 Events!

As we rapidly approach the end of the semester, here are the events we will be holding during Senior Week 2017. Stop by any of these events to learn about particular topics that may apply to your life after Bryn Mawr!

Can you pay my bills? Budgeting & basic financial mindfulness after BMC
Dorothy Vernon Room, New Dorm Dining Hall
12-1PM
May 8

“Can you pay my bills? Budgeting & financial mindfulness after BMC” will explore how to proactively think about your finances after graduating, including how to budget within your salary, how to save money, how to assess spending priorities etc. The content of this session will primarily come from first person experience, shared by current young staff members, as well as tried and true best practice tips. We will also be providing you with online resources to peruse as you start to piece together what your post-grad spending will look like.

Life After the Meal Plan
Dorothy Vernon Room, New Dorm Dining Hall
12-1PM
May 9

Bryn Mawr College Dining Services Assistant Director, Richard Clow, will provide tips on how to equip your kitchen, resources for cookbooks and healthy eating on a budget!

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Apartments, Roommates, Landlords: Finding Housing after BMC Panel Recap

At our most recent Life After Bryn Mawr event on April 10th, members of the Life After Bryn Mawr Committee (Rachel Heiser, Jancy Munguia ’14 and Palak Bhandari ’16) and Cruz Arroyo, Administrative Assistant in LILAC, discussed the basics of navigating housing after Bryn Mawr.

For those of you that may have missed this session, we will be planning to hold a second session during Senior Week 2017. Below is a compilation of some of the important takeaways from this session.

Key People to know about when finding housing

When finding housing, it is important to know the different people you may come into contact with throughout the search process and while you are renting a property.

Realtor – Essentially the person that helps to generate interest in a property and connects two parties; after finding housing, you may not interact with a realtor as frequently, if at all.

Landlord/Property Manager – The person who arranges the lease agreement, takes care of daily needs at the property and is the go-to person for maintenance needs

Property Owner – The person who actually owns the building and land that the property is on.

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Upcoming Events – Spring 2017

Keep checking back to hear about more interesting events happening in Spring 2017 that will help inform you about Life After Bryn Mawr!

Life After Bryn Mawr Calendar (event descriptions below)

Apartments, Roommates, Landlords: Finding Housing after BMC
12-1PM in DVR
April 10

Join members of the Life After Bryn Mawr (LABM) Committee to learn how to navigate finding housing in your post-grad life. Learn the dos and dont’s about roommates and landlords as well as some tips to keep in mind while searching for housing!

Post Grad Life Planning Sessions
2-4 PM in Campus Center Mezzanine (2nd level)
April 2, 9, 16, 23

Every Sunday in April (except for April 30), we will be holding post-grad life planning sessions in the Campus Center Mezzanine from 2-4PM. These are meant to be informal opportunities where you can talk to members of LABM and plan out your post-grad life. The Career Peers will also be having walk-in hours, so feel free to bring any materials, questions, concerns,etc.