Student at Barnard College, Columbia University

Aashika Mehta

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Dedicated undergraduate student at Barnard College pursuing a major in Political Science and Economics with a German minor. Passionate leader with strengths in communications, social media, fundraising, team building, and event planning. Interested in gaining hands-on experience in Communications, PR, Advertising, and Marketing fields. Education

Graduate of West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North New Jersey 2016-2020

-3.9 Unweighted GPA

-National Honor Society German National Honor Society

-Distinguished Honors award from Library of Congress Presidential Service Award Letter of Commendation National Merit Scholarship First Year Student at Barnard College of Columbia University New York 2020-2023

-3.9 GPA

-Dean’s List

-Political Science, Economics and German studies

Leadership Experience

Marketing and PR Representative Columbia Virtual Campus Oct. 2020- Present Pioneer of first social media campaign for CVC, a platform serving as a unifying force for Columbia’s virtual setting; curates academic, social, and mental health resources for students to cope with current pandemic circumstances using Canva, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Office, Google Suite.

Freshman Public Relations Director Barnard Student Government Association Oct. 2020- Present Director of outreach campaigns, newsletter development, and social media networking to represent student body; bridges gap between students and administration amidst the global pandemic and virtual campus setting. Creative Design and Layout Team Barnard Bulletin Magazine Sep. 2020- Present Member of layout and creative design team; extensive use of Adobe Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop) and MS-Office. President of Student Affinity Group South Asian American Student Association May 2018- June/2020 Presided student-run organization of 350 members centered around South Asian heritage and combatting cultural erasure; empowered members to display artistic growth relating to Indo-American identity through dance, music, acting, volunteer work during annual showcase attended by over 1000 residents in the greater-Princeton area, raising $10,000 for charity. Student Newspaper Editor-in-Chief The Knightly News Sep. 2019- June 2020 Delegated tasks and monitored progress of pitches, ensuring achievement of deadlines; Implemented modern digital communications platforms such as podcasting and newscasts, while continuing hard copy editorial content. Oversaw all content through copy and production of 20+ staff members and guest writers. School Yearbook Editor-in-Chief North Excalibur Sep. 2019- June 2020 Supervised all components of production including training 15 staff members, fundraising, photography, layout, and editing. Career Experience

Senior Camp Counselor Junior Stem LLC June 2018- Aug. 2019 Received Presidential Service Award; Supervised daily Scholar Tree summer activities for children ages 6-14. Coordinated schedule of activities to assigned campers; organized physical and intellectual activities. District 2 Poll Clerk I Mercer County Board of Elections - Princeton, NJ Nov. 2018-Dec. 2018 Contributed to the execution of the democratic process by educating constituents of low voter turnout, preparing the polling locations, processing voters, issuing provisional ballots and explaining polling equipment. Applicable Skills/Interests

Languages: English (Native), Gujarati (Native), German (8 Years) Technical Skills: Adobe Photoshop/InDesign/MS-Office/Google Suite/iMovie/Photography/Audio & Sound Mixing Interests: Dance, Dog Training, Travel, Calligraphy, Photography, Running & Long Jumping,

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