Dina Spanbock

= Personal Life =

Dina is not good with technology. She doesn't fully understand how to use Hampedia. Let that be said before anything else is.

= Academic Life Before Hampshire =

Dina attended preschool through her synagogue, Lincoln Square. She then moved on to the Abraham Joshua Heschel school in Manhattan, NY, a private, pluralistic Jewish school where she would spend the majority of her time before coming to Hampshire. In her senior year of high school, Dina transferred to City-As-School, an alternative public school with a heavy focus on internships. She was, however, dually enrolled, and though she got her High School Degree from City-As-School, she continued to participate in activities at Heschel and considers it her school.

At City-As-School, Dina participated in an internship at New Youth Connections, a New York magazine written for teens, by teens. While there, she wrote, edited, researched, interviewed, reviewed films and books, and helped with many other odd jobs.

= Gap Year =

After high school, Dina decided she needed some time off from school and pushed off college for a year. She spent the beginning of the year working on Barack Obama's Presidential Campaign in Philadelphia, PA. It was extremely rewarding, though tiring, and she would be happy to tell you more about the millions of things she did while there.

After Obama won the election (YAY!), Dina travelled to Israel for a few months. She spent her time there at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, mainly having fun and practicing her Hebrew language skills.

By the time she returned from Israel, Dina was ready for Hampshire.

= Hampshire =

Student Groups
Dina is a signer for both the JSU and Re-Rad and a member of many student groups, some more actively than others. These groups include: New Leaf, Amnesty International, Leadership Campaign, Aliz, SEARCH, The Climax and The Omen (yes, both!), the QCA, Yoga Collective, and the Knitting and Crafting Group. She also regularly attends the Poetry Slam held by the Slam Collective.

Other Student Life Involvement
Dina tries to be involved in as many aspects of student life as possible, at least in whatever small way she can. In addition to the many student groups she attends, she also frequently attends various lectures and events and is on multiple listservs to make sure she stays in touch with aspects of the school in which she is less directly involved, such as the Center for Feminisms, various Spiritual Life groups in addition to the JSU, the CBD program, and the CYL program. She hopes to serve on various committees in the future (look out for her campaign to be a member of a Board of Trustees Committee, TBA!).

Dina has always loved the performing arts and she often attends concerts, plays, dances, and more.

She also is a singer who dabbles in acting, and she looks forward to using these talents and interests in a more participatory way in the future. In February of 2010, Dina participated in Hampshire College's 2010 V-Day Campaign Production of the Vagina Monologues, written by Eve Ensler and directed by our wonderful Tina Oza. She performed with Anastasia Ramirez in "My Angry Vagina" and introduced "Say It" with Kristina Walker. She will forever be thankful for the amazing experience she had working with the entire cast of the production.

Dina is always interested in what is going on around campus, so invite her to anything you hear about!

Div I
Dina is taking three classes during the Fall '09 semester:


 * Literature and Culture in the Jazz Age with Michele Hardesty (HACU - Tutorial)
 * African Development with Frank Holmquist (SS)
 * Earth Resources with Steve Roof (NS)