Welcome back to Her Campus Cutie! To celebrate Women’s History Month, our March series will center around influential, female–identifying leaders in our community. Today, the spotlight is on Tara Teipel:
Tara Teipel is a sophomore (Class of ‘23) from Pittstown, NJ enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program at Penn. She’s the President of Nurses for Sexual and Reproductive Health (NSRH), the Peer Advising Co–Chair for Student Nurses at Penn, and the Co–Social Chair for the Penn Club Swim Team!
Pronouns: She/Her
Birthday: October 13th, 2000
How you’re celebrating Women’s History Month: Spending time with my inspirational friends and family who are women, and striving to be the best I can be!
Extracurriculars: Penn Club Swim team, Alpha Phi Fraternity, PERIOD@Penn
Hobbies: Going on long walks around campus or exploring Philadelphia
Fav place on campus: High rise field
Apple Music or Spotify: Spotify all the way!
Corner piece or center piece of cake: Corner
Fav ice cream flavor: dairy–free chocolate chip cookie dough
Show(s) you’re binging: Gilmore Girls, How I Met Your Mother
Most memorable experience at Penn so far: Meeting my amazing hallmates freshman year and still being close with them today!
A lesson you learned in college: Grow your passions and never be embarrassed to talk about them, and surround yourself with people who also are excited to share their interests or projects.
What’s on your bucket list: Going to Spring Fling!
Best self–care tip: Take a step back when you feel overwhelmed, and try to focus on other things.