Katherine Zimmermann

Kat is a fourth year student in GS studying Political Science with focuses in International Politics and Comparative Politics and graduating in 2024. She is a part of the Trinity College Dublin and Columbia University Dual BA Program and spent her first two years of Uni in Dublin, Ireland. She studied Middle Eastern and European Languages and Cultures with specializations in German and Arabic studies. This year, on top of her Columbia work, Kat will be working on her Capstone Project for Trinity. Her interests lie in the political and international relations fields and hopes one day to work in the UN or State Department. In the coming years she is looking to work in Consulting and live in Europe.

As VP of Campus Life, Kat hopes to increase both the quality and quantity of events that the Campus Life Committee brings to the GS student body this year! She seems great potential with the committee and is looking forward to working with students on all committees to not only have fun events, but also informational academic events as well. Her biggest goal for the year is to ensure that the GSSC Gala is more accessible for students, is hosted in a unique location, and out-does her work last year. Kat loves to say that “campus life is her sh*t” and truly believes that this is the best place for her to be on the GSSC team!

Outside of classes and GSSC you can find Kat working with Columbia Women in Business Society as a part of the conference committee, working with the Friend of Aine non-profit raising awareness and money for child bereavement, and traveling to Dublin and Germany to visit her friends abroad. She loves being sarcastic, finding dogs to pet, and finding quiet spaces to listen to music and people watch. Please feel free to reach out to her with any questions about Campus Life that you might have or if you just want to grab coffee!