Mia Bird OC ‘24

Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia (2024-26)

Mia Bird (she/her) ‘24 majored in Biology, minored in Dance, and received an integrative concentration in Education Studies. During her time at Oberlin, Mia explored her love of performing arts through managing VIBE dance company, a student organization on campus, performing in biannual dance department concerts, and being a teaching assistant for contemporary dance classes. She has also participated in biology student research and peer tutoring for students taking biology and neuroscience courses. Passionate about improving communities through education, Mia has also tutored literacy and math students at Oberlin elementary school through the America Reads/America Counts program, and helped immigrants and refugees hone their English skills and prepare for citizenship and job opportunities in her home city of Minneapolis. She could not be more excited to partner with Shansi for the goal of deepening cross-cultural exchange through education and community engagement.