College junior Grant Dubler knows how to juggle.
“I can pretty much juggle any object,” the political science major said, “through my legs, around my back, running, jumping — I do it pretty much whenever I see three objects of equal weight.”
But like-weighted objects are not the only thing that Dubler can juggle.
Throughout his childhood in southern Florida, Dubler engaged in a wide variety of activities — ranging from Model Congress to founding a non-profit organization aimed at raising awareness for the crisis in Darfur.
Despite his involvement in other activities, Dubler said, he founded the organization because he was “just kind of bored” after being accepted to Penn under Early Decision.
“It became my entire life second semester of my senior year, and a lot of my freshman year at college was spent working with people back at home,” he said.
And since coming to Penn, Dubler’s multi-dimensional interests have only expanded.
In addition to serving on the Undergraduate Assembly, Dubler is involved in the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity, the International Affairs Association and Hillel, acting as outreach coordinator for Kesher last year.
To keep up with so many responsibilities, Dubler has developed an impressive work ethic, according to his roommate, Engineering junior Joe Weinhoffer.
“Seeing him work so hard definitely helps me and our other roommates to reflect that in our own work,” Weinhoffer said.
What sets Dubler apart, though, is his ability to balance this diligence with a “bubbly personality,” said College junior Danny Urgelles, Dubler’s roommate and frequent classmate at the Penn Washington Semester Program last fall.
“He knows how to conduct himself in a professional way, but he’s very easy to relate to,” Urgelles said. “He truly can balance the work and play aspects of life.”
