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Year in Review
[ “Year in Review” is where you should reflect on the past year and show how you have evolved as a person and as a student. You may want to focus on your growth in a particular area (as a leader, scholar, researcher, etc.) or you may want to talk about your overall experience over the past year. For more guidance on using your ePortfolio, including questions and prompts that will help you get started, please visit the Honors & Scholars ePortfolio course in Carmen. To get answers to specific questions, please email eportfolio@osu.edu. Delete these instructions and add your own post.]
G.O.A.L.S.
[ “G.O.A.L.S.” is a place where students write about how their planned, current, and future activities may fit into the Honors & Scholars G.O.A.L.S.: Global Awareness, Original Inquiry, Academic Enrichment, Leadership Development, and Service Engagement. For more guidance on using your ePortfolio, including questions and prompts that will help you get started, please visit the Honors & Scholars ePortfolio course in Carmen. To get answers to specific questions, please email eportfolio@osu.edu. Delete these instructions and add your own post.
- Global Awareness: Students cultivate and develop their appreciation for diversity and each individual’s unique differences. For example, consider course work, study abroad, involvement in cultural organizations or activities, etc.
- Original Inquiry: Honors & Scholars students understand the research process by engaging in experiences ranging from in-class scholarly endeavors to creative inquiry projects to independent experiences with top researchers across campus and in the global community. For example, consider research, creative productions or performances, advanced course work, etc.
- Academic Enrichment: Honors & Scholars students pursue academic excellence through rigorous curricular experiences beyond the university norm both in and out of the classroom.
- Leadership Development: Honors & Scholars students develop leadership skills that can be demonstrated in the classroom, in the community, in their co-curricular activities, and in their future roles in society.
- Service Engagement: Honors & Scholars students commit to service to the community.]
Career
[“Career” is where you can collect information about your experiences and skills that will apply to your future career. Like your resume, this is information that will evolve over time and should be continually updated. For more guidance on using your ePortfolio, including questions and prompts that will help you get started, please visit the Honors & Scholars ePortfolio course in Carmen. To get answers to specific questions, please email eportfolio@osu.edu. Delete these instructions and add your own post.]
Artifacts
Skiing
An artifact that accurately describes my first semester of college is skiing. Before coming to college the foreign concept of skiing would have never occurred to me as something to do. Although I spent most of my day on the slopes falling I learned some important lessons. Firstly, it’s okay to fail in the process of learning. My first time down the hill I couldn’t figure out how to control my skis and eventually tumbled to the bottom. If it wasn’t for that mistake however, I wouldn’t have had to muster the courage to try and try again. Another key component of skiing was the importance of having great friends and mentors to have your back. If it wasn’t for the selflessness of my friends that day I would never have known the significance of not crossing your skis or have been able to pick myself back up on the slopes and continue down the mountain. By the end of the day I was able to glide through the flags on the slope and most importantly, strengthened friendships of a lifetime.
About Me
My name is Sydnie Truesdale and I am a first year finance major from Lima, Ohio. Being from a small town has helped me to understand the value of connectedness, along with instilling in me a sense of curiousity that has led to me becoming a student at The Ohio State University. My desire to discover and learn about new things has directed me to become involved with Business Scholars, Undergraduate Women’s Business Club, and the non-profit organization Girls On the Run. In addition to my involvements I am also a recipient of the full cost of attendance Land Grant Opportunity Scholarship. These involvements have allowed me to network with people from all different backgrounds and develop professional skills.