[Artifacts are the items you consider to be representative of your academic interests and achievements. For each entry, include both an artifact and a detailed annotation. An annotation is a reflective description of the artifact that attempts to communicate its significance. For more information, go to: http://honors-scholars.osu.edu/e-portfolio. Delete these instructions and add your own post.]
About Me
Hello! My name is Albie Buckeye. I am a garden gnome that grew up on beautiful front lawn, where I often liked to people-watch and hang out with fake geese. I am a fourth-year in both the Honors program and the Garden Relations Scholars program. I am majoring in Outdoor Diplomacy and hoping to find a career that will allow me to promote peace and a sense of community among lawn decorations. Over the past few years, I have taken many honors courses that have confirmed my passion for this, but I have also gotten a chance to take classes that focus on other topics, such as my Urban Garden Geography class.
Through Honors & Scholars, I have participated in a lot of exciting events. I lived in the Lincoln honors community during my first year, which got me more involved as a member of the Hall Council. I also studied abroad on London Honors as a first year student, which inspired me to continue to travel. Through various programs, I have also met some really amazing faculty who recently helped me get an internship designing hats for garden gnomes like myself. Even though the internship made me realize that gnome fashion is not the career path I would be most excited about, it got me some valuable work experience and prepared me for getting a full-time job after graduation.
Of course, I do not spend all my time here in a classroom listening to lectures. I have also found time to get involved with Gnome Culture Club and I play on the lawn-decorations-only intramural football team. My other hobbies include planting fruits and vegetables, and hiding around campus for Honors & Scholars students to find me. My favorite movie is Gnomeo and Juliet and my favorite television shows are Better Homes and Gardens and Veggie Tales.
I have had a great time pursuing my academic and extracurricular interests over the past four years and I cannot wait to see what my future holds.
Welcome to my Honors & Scholars e-Portfolio
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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 information, go to: http://honors-scholars.osu.edu/e-portfolio. 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 information, go to: http://honors-scholars.osu.edu/e-portfolio. 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 information, go to: http://honors-scholars.osu.edu/e-portfolio. Delete these instructions and add your own post.]