This summer I took French 3 through Columbus State Community College in order to complete my foreign language requirement for my B.S. degree. I also continued working in the Kohler Group as a paid Student Research Assistant in hopes of progressing my project towards a publication. I learned new techniques, such as photoluminescence spectroscopy to obtain emission and excitation spectra. This research was also part of my STEP project. In the middle of July, I had the opportunity of attending a leadership summit through The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. This leadership summit is advertised as providing student leaders with the opportunity to increase their knowledge of Phi Kappa Phi, connecting with their peers through small group discussions, learning about individual strengths and leadership capacities, and creating strategies for increasing chapter visibility and member engagement. I also spent a majority of my summer researching graduate programs for applications in the fall and preparing to take the GRE!
