Month: January 2019

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

An artifact that I think really represents my time so far at Ohio State is a Dunkin’ Donuts coffee cup. As I came to college I figured out quickly that I needed to develop really strong study habits and find a good place where I felt I could accomplish work. That place for me was the Dunkin’ Donuts on High Street. During first semester I would wake up early go before class and really grind out a lot of work. It was always a great start to my day and left me feeling motivated to be even more productive in the afternoons. This semester I have class starting at 8AM every morning so going before class is not really an option, but I now go some afternoons when I need to escape my dorm and get a few hours of focused studying done. I think this artifact represents the transition to college and the growth necessary to be able to adapt to this new academic level.

About Me

Hello and welcome to my ePortfolio. My name is Mayle Barr and I am from Naperville, IL. I decided to attend Ohio State because I wanted to go to a college with a fantastic business school, that was close to a big city, and had a great football team. Ohio State fulfilled all these requirements and I have found it to be a great fit for me. I am an accounting specialization in the Fisher College of Business and I hope to graduate in May 2022 being eligible to sit for the CPA with 150 credit hours. I am still deciding what I want to do with my extra credit hours, but I am currently considering the Combined BSBA/MAcc program in Fisher. After graduation I would liked to work for a Big Four Accounting Firm in their tax division. I plan to take my second semester junior off to complete a busy season internship with a Big Four firm and hopefully secure my full time offer from that. During my college career I would love to study abroad. I would like to complete the STEP program during my sophomore year and use to funds to go on the Global Non-Profit Project to South Africa. I have always wanted to travel and I think this trip would be a great opportunity to combine service, business, and exploring new parts of the world. On campus I am involved in the Business Scholars Program, the Accounting Association Executive Board, Cru, Hall Council Executive Board, the EY Signature Series Cohort, WINning with Deloitte, Buckeye Leadership Fellow Foundations Program, and Student-Alumni Council. All of these organizations have taught me skills that I know have better prepared me for my future career.