G.O.A.L.S.

The University Honors & Scholars Center at The Ohio State University serves high-ability, motivated undergraduate students. While embracing diversity in both ideas and people, the Center fosters purposeful learning communities that enhance students’ academic and social experiences. The Center facilitates impactful, rigorous, and unique opportunities that further student success and involvement in our G.O.A.L.S.: Global Awareness, Original Inquiry, Academic Enrichment, Leadership Development, and Service Engagement.

G.O.A.L.S.

Global Awareness

  • Chair of the Leadership and Social Change Committee within Mount Scholars promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion within the community and related social change topics.
  • Enrolled in ESHESA 2577: Diversity and Social Justice Leadership.
  • Planning to complete the Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement Certificant through the Multicultural Centerr for the 2020-2021 school year.

Original Inquiry

  • Experienced in environmental sustainability topics: water quality, food insecurity, U.S. environmental policy, invasive specicies, tree management, habitat remediation, and corporate responsibility reports.
  • Researched multiculturism in advertising and plan to continue investigating problems and solutions within my major, marketing, in representation and social identities.
  • Investigating how education and human resource models contirnute to effective team building activities in context with design thinking principles.

Academic Enrichment

  • Enrolled in variety of course electives meant to apply in career and community work in addition to major requirements. Current in DESIGN 3105: Introduction to Design Thinking. Planning to take Engineering Capstone, additional leadership courses, and human resource curricula.
  • Planning to study abroad through Fisher College of Business’s Office of Global Engagement 1-2 times prior to graduation through their programming.
  • Interned at the Goodyear Global Headquarters in Akron, Ohio. Hoping to intern for large corporations focus on technology related to my field of study prior to graduation.

Leadership Development

  • Beyond involvement in Mount scholars, holding leadership positions in the Undergraduate Student Government, Hall/Community Councils, and the Morrill Scholarship Program. In addition to being involved in Ohio Union Activities Board and roles within the organization.
  • Hoping to minor in Leadership Studies to compliment my academic enrichment.
  • Within Mount scholars, involved in many aspects: planning for Launch Week, Mount Legacy Week team lead for Team Education, member of Leadership Training Communitee, starting and promoting new initiatives, and now chair of LSCC.

Service Engagement

  • Year of Service focused on education. Currently plan STEM Engagement lessons for 5th grade classroom virtually focused on concepts, creativity, and hands-on activities weekly to inspire students not to push them into the STEM fields, but to connect 21st-century skills to apply in their own aspirations.
  • Aspire to hold a career in corporate phailathropy and community engagement to support the organizations and resources elevating families across local communities.