Global Awareness: I plan on participating on a Maymester Abroad program to increase my global understanding. This experience will help me to appreciate other cultures besides my own and therefore gain a new perspective and new ideas about the world.
Original Inquiry: I plan on both participating in a research laboratory starting my sophomore year but also graduating with honors research distinction. I’ve always been drawn towards research and the concept of discovering things that no one else has ever found before.
Academic Enrichment: I plan on graduating with both an honors research distinction and an epidemiology minor on top of my major (microbiology). Academics have always been an incredibly important part of my life and I am always striving to learn more.
Leadership Development: A peer and I are starting a club called Project AWARE. It’s goal is to increase advocacy and awareness of antibiotic resistant bacteria on campus and keep the members informed about new research being released. I will be the vice president of this club, which allows me to understand how to manage a group of people and all of the formalities of leading a club. Additionally, I am and plan on continuing to be a team captain in BuckeyeThon.
Service Engagement: I am and will continue to participate in BuckeyeThon, which is a large organization that raises money for several pediatric floors in Nationwide Children’s Hospitals. This cause is close to my heart, as my mom was affected by cancer, and I will continue to do as much as I can for the charity.