Spring 2019 Service Hours

For my 10 service hours this semester, I volunteered for 5 hours at the Dunn Dash and 5 hours at a spaghetti dinner with Erie’s Knights of Columbus. The Dunn Dash took place on Saturday March 2nd, 2019. I volunteered from 7 AM – 12 PM and helped count laps of participants at the pool, then helped in the check out booth before I left. The spaghetti dinner took place on March 10th over spring break. I volunteered from 3-8 PM. I arrived early to help with setup, then welcomed the guests and served them dinner, then I helped clean up afterwards. I enjoyed completing my service this semester, it always feels good to help others.

Service Hours

For my ten service hours, I volunteered for five hours at the Columbus marathon and five hours on the DSWS day of service helping at good will. For the Columbus marathon, I helped set up our post and then once the marathon started, I handed water to the participants as they ran past. The marathon was on October 21 and we worked from 7 AM to 12 PM. For the DSWS day of service, I worked at good will helping to reorganize clothes racks and clean the store. The day of service was November 17th and we worked from 12 PM to 5 PM. I enjoyed completing my service hours, it is always nice to help those in need.

Leadership: Lebron James

To me, leadership is when somebody steps up to lead a group of others. When I think of leadership pertaining to sports, Lebron James is the first person that comes to my mind. Watching his run with the Cavaliers was just chilling. Lebron knew he could have built another super team and won ring after ring anywhere else in the league. Instead, he chose to come back to Cleveland and get a ring for his hometown. Lebron led his team not only on the court, but also off the court. Personally, I believe he is the greatest to ever do it, and the most dominant to ever play the game. He was going against all odds in 2016, yet he still figured out a way to win. He had numerous triple doubles and one of the greatest defensive plays in history to seal Game 7 of the Finals. Off the court, Lebron is also a class act. He would never bring any bad attention upon his teammates or his family. Lebron is seen as many as basically the coach of his team. All his teammates look to him to lead them because they, like everyone else, know that he can. Lebron is an all class act and leader on and off the court.

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

[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 includes both a description of the artifact and a reflection on why it is important to you, what you learned, and what it means for your next steps.  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.]

About Me

I am Alex Clement from Erie, Pennsylvania. This is my first semester at Ohio State. My major is currently undecided, but I know I want to be involved with sports. I chose Ohio State and the Dunn Sports and Wellness Scholars program to make connections and gain the expertise to earn a job in the professional sports industry.

Sports have always been a central part of my life. While growing up I played multiple sports but soccer was my favorite. I began soccer training at age five and played club soccer through my sophomore year in high school. I was also a team captain for both my freshman and sophomore years in high school until I hit a big obstacle — career-ending concussion symptoms. I had previously had multiple concussions. But over time, my continued heading of the soccer ball led to frequent migraines and foggy thinking. Neurological testing uncovered a severe impairment of my short-term memory. I immediately had to stop playing soccer and my doctor recommended that I never play contact sports again. It was very upsetting to me to have to quit when I had come so far, but I made the right decision to allow my brain to heal. After that, I picked up other non-contact sports such as golf and tennis, plus recreational basketball. My migraines have mostly subsided, I can now think clearly, and I feel great. I worked hard to earn a starting spot on my high school’s tennis team this past year and it felt great to compete again and to contribute to my team making it to the state finals. Along with playing sports, I am an avid Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Cavaliers fan. I hope to attend some games this year now that I live much closer to both teams.

My other hobbies include work, community service, and spending time with my family and friends. I worked at a Buffalo Wild Wings in Erie. I enjoyed working there and it gave me a tremendous amount of respect for the restaurant business. After I stopped playing soccer I gained a lot of free time. One way I spent it was volunteering with the Millcreek Youth Athletic Association. I spent three years head coaching numerous basketball teams and even a baseball team. I may not have had the most knowledge but I knew I could be a role model for the kids. I really enjoyed coaching and it helped to develop my leadership skills.

Lastly, I come from a family full of Penn State graduates and fans. My mom graduated from both Penn State and Xavier University and plans to turn my bedroom into a Penn State shrine as payback for my college choice. In all seriousness, we are going to have a fun rivalry. My dad graduated from the University of Buffalo. My older sister is a senior at the University of Cincinnati and my younger brother is in high school. The hardest thing about leaving home was leaving my family. We are all really close and despite being separated by distance we still talk every day and I know they are always supporting me.

To achieve my goal of working for a professional sports team someday, I am considering a major in Data Analytics. This would teach me computer science and mathematical modeling which are highly demanded skills in all industries. I was inspired by the movie Moneyball, and I would enjoy doing similar work for a sports organization. I would love to help a team decide on draft picks and free agents using data along with intuition. With that being said, this is a very competitive field. Data Analytics graduates have a very high placement rate but working in professional sports is much harder. While I am at Ohio State I plan to make many connections and hopefully even assist some of its sports teams. I need to gain experience and differentiate myself to achieve my goals. I know I chose the right university and scholars program to help me do so.