Second Year Review

Over the course of this past year, I have experienced many amazing things.  I have had highs and lows and everything in between.  The fall marked one year in both of my major organizations of Students Consulting for Nonprofit Organizations and Alpha Kappa Psi Professional Business Fraternity.  In SCNO, I was a Project Manager again and this time for the School Performance Institute.  Combining my desire to teach with working for a social enterprise that deals with best teaching practices for gap-closing schools was a true treat this fall.

Furthermore, I was also student teaching at Whitehall-Yearling High School in Whitehall.  I was teaching ninth grade English and it was amazing.  The kids were great and I learned a lot from my teacher.  I was able to create lesson plans and facilitate classroom sessions to begin to understand what it is like in the classroom.  I also worked with my teacher to develop a system for missing work when students are absent.

In the spring semester, I took over the role of Vice President of Recruitment for SCNO.  In this role I had the opportunity to curate the class of consultants that I wanted.  I made it harder to receive an interview and made the acceptance more selective because we received the highest number of applicants in SCNO’s history.  This was seen as negative in the eyes of the university and some in Fisher College of Business.  The hardest parts of the year came with dealing with the Fisher College of Business and the ULEO office, which seems weird being I am not even in the business school anymore.

After all of those dealings, I was fortunate enough to go to London for the month of May.  There I had a marvelous time exploring London and some of England.  I also was able to go to Brussels the day after the EU elections which was really cool because Brussels is the capital of Europe.

Artifacts

This is the membership photo for Students Consulting for Nonprofit Organizations in the fall of 2017. This organization helped me further my desire to help people through nonprofits. Even though I am not a business major, being in a club like SCNO has helped me to grow as an individual and a leader.

G.O.A.L.S.

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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

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About Me

Hi, I am Matt Curoe and I am a first-year English Pre-Education major.  I also have minors in business and philosophy.  I am from Cincinnati, Ohio and I went to high school at St. Xavier High School.  In the future I want to be an high school English teacher.  At Ohio State I am involved in Alpha Kappa Psi professional business fraternity, Students Consulting for Nonprofit Organizations, and the Business Scholars Program.  I am driven to succeed and I love to see others succeed.  As a teacher I hope to help my students find their voices as writers given their personal backgrounds.  There is so many possibilities of careers people can take, so I want to be able to help them understand who they are so they can figure out what they want to do.

Year in Review

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