I am Celine Dagher. I am clumsy, stubborn, and bossy. I am a nerd that loves to have fun but knows how to get stuff done. I love to learn and love to teach even more. I believe that nothing would exist without the STEM fields. Without science, there would be no understanding of the body or the composition of the objects around us. Without technology and engineering, society would be unable to advance and improve itself. Without mathematics, there would be no way to do your taxes or properly cook a cupcake. Without STEM, the world would cease to exist. Ever since I was a child, my inquisitive mind drove me to ask questions about the composition of my pencil rather than asking what I should draw with it. My family raised me with a stress on the STEM fields, encouraging me to see the good and the grain in everything. I wanted to be a STEM Scholar because I wanted a community of people who were as passionate about learning, improving, and developing as I am. By becoming a STEM Scholar, I am able to learn from others and gain insight that I would be unable to gain anywhere else.
As a result of my love for all STEM subjects, I have chosen Biomedical Engineering as my major. Coming into this major, I have acquired experience through my four years at high school. I participated in Science Olympiad all four years, competing in anatomy and chemistry competitions. I started and organized an initiative between my school and an inner city school to prepare middle school children for high school. I started a club that knit hats for the patients of St. Jude’s and organized hospital visits to see the children. My junior year, I began working at the Dermatopathology Lab of Central States. While I was there, I was trained to use Telcor (a healthcare system) and EMA (Electronic Medical Assistant) to enter patient medical records. This past summer, I inputted enough patient information to allow a branch of the company to go completely paperless. I plan to acquire more skills, specifically engineering skills, this coming semester through my Engineering 1181.02 class and undergraduate research. I plan to further my knowledge through my classes, classmates and fellow scholars, and my love to learn. I will develop into an even bigger nerd, but I will love every minute of it. I am Celine Dagher. I am clumsy, but it makes people laugh. I am stubborn, but I know what I want and won’t stop until I get it. I am bossy, but it’s only because I am confident in myself.