Original Goals in italics:
- Global Awareness: Although I always tried to be aware of others’ cultures and life outside of my own, I found myself surrounded by people very similar to me growing up. Going to OSU, a place with such diversity, I want to meet and explore cultures outside of my own. I also hope to study abroad at least once. I hope to become close to fluent in a foreign language to broaden my cultural understanding. I have definitely reached some of my goals in this category. I was able to travel to Ecuador during the winter break of my freshman year, and was met with a culture and language very different from my own. I also took my foreign language requirement in French, and decided to add a French minor to my undergraduate experience. I hope to advance my French language skills and take classes that explore culture, French culture along with other cultures. I also hope to study abroad somewhere in Europe, most likely France.
- Original Inquiry: I hope to have some research opportunity with faculty in an area of interest. I would also love to create a personal project on one of my passions to continue expanding on my experiences. I have not made much progress in this category but I hope I pursue these same goals.
- Academic Enrichment: Being in scholars allows me opportunities to attend author talks, and professeur lectures on their areas of expertise, outside of my traditional classwork. I hope to attend many of those in my undergraduate career. I have attended many professor lectures, especially in the NELC department. I also have done book clubs and other academic focused activities in Humanities Scholars. I hope to continue with these experiences moving forward.
- Leadership Development: I hope to obtain a leadership role in a club or extra curricular important to me. I had joined a mental health and neuroscience club, Mind’s Matter, and had the leadership position of Event Coordinator.
- Service Engagement: I would love to volunteer at a hospital or around my community. I have not volunteered at a hospital, but I have done outreach booths for mental health and awareness through my club Mind’s Matter.
My Scholars experience has helped me complete many of my goals. Mostly under academic enrichment, I have watched many NELC lecture series on Near Eastern culture, which has allowed me to be involved academically outside of my traditional schedule. These lectures also provide global awareness, having me learn about a very deep culture that I did not know much about and is usually misrepresented. Humanities Scholars also has offered many book clubs and movie discussions which allow me to engage in academics with my peers outside of the class room as well. These opportunities to discuss and learn what my peers are doing, as well as having mentors in the program, give me the chance to make the most informed career and academic path decision. This cultural emersion led me to decide that I wanted to move away from psychology and into anthropology my sophomore year. I have realized culture and language interests me, so I found that the medical anthropology was the perfect major combining those passions with my desire to go to Physical Therapy graduate school. Humanities scholars gives me the chance to engage in my passions and explore my interests.