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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 information, go to: http://honors-scholars.osu.edu/e-portfolio. 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 information, go to: http://honors-scholars.osu.edu/e-portfolio. 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 information, go to: http://honors-scholars.osu.edu/e-portfolio. Delete these instructions and add your own post.]
Artifacts
Science Olympiad
The most important artifacts I have are the many medals I have won from various science olympiad competitions through my middle and high school career. Of these medals, the most important to me are the three I won at the nationals tournament in Lincoln, Nebraska in 2015. Simply getting to the national tournament is a feat of its own. However, actually getting a medal-a gold medal-is simply incredible. These medals all showed that my partner and I mastered the concepts for the events that we competed in. However, the gold medal showed that we not only mastered the event, but we were the best in the nation! These achievements show that I have the ability to understand and apply anything that I set my mind to.
Community Commitment
Another artifact is my devotion to community assistance. One of the first activities I got involved in when I got to college was the community commitment opportunity that allowed students to get involved in various community opportunities around the Columbus area. I helped remove invasive honeysuckle from forest ares around a community park. This activity meant a lot to me because I was able to identify and personally see the change I was inducing into the ecosystem of the forest by removing the invasive species. This program was a lot of fun and very valuable for my growth at college at it let me discover the opportunities available through community service.
About Me – Josh Furness
Hello! It seems you have stumbled upon my “About Me” blog post so prepare to learn about who I am! My name is Josh Furness and I am currently a first year student at The Ohio State University. I am studying to major in chemical engineering. I would also like to add a minor in business management to achieve my career goal of having a high level management position at a large chemical company. My favorite past time is playing Super Smash Brothers. I love playing with anyone ranging from my good friends that I’ve known for years to some new people I have just met; I love playing the game! I am excited to learn all I can about the field of chemistry and I cannot wait to see what college brings my way!
Top 5 Strengths
- Maximizer
- Positivity
- Adaptability
- Relator
- Strategic