Month: August 2018

Definition of Leadership

As a high school athlete, it is demanded of you each and every day to be the best teammate possible. My most cherished sport throughout the majority of my life was fastpitch softball. Leadership is one of the most driving qualities of this sport because it is not an individual win or lose game, it is a team-win or a team-loss. My senior year of high school, my team made it to the district championship game against a team we had faced once previously in an exhuasting, high intensity game. It was my responsibility, alongside my three other senior teammates, to lead the rest of our team by example. This was not the time to give up, to cave in, to pick on each other’s flaws, but rather put all of our personal struggles aside in order to move forward as a team.

I consider this ability to push our team to their very best a quality of a good leader. I say this because a good leader must be able to not only put aside their own personal struggles or opinions, but also lead by example which was seen in this situatiuon. Leaders who can put aside their own struggles and opinions open their minds to the views and opinions of their peers. To lead by example means that an individual is able to set the path for success in which other can follow in their footsteps to mold their own path of success. Both of these qualities in turn help to build not only people as individuals but provide for the betterment of a group or team.

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

My name is Mackenzie Heareth and I am going to be a first year at Ohio State this fall.  I am a pre-nursing major and intend on becoming a neo-natal nurse in the future. I also hope to minor in Spanish so that I can travel internationally and obtain the most benefit of my nursing degree. For as long as I can remember, I have played sports, gone to all different level games, and enjoyed every minute of it. I continued my sport career through high school, playing fast pitch softball. I joined the Dunn Sport and Wellness Scholars Program, not only because of my love of sports but also because of the family the program brings with it. I look forward to building relationships through love of sports and the shared Buckeye love.

I am originally from Louisville, Kentucky, the Bluegrass State home of The Kentucky Derby. I moved to Kentucky from Columbus when I was 2 years old. Fun Fact-I went to my first OSU football game at 6 weeks old! While I do LOVE my Old Kentucky Home, Columbus is starting to grow on me.

Outside of sports, I have many hobbies. Some of which include trying any and all restaurants possible, binge watching episode after episode of Dexter on Netflix (really anything on Netflix is open to binge-watching by me), and listening to music. My family plans to come and visit me often, as their love for Columbus has grown as well! My mom is an interior designer who also played softball and graduated from Florida State University. My dad is in the industry of building and construction management and actually graduated from the University of Cincinnati alongside fraternity brother, Urban Meyer. I also have a younger brother, Ryan, as well as 3 dogs, 2 cats, and a parakeet at home, each of which I love with my whole heart.

I can’t wait to see all that I will become at Ohio State over these next four years!