Month: August 2018

Leadership

Leadership is a mindset. Anyone can be a leader as long as they are willing to take action, voice their opinion, be vulnerable, all inclusive, and ready to lead by example.

In my many years of basketball I had one coach who exemplified the qualities of a great leader. He was my eight grade basketball coach and that was one of my most difficult years of playing yet allowed me to grow as a player and person. Every practice our coach had our team run so many down and backs I could hardly keep count. He screamed at us in moments we were not playing as a collective team or not playing with enough heart. While during some of these times it felt unnecessary I knew it was only for the best. He wanted the best out of all of his players and he made sure give us sound advice as to how we could improve upon our mistakes. One of his greatest qualities was his ability to be relatable and be our friends. During some drills he asked us about school or our families. This was crucial because it made us players know he realized we were simply kids trying to enjoy the sport of basketball. His intensity, passion, and understanding of the game and of his players made him one of the best leaders I have been around in my life.

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.]

Dunn Scholars

[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 Chris Huffman. I am starting my freshman year at THE Ohio State University. Currently I am an undecided major with a pre-med concentration looking to find a health related major. I would love to become a Physician’s Assistant in the future to fulfill my purpose of helping and caring for people. I’m also minoring in business to become more well-rounded and knowledgeable of the market and economy around me. Along with being a way for me to satisfy my passion for numbers and finance. On top of these educational passions I have  always been very passionate about athletics as well. I played soccer, basketball, and tennis during high school. They were great ways for me to stay active, play in a competitive setting, and develop friendships in the process. With all of that said Dunn Sport and Wellness Scholars truly stuck out to me in comparison to other programs because it combined all of those qualities in a college setting. It has given me the opportunity to become acclimated with the campus earlier than most students, participate in a wide variety of social and athletic activities, and meet a great group of students to with which I will get to spend a large portion of my semester.

Although my interests stem much deeper than athletics. I enjoy spending time outside, traveling, and being active within my church and youth group. Family is another very important part of my life and they help to pull together my passions. Every summer we travel to the upper peninsula of Michigan for one to two weeks where 50-60 of my relatives meet. We hangout at the lake on the pontoon boat and the jet ski. We ride ATV’s through the trails in the woods and play games such as beach volleyball, cornhole, or spikeball. It is my favorite place to go because it combines all the things I enjoy doing with people I love. My church involvement also plays a large role in my life. The relationships I have built, the lessons I have learned, and the personal growth I have achieved through my participation in church is unmatched. I have been able to do anything from going to a Presbyterian conference at Purdue University and Montreat, North Carolina to performing mission work in Cincinnati to feeding the less fortunate and homeless. They are experiences I will take with me for a lifetime.

A more recent desire I have learned to embrace is trying new things. I love trying new things because it means taking action and putting yourself out there. This past summer I went skydiving with my best friend. It was an absolutely phenomenal experience and I definitely want to do it again sometime. Although if you had asked me to go skydiving four years ago I would have told you that is crazy. Figuratively skyding encompasses the key attributes for the way life should be lived. First, you train to be able to jump out of the plane safely. Then, while still in the plane it is time to go over your training until finally you take the leap. There is a whirlwind of emotions from excited to nervous to ultimately a sense of peacefulness when the chute releases. In life we train for a job and when the training is over we take a risk by applying for positions and going to interviews or starting up a business. This is a necessary risk and it may not work out the first time, but that is why you have people surrounding you supporting you through the process. I looked over in the middle of the jump to see my friend Tim and it makes you realize we are never alone in this world. Taking risks is essential to becoming the best person you can become. I am embracing the campus lifestyle, meeting new people every single day, and I could not be happier.