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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 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
A little bit about me…
Personal
My name is Kayla Jones and I am from Cincinnati, OH. I attended Turpin High School starting in the fall of 2016 and graduated (virtually) in May 2020. While this was not the high school conclusion I was hoping for, I am beyond thankful for the opportunities I was able to take part in. My notable academic activities will be listed below in the Academic section of this post. Hover over the images below to learn about a few of my impactful non-academic high school experiences. With this ePortfolio, I intend to document my college experiences. By the time I graduate, I look forward to having a single location where I can look back on all of my notable experiences.
I am in college to prepare myself for a successful career in the engineering field. Specifically, through coursework, research, and co-ops, I intend to stimulate my problem solving abilities and meet peers and mentors to facilitate my personal growth.
When it came to choosing a major, I initially chose Biomedical Engineering. However, a summer vacation through multiple national parks inspired my choice to change my pre-major to Food, Agricultural, Biological, and Ecological Engineering on the Biological Systems Track, which I was admitted to in December 2020. I am still passionate about innovations in the medical field (genetics specifically), but am curious to study bioengineering in a non-medical context as well. I have not officially declared a minor yet, but am interested in Molecular Genetics and/or CSE.
To date, the most significant extra-curricular I am involved in at OSU is the Society of Women Engineers. Through this organization, I have met most of my friends and learned a lot. It has been very helpful to have role models and networking abilities so early in my college career.
I realized my passion for biology and human anatomy and was able take classes, go to summer camps, and go on field trips to learn and explore these ideas. Hover over the images below for descriptions of a few highlights in my high school experience.
To pursue my interests in coding and genetics, I intend to minor in one or both of these areas. Regardless, I will take related classes as electives to explore ideas and increase my knowledge level.
Professional
In the future, I intend to work in industry or research. I want to contribute to revolutionary innovations that benefit the common good. In high school, I started working at a local business called Pinecone Home, where I assembled, painted, packed, and shipped various products. These duties have since evolved. I now am in charge of customer communication on multiple social media platforms including email messages. Here, I have learned soft skills of communicating effectively and kindly with individuals of all types of diverse backgrounds. Additionally, I have been tasked with photography for the business, so perform photo shoots for marketing and our website. A third newer task has been teaching and managing new employees.
Through my engineering career, I intend to impact the future by using my soft skills to make science, and more generally the STEM fields, understandable and accessible. Additionally, I want to be on the forefront of personalized medicine and purse the overlap of genetics and coding.
Civic
I am passionate about equal opportunity. I believe that everyone should be given an equal chance to be successful and beyond that it is up to the individual. I am not actively involved in any volunteer organizations, but am working towards a degree that will allow me to give back to a larger community.