[ “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: To fulfill my service requirements, I served as an internal escort at Martha Morehouse Outpatient Care and a mentor for College Mentor for Kids. As an internal escort at Martha Morehouse Outpatient Care, I greeted and helped direct patients to their correct destinations and even escorted some patients in wheelchairs to their final destinations. Additionally, I helped manage the registration table so that there was an appropriate flow of patients going into and leaving registration. Being able to directly interact with patients was an extremely valuable opportunity that I look forward to developing further in the nursing field. As a mentor for College Mentors for Kids, I was paired with a second grade girl from a local elementary school. My role was to interact and guide her throughout the weekly themed activity. Examples of weekly themes included neuroscience and even Ohio State Football. Through College Mentors for Kids I was able to confirm that I do indeed working with kids and want to pursue a career that enables me to do so. Additionally, I learned important skills such as patience and strong communication.