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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
Writing: I have always loved to write. From sweet, short stories as a girl to writing in a journal to full on novel ideas that I never had time to finish as a high school student, it’s something that I’ve always had a passion for and enjoyed in any setting. Now that I am in college, I plan on getting involved in journalism so I can actively pursue one of my favorite hobbies. While a career in computer engineering may not require much writing, I plan on bringing my skill into the workplace and applying it to the best of my ability.
Humanitarian Engineering Scholars: While I love the technical side of engineering, my ultimate goal is to be able to apply a humanitarian aspect to my career. I believe that I will not be satisfied in my profession until I am able to make a positive impact or help people in some way. I am a member of Humanitarian Engineering Scholars at Ohio State, a learning community that focuses on how engineering can be applied to help the community and world we live in. This group has given me a great amount of encouragement in that, despite being a Computer Science major–one that may not generally involve helping people–there are still many options and ways for me to utilize my major for the benefit of others. One of the above pictures is of a design project we did involving constructing a portable homeless shelter for as low a cost as possible. The other is of Zero Waste Recycling, an organization with which HES often helps distribute recycling bins and bags to tailgaters before football games to further reduce waste from landfills. These are just a few of the many examples HES has demonstrated that engineers can help serve those around them.
About Me
Hello! My name is Megan Knox, and I am a first year student at the Ohio State University with a major in Computer Science and Engineering. I am a part of the Humanitarian Engineering Scholars program and hope to be able to use the skills I learn at college to help people and bring about a positive change in the world. My hobbies include reading, writing, and running, and I love meeting new people and spending time with friends.
Top 5 Strengths:
- Achiever
- Belief
- Input
- Positivity
- Includer