Global Awareness: During second session, I will begin an international business course through Fisher. I am excited to learn more about business between the US and other countries and how businesses that operate abroad are different than those in the US. We touched on some ideas of international business in my ACCT2200H course which makes me even more interested in taking an entire course on international business. I think this encompasses global awareness because it directly relates to the field I am studying and gives me insight on diversity and how it impacts businesses.
Original Inquiry: Last year I was a participant in many psych research studies. Although I have not gone to any this year, I have been working with data that those studies generated. My goal is to minor in Business Analytics which means compiling “big data” from surveys. Throughout the course of this year I have learned the basic statistics needed for compiling data. I am excited to continue in these classes and hopefully they will pay off in the future.
Academic Enrichment: Over Veterans Day weekend I competed with a team of five in Deloitte’s Tax Case Competition. I was given this opportunity through my Honors Accounting class. We won the regional competition and were given the opportunity to go to Deloitte University in Dallas, Texas. Although we did not win the national competition, I did learn a lot about tax and working under time constraints. For both competitions we had to present to Deloitte employees which was intimidating but a wonderful experience that I would encourage everyone to try.
Leadership Development: I was looking for ways to get more involved on campus when my friend posted about a new student organization they were starting. I asked if I could join them in developing the organization and we have been planning since July. Survivor: Time and Change is a semester-long version of the CBS show Survivor. Our season kickoff was at the beginning of this semester and I am looking forward to seeing the organization grow. My goal is to be able to run a well-organized season and be able to continue this in future years.
Service Engagement: Mount Leadership Society Scholars has the second years complete 75 hours of service before April. Some of these hours come from a service-learning class where we are assigned a service site. I was placed at the Karl Road Public Library. While I was there I helped students with their math, English and social studies homework. I have since switched to the Northside branch of the Columbus Public Libraries and I am looking forward to getting to know new students and helping them with their reading comprehension.