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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
Hello, my name is Alexander Maag. I am a first year STEM EE Scholar and student at The Ohio State University. My goal is to major in Physics with a possible future minor in French during my undergraduate years at OSU. I also plan to earn a PHD in physics in order to become a professor at an institution while doing research. I was born in Kingsport, Tennessee and moved to a small town called Schoolcraft, Michigan before I can remember. During the middle of second grade, my family had to move to Oregon, Ohio due to job cuts at my father’s previous job. I attended Clay High School of Oregon City Schools. I participated in Limelighters (our theatre program), concert band, marching band, and was an officer of the National Honor Society program. I had learned so much from all the faculty, staff, and students from Clay High, but I was ready to move on to bigger things.
Like mentioned above, I was involved in a handful of programs while in High School. During my time while involved with the theatre group, Limelighters, I was known for my roles as Mr. Welch in It’s a Wonderful Life, Maurice in Beauty and the Beast, and, lastly, Big Jules in Guys and Dolls. I also helped behind the scenes in sound tech for a few shows. These shows were South Pacific, Tarzan, Charlotte’s Web, and Little Women.
I also played in the Clay High School marching band and concert band. I had played the alto saxophone since the 6th grade. However, this is not the beginning of my musical career. I had played the clarinet for a year prior to the saxophone due to the requirements to play saxophone in the middle school band. I also took piano lessons since the 1st grade up until high school, so I had a pretty good understanding of music before joining both school’s bands.
Lastly, I was the Vice President of Operations for our high school’s National Honor Society program. This role included updating and accounting for every member’s volunteer hours and working alongside the other 3 Vice Presidents and the President of the program.
Ever since I was very young, I have had an interest in how everything works in the universe. I’ve always been curious on how everything started, and how everything will come to an end. I have always been open to new ideas and will never turn away from a new perspective on a concept. I plan on getting my PHD in physics and become a professor at an institution much like the one I am at now. I have always wanted to conduct research, but I always had the urge to teach people. These two goals pretty much define what becoming a professor will allow me to do.
I am very excited for the upcoming years of my life: meeting new people, learning new things, and becoming a more well-rounded person. I am very happy with the school I chose to attend and look forward to pursuing everything that comes my way.