G.O.A.L.S.

The University Honors & Scholars Center at The Ohio State University serves high-ability, motivated undergraduate students. While embracing diversity in both ideas and people, the Center fosters purposeful learning communities that enhance students’ academic and social experiences. The Center facilitates impactful, rigorous, and unique opportunities that further student success and involvement in our G.O.A.L.S.: Global Awareness, Original Inquiry, Academic Enrichment, Leadership Development, and Service Engagement.

G.O.A.L.S.

Global Awareness:

I have definitely excelled in this area of the GOALS. Last summer I went on the study abroad trip to India for two weeks and it was the most amazing trip I’ve ever taken. It showed me so much of the world that I never knew and it taught me so many things about a culture different from my own. The global perspective I gained from traveling to India with my peers was incredibly beneficial and taught me so much about the world around me.

Original Inquiry:

Being in India and experiencing the culture first hand is definitely something that I would say was an original inquiry personally. I am not a science or art-type major so research or creativity is not something included in my curriculum. However, traveling is my own type of inquiry into other cultures. I did a lot of research on Indian culture before going on the trip and it definitely led me down different paths to understanding a culture separate from my own and understanding it when I was there.

Academic Enrichment:

When I first began at Ohio State I was an International Studies major and didn’t know what type of career path I wanted to take in my future. After being creative with scheduling I managed to find myself in an Intro to Hospitality Management class my second semester. I ended up falling completely in love with everything I was being told in the class. I found it so interesting and enjoyed hearing about all the different opportunities I would have in the hospitality industry. I decided to switch my major and have never doubted my decision. Learning to explore different areas of interest is a skill that will definitely help me in my future career.

Leadership Development:

Although I have not had any leadership positions within the International Affairs Scholars program, I have been fortunate enough to gain leadership experience elsewhere. The position I believe has developed my leadership skills the most however is being the VP of Programming on my sorority’s executive board. This board basically runs everything in the chapter and I was lucky enough to be on it and learn so much about my sorority while helping it improve at the same time. In this position I needed to communicate with the chapter a lot so it boosted my communication skills and taught me how to work with people and meet their expectations when it comes to programming events for a 200 member sorority.

Service Engagement:

The service I am involved in is an international organization with a college chapter here at Ohio State. It is called She’s the First and what we do is raise money to send a girl to school in a developing country. We also work to raise awareness about how important women’s education is and why we work so hard for the cause that we do. Throughout the year we do multiple fundraisers and send the funds to our “scholar” in Uganda to continue paying for her education. This organization has taught me so much about my own education and issues in the world that need to be addressed and understood by our community.