Being from a small town, its always intriguing to see what new things city life has to offer. At a university like Ohio State, it is easy to spend your whole college career and not even see the rest of Columbus or to even see what all campus has to offer. Being an International Affairs Scholar, I am required to attend events on and off campus to broaden my horizons and to ensure that I become a more global citizen. I enjoy exploring German Village during finals or any time studying so that I can get away from all of the people studying in the congested libraries and find a new little coffee shop to do my work in. I’ve also enjoyed IA Scholars because in my first year, I made a core group of friends, and those friends like to explore the city of Columbus with me. I am still studying Security and Intelligence and receiving minors in Spanish and History. In the semester of Spring 2017 I am picking up Swahili to open up even more doors for my future job prospects.
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Homeland Security
Homeland Security was a class in my major that I found to be extremely interesting. For our final project, we had to give a security assessment of the William G. Lowrie Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. I enjoyed this process because it gave me hands-on experience in assessing a critical target.
In this project, I was responsible for assessing what the building was in proximity to. It is close to many high-level targets and is easily accessible. Often times, chemicals are left in the hallways and labs are left unlocked, which are just two examples of how the building is not secure.
Freshman Year in Review
My freshman year of college has been one of the best years of my life. I have gone through many ups and downs, but mainly ups. I have made some incredible connections within International Affairs Scholars. In fact, some of my best friends have been made through the program.
When I came to college, I was so unsure of whether I would make friends and step out of my comfort zone to try new things. Here I am a school year later, having made some lifelong friends and having tried many new things like coffee, sushi, salsa dancing, and fitness classes at the RPAC.
I was also worried about grades and whether or not I would enjoy my major. I managed ending up with an above a 3.5 GPA, and formed friendships with professors. I have also enjoyed all of my major classes I have taken so far. I am confident that I made the right decision of major.
This has been a great year and I look forward to my future at The Ohio State University.
Role of Analysis in Pre-World War I Great Britain
THE ROLE OF ANALYSIS IN GREAT BRITAIN PRE
With a major in Security and Intelligence at Ohio State, you have many class options to choose from. Because of these options, you are able to take courses focused on topics you are extremely interested in. History has always intrigued me, so when I found out that I could take “History of Modern Intelligence,” I was ecstatic. I jumped at the opportunity and it has been one of the most interesting classes I’ve taken so far.
In this paper, I discuss the role of analysis (as an element of intelligence) in the position of Great Britain in pre-World War I. This is a very interesting topic because a lot of analysis that was done, was disregarded by policy makers and military commanders alike. Intelligence itself did not obtain the respect it now has, until after the first World War, when all of the world powers realized how vital intelligence is.
New Intelligence Community
This was the final paper for my first major class. It holds special significance to me because I spent many, many hours writing this, going through all of my ideas, and going to office hours to make sure I was headed in the right direction. Also, the turning in of this paper signified the end to my first completed course for my major, it was a happy moment for me.
In this paper, I delve into my ideal intelligence community for the United States. We were instructed to completely scrap the current structure and make our own intelligence community from scratch. I learned that I am very good at organizing and assigning tasks from this assignment. It takes a lot to be as effective as possible, while cutting out redundancy and unnecessary entities.
Toronto
This artifact is a personal experience where I grew as a person. International Affairs Scholars took a trip to Toronto, Canada and it was an amazing experience. The first night there, my friends and I were lost in the city of Toronto for two solid hours, we walked six miles of circles and getting turned around, but we had fun being lost. Before it became dark, we had figured out how to get back to the hotel, and stopped for dinner (we were so exhausted).
During this trip, we visited the Royal Ontario Museum, and the Aga Kahn Museum (which were both breathtaking). We listened to a speaker talking about immigration in Canada and how the Syrian Refugee Crisis effected Canada’s usual immigrant intake. We explored Casa Loma (pictured) and it was spectacular. I have an amazing group of friends and we grew a lot closer over our trip abroad.
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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.]