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.

Journal #3

  • This is a just a rough idea, but a personal focus I want to leverage into my spring project is to reduce my stress and fix my sleep schedule and time management. I would use experimentation methods on myself during each month to see which method is most effective in reducing my stress, lack of sleep, and better my time management. This aligns with the original inquiry part of GOALS by incorporating research and creative methods to better some important aspects of my academic and personal life.
  • I might change my mind on this but if I follow through with this project I plan to begin during winter break slowly; I would be doing research during this time on methods of improving time management and reducing stress. Then coming back around January, I would my first step/method of reducing my stress would be to make a timely planner and free draw for at least 30 mins. a day for half the month. Then my second step is to record how I’m feeling at the end of each day, then make a sort of data graph of my progress. I plan to meet these first two steps by the beginning of February.

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.]