I spent the summer of 2022 as an Animal Well-Being and Records Intern at Zoo Miami in Miami, Florida, where I learned about both administrative zoo roles and animal welfare. Administratively, I worked to digitize old paper records of animal…

I feel as though my DICE work this semester really opened my eyes to thinking about how everyone has different experiences in this world and views situations from different lenses. The “Who Am I” workshop allowed me to really reflect…

Tamarack Wildlife Center

Over the summer of 2021, I spent a lot of my time interning at the Tamarack Wildlife Center in Saegertown, PA. This was an amazing experience, and definitely helped me get some hands-on animal experience. Tamarack Wildlife Center is a…

Waldameer

I have been a Red Cross certified lifeguard with CPR/AED and First Aid training for three years, and during the summers, I work as a lifeguard at a local amusement/water park called Waldameer and Water World. I started working here…

Throughout my senior year of high school, I worked on an independent research project involving the suitability of bees in my hometown of Erie, Pennsylvania. The project was completed through my AP Research class, and it really kickstarted my excitement…

My first year at OSU really began in the summer, when I found out I received the Eminence scholarship. It was really amazing news, especially after school had been shut down because of Covid. I remember meeting with some of…

My current career path is to become a wildlife or zoo veterinarian. To do this, I hope to attend veterinary school and complete a dual degree in DVM/MS after obtaining my bachelor’s degree. For now, I’m focused on gaining as…

About Me

Hello! My name is Natalie Sebunia, and I am a fourth-year Eminence Fellow at Ohio State majoring in zoology with a minor in geographic information science on the pre-veterinary track. My goal is to become an avian veterinarian, incorporating medicine…