G.O.A.L.S

As a student at The Ohio State University, I am working to achieve the five core goals endorsed by the university: global awareness, original inquiry, academic enrichment, leadership development, and service engagement.
My plan to achieve the goal of global awareness, which involves finding value in diversity and people’s differences, is to study abroad. I want to travel outside the United States to find appreciation for different cultures, while enriching my experiences for my future career. I want to be an Optometrist, and I’m in the Pre-Health Club, which offers study abroad opportunities and shorter trips for pre-health students. If I am unable to fit travel abroad into my schedule, I can take part in a shorter immersion trip to learn more from people of different cultures.
Original inquiry is research related and involves work inside and outside of the classroom. For this goal, I plan to get involved in research with The Ohio State Optometry School. Ohio State’s Optometry School is involved in researching better solutions to eye care and is one of the top universities in research. I plan to involve my future career in my goal for original inquiry.
Academic enrichment involves the student in and out of the classroom, challenging themselves and working hard to prove academic excellence. I chose to be a biology major because I want to become an Eye Doctor and work in the medical field. I enjoy the difficulty of sciences, such as chemistry and biology and want to challenge myself. My goal is to work hard within my classes and to form positive relationships with my professors so that I can put myself in a position to do well in my classes.
Leadership development involves improving your personal leadership skills by getting involved in areas of interest to you and being active and engaged in what you’re doing. For me, my leadership style is more collaborative, where I offer my ideas and constructive criticisms in a group setting. I prefer enacting the ideas rather than brainstorming. For leadership development, I plan to get involved in things I’m passionate about and work with other people to organize proposed ideas. I think being a part of Pre-Optometry Club and Pre-Health Club are great starts to working my way up and possibly withholding leadership roles on their boards.
Service engagement is providing time, effort, and passion for the community. For this goal, I plan to get involved in the service opportunities provided by the Pre-Health clubs I am in and the many opportunities the University offers for service. I plan to get involved in a long-term service project and hopefully lead or create my own project that will be beneficial for the community.

About Me

My name is Nicole Tonyan, I’m from Cincinnati, Ohio, and I’m a bio major on the pre-med track. I chose to go to OSU because of their Optometry school and because my family loves the buckeyes! I am very excited to join pre-med clubs and to get involved.

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.]