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Month: August 2015
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.]
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 is a reflective description of the artifact that attempts to communicate its significance. For more information, go to: http://honors-scholars.osu.edu/e-portfolio. Delete these instructions and add your own post.]
About Me
Many music theater fanatics and music lovers have seen and adore the musical The Sound of Music, and how better to describe my leadership than with a quote from its famous soundtrack, “How do you solve a problem like Maria?!” Learning how to solve issues under pressure with grace is the basis for how I have come to find my leadership and my passions. Throughout high school, I became very involved in Student Council, showing me how to be a responsible leader and sparking my passion for the political atmosphere. I was the Vice President of Student Council and the President of my school’s Key Club. Key Club was a volunteer organization dedicated to strengthening the community through community service. These two organizations formed the two most meaningful groups in my high school experience that formed the goals and leadership I still have today.
Through Key Club, one of my main goals was to strengthen and increase the number of service projects my school partook in, as well as to get others excited about volunteering throughout my community. In my effort to accomplish this goal, I took on the leadership role of President of my school’s Key Club. This has been one of the most impactful leadership positions I have earned during my high school career, truly helping me to pursue my passion for volunteering and service while showing me that selfless service is what I hope to someday dedicate my life to. In my effort to maintain and improve the high prestige of our club, I spent countless hours organizing events, contacting sponsors, and gathering information to send out to my entire club promoting service events throughout the community. This role has taught me how volunteering your time and talents is not always easy to prioritize, but the unspoken pleasure you receive from helping another is the greatest feeling I have been lucky enough to experience.
Throughout my life, I hope to continue serving others through leadership as I began in my years as a Key Club President. My future goals are to study political science at the college level, and get a law degree thereafter. Once I have received my education, I hope to work my way up the political spectrum to finally receive a job in a government agency so that I can help write legislation to promote and improve the lives of those around me. I hope to combine my passion for politics and my knowledge I learned in school to truly be a politician for others.
I am from Strongsville Ohio (a suburb of Cleveland) and love to run and eat!! I am a big cross country fan and try to get out to run any time I can! I hate forks that have 3 prongs on them (just add one more for crying out loud!) and have an obsession with creative ways to use mason jars (I LOVE a good mason jar). I am very excited to be starting my new college experience here at Ohio State and can not wait to be a part of the politics, society, and law scholars group!! I hope this helped you learn a little bit about me!
