For my final hours report, the totals are as follows:
Personal project / personal development: 14 hours Volunteer Service: 7 hours Honors College: 1 hour Total for Spring 2019: 22 hours Previous blogs can be used to confirm hours.
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This past Friday, April 5, I went home to Cleveland, TN, to volunteer at my parent's church. At the event, Field Woods and Water, I volunteered for 4 hours as a server, serving food to the thousands who attended this event and cleaning up afterwards. This was such a fun event to attend, as I got to spend time in my hometown doing something that had an impact on so many people.
This event counts as 4 hours of volunteer service. Last Friday, March 29, 2019, was the annual Boland Undergraduate Research Symposium. I was a part of the organizing committee, and volunteered for three hours at this event. I also spent an hour listening to talks, which were all amazing. I am looking forward to doing undergraduate research of my own and presenting here next year.
This event counts as 3 hours of volunteer service and 1 hour spent participating in ETSU Honors College events. For simplicity, here is a concise Collo hours update for hours completed since first update:
Personal project / professional development: 14 hours Volunteer: 0 hours* *Note, the Boland is coming up, where I will get most of my remaining hours needed to fulfill requirements. See future blog post. Previous blogs can be viewed to validate this update. Earlier this week, February 25-26, I attended SAMSI's undergraduate workshop, which I applied to attend towards the end of last semester. This workshop included two lectures on different math computing softwares, such as R and MATLAB, and many lectures about statistical methods used in math modeling including: Elementary Bayesian Interference, Global Sensitivity Analysis, and Surrogates and Emulators. While many of these talks were discussing ideas that I had never heard of before, I was able to appreciate their usefulness in many applications of applied math.
There were many opportunities for networking and socialization amongst math and stats majors. I am usually very anti-social, but this week, I really came out of my shell and made it my mission to talk to as many people as I could. I met students from all over the country and even met two Canadian students. It was surreal to be around so many people who love mathematics. After the first day of lectures, I spent the evening talking to a group of pure math students about the beauty of proofs and how creative certain proofs are. For some people, this may seem weird, but to me, it was one of the most fun evenings I've had in college. The workshop concluded with a group project that allowed collaboration and application of the topics discussed. While I did not excel at this project, I can conclude that I did learn a lot about the field of statistics and applied math. However, I have decided to solely pursue a pure math degree and focus on pure math in graduate school. There was a wonderful career panel discussion that helped me regain focus and have a better idea of the process of applying to grad school, not to worry about funding, and what to expect while there. This workshop ran from 8:30-6:30 on February 25th and from 8:30-12:30 on February 26th. So, it counts as 14 hours toward my personal project for Collo. For simplicity, here is a brief overview of my activities so far this semester:
Personal Project / Professional Development: 6 hours Volunteer: 1 hour Previous posts can be referenced to confirm and for elaboration on hours. Tonight was the first Math and Stats Club meeting of the semester. The information that we discussed was related to internships, undergraduate research, and other summer opportunities for math majors. This will be very helpful as I enter my junior year, when I will be much more focused on my concentration. Nonetheless, this was a great opportunity to mingle with other math people and discuss our ideas and future plans.
This activity counts as 2 hours towards my personal project for Collo.
Last Friday was the first meeting for the committee, where we discussed the upcoming event and got to know each other. We also discussed ways to spread the word and took flyers to be posted around campus. I am very excited to sign up for my shifts for the event and to see some of the wonderful talks and dance and theatre presentations.
This meeting and posting the flyers counts as one hour toward my volunteer hours this semester. "The Meeting" was last night, January 22, at the Millennium Center. This play was an amazing testimony to the hard work of both Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X, as it depicted what might have happened had these two activists ever met to discuss their platforms. One of the key differences was their interpretation of what violence is and when it should be acceptable as a means of activism. The actors were amazing and the message was definitely received.
This 2-hour event should count toward my personal project for the semester, as it was a campus event sponsored by the Multicultural Center. |
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