HONORS 100 was the introduction class that all Honors students were required to take during fall quarter of their freshman year. Below are some of the required assignment from this class.
Experiential Learning Opportunities
Information for Talia Kostal found by Izumi:
Experiential Learning: Health Care Alternative Spring Break
This one week trip gives participants an in-depth look and real life experience in health care. Students will be divided into teams and sent to various communities across the state of Washington, some being underserved communities with high populations of Hispanic or Native Americans. Before departing, students will research their community and health issues of that population. Once on site, teams will assist medical professionals in their day to day work, attend lectures and seminars pertaining to health care, and participate in one day of service through a presentation at a local school or agency.
This trip is perfect for any pre-health student. Not only will students gain hands on training and experience what it means to be a doctor, dentist, optometrist, or another health care provider, but they will learn of cultural differences in health care systems. This trip also will not hinder their regular education track as participation is during spring break. This trip is relatively low cost (around $300 in 2008) and all the money a student puts in is solely put towards their experience. Most of the trip, including housing and food, is planned by the students and their leadership so students make this trip what it is and lead their own experience while gaining valuable knowledge of their potential profession.
2008 HCASB archive providing previous information, testimonies, and about: http://students.washington.edu/hcasb/index_files/About.htm
2012 HCASB site with application process (still in the beginning stages), meeting information, and testimonies:http://hcasb.org/2012/
Information found for Izumi by Talia Kostal:
Izumi intends to major in Astronomy and Communications. During her free time, she works at the Seattle Science Center. One day she hopes to work in a museum similar to the Seattle Center. She hopes her future career will involve impromptu learning, as well as aspects of education. While she appreciates the maturity of adults, she would like to work with kids as she enjoys the inherent curiosity of most children.
In her spare time, Izumi loves costuming. For the past two years, she has been learning how to sew. Although it is unrelated to her major, she is considering a minor in theater with an emphasis in the production aspects of performance.The honors program at the University of Washington requires its students to participate in four categories of experiential learning: research, service, leadership, and international engagement. There are many possible experiential learning projects in which Izumi could take part. One that I think she would enjoy is the Dream Project. The Dream Project partners UW students with low-income and first-generation students in Seattle high schools to help in the college application process. The Dream Project could be an excellent option for Izumi as it encompasses aspects of education, community involvement, and most likely impromptu learning. To join the Dream Project, The Carlson Center requests that you contact them directly either in person or via email. Izumi can visit the “Join” page of the Dream Project website to find more information about how to become part of the “Dream Team” (http://depts.washington.edu/uwdrmprj/join/). The Dream Project requires a time commitment of at least three hours per week, which varies depending on the project. There are three different aspects of this commitment: classes at UW, once a week visits to a local high school, and various other events throughout the year. Participation in the Dream Project is a 2-credit pass/ fail class through UW, and can be found listed in the course catalogue as EDUC 360. For more details, Izumi can the Dream Project website: http://depts.washington.edu/uwdrmprj/about/ .
Experiential Learning: Health Care Alternative Spring Break
This one week trip gives participants an in-depth look and real life experience in health care. Students will be divided into teams and sent to various communities across the state of Washington, some being underserved communities with high populations of Hispanic or Native Americans. Before departing, students will research their community and health issues of that population. Once on site, teams will assist medical professionals in their day to day work, attend lectures and seminars pertaining to health care, and participate in one day of service through a presentation at a local school or agency.
This trip is perfect for any pre-health student. Not only will students gain hands on training and experience what it means to be a doctor, dentist, optometrist, or another health care provider, but they will learn of cultural differences in health care systems. This trip also will not hinder their regular education track as participation is during spring break. This trip is relatively low cost (around $300 in 2008) and all the money a student puts in is solely put towards their experience. Most of the trip, including housing and food, is planned by the students and their leadership so students make this trip what it is and lead their own experience while gaining valuable knowledge of their potential profession.
2008 HCASB archive providing previous information, testimonies, and about: http://students.washington.edu/hcasb/index_files/About.htm
2012 HCASB site with application process (still in the beginning stages), meeting information, and testimonies:http://hcasb.org/2012/
Information found for Izumi by Talia Kostal:
Izumi intends to major in Astronomy and Communications. During her free time, she works at the Seattle Science Center. One day she hopes to work in a museum similar to the Seattle Center. She hopes her future career will involve impromptu learning, as well as aspects of education. While she appreciates the maturity of adults, she would like to work with kids as she enjoys the inherent curiosity of most children.
In her spare time, Izumi loves costuming. For the past two years, she has been learning how to sew. Although it is unrelated to her major, she is considering a minor in theater with an emphasis in the production aspects of performance.The honors program at the University of Washington requires its students to participate in four categories of experiential learning: research, service, leadership, and international engagement. There are many possible experiential learning projects in which Izumi could take part. One that I think she would enjoy is the Dream Project. The Dream Project partners UW students with low-income and first-generation students in Seattle high schools to help in the college application process. The Dream Project could be an excellent option for Izumi as it encompasses aspects of education, community involvement, and most likely impromptu learning. To join the Dream Project, The Carlson Center requests that you contact them directly either in person or via email. Izumi can visit the “Join” page of the Dream Project website to find more information about how to become part of the “Dream Team” (http://depts.washington.edu/uwdrmprj/join/). The Dream Project requires a time commitment of at least three hours per week, which varies depending on the project. There are three different aspects of this commitment: classes at UW, once a week visits to a local high school, and various other events throughout the year. Participation in the Dream Project is a 2-credit pass/ fail class through UW, and can be found listed in the course catalogue as EDUC 360. For more details, Izumi can the Dream Project website: http://depts.washington.edu/uwdrmprj/about/ .
The four year plan (take one)
....and take two....
After taking my first quarter of general chemistry (Chem 142), I began to discover that a pre-med track my not be for me. Although I could probably do four years of hard science prerequisites for medical school, I realized that that level of commitment to the hard sciences was not going to make me happy. After coming to this conclusion, for a while I was really lost. However after some time to reflect, I discovered that although I may no longer want to be a doctor, that does not mean I want to give up my dream of going into medicine. Inspired by the work I see at Children's Hospital (where I volunteer), I have come whole-heartedly to the decision that I want to become a nurse. Above is my academic plan to both fulfill all pre-nursing requirements, while also obtaining my interdisciplinary honors degree.
Futureme.org - email to your future self
I hope to be a nurse who works at Seattle Children’s Hospital, specifically in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). There are many things that I think I can do in order to prepare for a career in nursing while at UW. Since it is my goal to attend the Nursing School at University of Washington, there are some very specific things which I need to do in order to be eligible to apply and ultimately be admitted. Here are a few:
1. Get a job/ unpaid internship in the healthcare field – so I can get a first-hand look at what nurses do and if this job would be a good fit for me
2. Become involved in a community – I would like to look into becoming involved in the Dream Project at UW
3. Ace my natural science classes – I am currently in chemistry and need to get a good grade on the next test
4. Continue to volunteer at Seattle Children’s Hospital – perhaps pick up another shift next quarter
5. Have some fun – it is not just about studying and community involvement. In order to be happy, I need to do things I enjoy – I need to build healthy outlets for stress if I am going to make it in a high stress job like nursing
I think I am a good fit for a career in nursing because I am kind and compassionate and I love working with people. As a nurse, I feel that I will have the opportunity to make strong connects and bonds with patients, and truly make a difference in the lives of others.
1. Get a job/ unpaid internship in the healthcare field – so I can get a first-hand look at what nurses do and if this job would be a good fit for me
2. Become involved in a community – I would like to look into becoming involved in the Dream Project at UW
3. Ace my natural science classes – I am currently in chemistry and need to get a good grade on the next test
4. Continue to volunteer at Seattle Children’s Hospital – perhaps pick up another shift next quarter
5. Have some fun – it is not just about studying and community involvement. In order to be happy, I need to do things I enjoy – I need to build healthy outlets for stress if I am going to make it in a high stress job like nursing
I think I am a good fit for a career in nursing because I am kind and compassionate and I love working with people. As a nurse, I feel that I will have the opportunity to make strong connects and bonds with patients, and truly make a difference in the lives of others.
Social Animal Reflection Essay
I feel a strong connection to Harold. I see the world through my heart, through the lens of my experiences and emotions. My reality is shaped by passion, dreams, a drive that sometimes even I cannot explain. Since before I could grasp the notion of time, I have been supported and encouraged by my parents; told over and over again to chase after what I love, to follow my dreams, and that only my own fears will stand in the way of my goals. And from that young age, I have believed them. I have always worked hard academically. I have gotten the grades. I have followed the rules. But I have learned it is not just about those things. I have striven for academic perfection, and now I have come to wonder why. Perfection is boring. Perfection is safe. Perfection never made me happy.
I was initially drawn to the Honors Program at the University of Washington because it fostered a belief in educating the whole person. In the application process it considered each individual in their entirety: the potential, the passion, the dreams of the student, rather than simply GPA and SAT scores. The Honors Program, thus far, as has been an intense and satisfying mix of academic challenge and tight-knit community. It is an environment where people are excited to learn for the sake of learning, for the sake of knowing. And that makes me feel excited.
During my years in the Honors Program, I hope to delve deep into understanding the world, and my place in it. I hope to not merely scrape the surface of what it means to know something, to be something, to want something. I am excited to be part of a large metropolitan university, while at the same time part of a small community, surrounded by peers who are as motivated and passionate as I am. I hope I will find both emotional and academic fulfillment within this community. I believe I will.
I have big dreams, and along with these dreams, I have high expectations for myself. Sine before I can remember, I have wanted to become a doctor. I have never doubted that I want to go into the medical field. However, as I enter college and embark on this new journey, I want to allow myself the freedom to change my mind. I want to take a class on a subject I never knew existed, and be open to the possibility that I will love it. I want to be comfortable in changing my plan, knowing that discovering what I love may be different than what I thought I once did, and knowing that the difference is ok.
However, before I can make the leap into the unknown, I must first have a solid emotional and social support system. I will begin making my most meaningful connections closest to home: the people who I befriend on Lander 8. I have three close friends, whom I knew before entering UW, that live on my floor. I consider meaningful connections to be those in which I can be my true self; where I can be completely honest, can laugh until breathless, can cry without shame, can fear without judgment. I believe I have found such connections amongst my three friends on Lander 8, and that gives me a great sense of security and hope. From having a strong support system in the most fundamental aspects of my life, I can begin to reach out, take risks, and meet new people. The University of Washington is a big place. Opportunities won’t find me. I will need to seek them out myself. By nature, I am a shy person. However, I know with the people I love supporting me at home, those who I know will always have my back, I will have the courage to do this: to branch, to grow, to change, and to know even if nothing goes according to plan, I will still be happy. Because happiness comes from the inside, from who I am and the experiences I have which shape my reality, not from some foggy vision of what I and everyone else thought I should be.
I was initially drawn to the Honors Program at the University of Washington because it fostered a belief in educating the whole person. In the application process it considered each individual in their entirety: the potential, the passion, the dreams of the student, rather than simply GPA and SAT scores. The Honors Program, thus far, as has been an intense and satisfying mix of academic challenge and tight-knit community. It is an environment where people are excited to learn for the sake of learning, for the sake of knowing. And that makes me feel excited.
During my years in the Honors Program, I hope to delve deep into understanding the world, and my place in it. I hope to not merely scrape the surface of what it means to know something, to be something, to want something. I am excited to be part of a large metropolitan university, while at the same time part of a small community, surrounded by peers who are as motivated and passionate as I am. I hope I will find both emotional and academic fulfillment within this community. I believe I will.
I have big dreams, and along with these dreams, I have high expectations for myself. Sine before I can remember, I have wanted to become a doctor. I have never doubted that I want to go into the medical field. However, as I enter college and embark on this new journey, I want to allow myself the freedom to change my mind. I want to take a class on a subject I never knew existed, and be open to the possibility that I will love it. I want to be comfortable in changing my plan, knowing that discovering what I love may be different than what I thought I once did, and knowing that the difference is ok.
However, before I can make the leap into the unknown, I must first have a solid emotional and social support system. I will begin making my most meaningful connections closest to home: the people who I befriend on Lander 8. I have three close friends, whom I knew before entering UW, that live on my floor. I consider meaningful connections to be those in which I can be my true self; where I can be completely honest, can laugh until breathless, can cry without shame, can fear without judgment. I believe I have found such connections amongst my three friends on Lander 8, and that gives me a great sense of security and hope. From having a strong support system in the most fundamental aspects of my life, I can begin to reach out, take risks, and meet new people. The University of Washington is a big place. Opportunities won’t find me. I will need to seek them out myself. By nature, I am a shy person. However, I know with the people I love supporting me at home, those who I know will always have my back, I will have the courage to do this: to branch, to grow, to change, and to know even if nothing goes according to plan, I will still be happy. Because happiness comes from the inside, from who I am and the experiences I have which shape my reality, not from some foggy vision of what I and everyone else thought I should be.