Written Communication, English COMP 100
This past semester I have been in an English comp class which is designed to help me to improve my writing and communication abilities. In this class, I am learning to better articulate my thoughts and feelings about things through writing. This skill is very important because if you cannot use words in a way that people are able to understand then they will not know what ideas you are trying to convey. Without this skill, you could cause a variety of problems If people misunderstand.
Professionalism/ Work Ethic, COMM SCI 145
In Comm Sci, I have learned many useful skills that will help me to increase my work ethic. Things such as time management and Planning have really helped me to get things done in a timely manner and done well, I still struggle in this area a bit but I know that I am learning and still getting better. This skill is important because without a good work ethic you will not show up on time, you won’t get things done well in a timely manner, and you won’t act appropriately in professional situations.
Global/Intercultural Fluency, First Year Seminar Green Justice
During this past semester in this class, I have learned about many different issues going on within different communities of people of color. Without this course, I would still be unaware that many minority communities are living in poor quality areas because of environmental racism. It’s just shocking to me that these things are happening and not much is being done about these issues. This class has helped me get a new viewpoint on things and I am grateful for that opportunity and now I feel that I am better informed about some of the issues that affect minority communities.
Teamwork/Collaboration Service Project
This service-learning project is pushing us to be collaborative and work with each other as individual teams as well as a class as a whole. Our team then must work with other teams in areas of the project that may intersect between groups. This has helped me to work better with other people and improved my collaborative skill set. This is by far the most complex group project I have worked on to date and it’s helping me to see how good my teamwork skills are and pushing me to be better.
Critical Thinking/Problem Solving Bio 204
I am enrolled in Biology 204 which is a lab, this class has challenged me many times so far this semester and continues to challenge my problem-solving skills. It is forcing me to keep trying to learn concepts that may not make sense to me the first time around and I’m learning to think in ways that help me figure out the things that I do not grasp right away. This is a class that has really caused me to rethink my methods of problem-solving and is helping me to be better