Clarify Purpose & Perspective
Explore one’s life purpose and meaning through transformational experiences that foster an understanding of self, relationships, and diverse global perspectives.
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Rethinking My Research
The book, Geographies of Nature: societies, environments, ecologies, by Steve Hinchcliffe redefined my thoughts about the environment and society's responsibility in helping shape the planet's future. This book helped me to question conventional understandings of nature. It helped me to think "outside the box".
Geographies of Nature demonstrated for me how urgent and relevant science is in today's world. Science has a huge ability to impact the ways in which we approach environmental problems. This book presented a new kind of environmental analysis which refused to view nature as wholly separate from human practices. Societies, environments, and ecologies area particularly applicable to my field of study which is invasive species. The ideas in this book touch on many critical areas in my research such as the conservation of rare species, the use of herbicides and insecticides and their environmental impact, and invasive species control vs complete eradication. |
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Planning for my education in stages
When I first arrived at college, I was sure that I wanted to dive in, quickly get my BS, and then go straight for a master's degree before leaving. My long term plans at that time were to get a job when I got out of school in a research facility so that I could spend all my time researching invasive species.
However, I have changed my career goals somewhat based on my recent experiences at the university. I worked last summer with kids in the science camp. This teaching experience made me think that I would like to pursue becoming a faculty at a university ... to do research - yes, but also to teach others and pass on my knowledge and excitement for learning onto the next generation of learners. |