We're assigned this week to discuss all the people at Iowa State that may potentially be an aid to us as we continue our education and look to get into the real world, or move on to higher education. I've come to realize that there's a great number of professors who would be great for writing recommendation letters for me, but they're also currently doing all sorts of research that i'm very interested in taking part in to gain experience. Research is something that I've wanted to take part in, and with my major in Kinesiology, I have a lot of access to work study and being a part of the various research teams.
There are professors who conduct studies in areas like excercise psychology, sport psychology, excercise physiology, nutrition and preventative medicine. My option is pre-chiropractic, so preventative medicine is an important area of research, and i'm curious to learn more about the effects of excercise and nutrition and how it affects the body and how the effects can be different depending on the person. I'm all about health and helping people maintain it, so this research would benefit me greatly.
My current counselor has been a great help in telling me about this research, and the next step for me is to apply to take part in what's going on now. No professor that I know of has done work with chiropractic specifically, but the types of research would benefit me because when I move on to graduate school and eventually have my own private practice, I can apply what I learned and have more knowledge and can diversify my business based on not only chiropractic care, but also the benefits of diet, excercise and nutrition and how they can enhance health.
The qualities I need in a mentor are simply having similiar interests as me in health and fitness, and there are certainly a great number of professors who share enthusiam in health that would be willing to help me further my education.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Club Fest
Tell us everything we need to know about the new club (please pick just one) that you have become involved with or are still exploring. What is the purpose of your involvement: personal or academic interest? What do you hope to gain from this experience? What opportunities for leadership are available? How will involvement in this organization help you in the future.
A club that i've been interested in exploring is the drumline club called Groove. At this point i've only been exploring interest because the regular fall drumline is still in season, and Groove is only in the spring semester. Basically it's a laid-back version of the fall drumline, but they do performances for various high schools and other events like basketball games, and a performance during VEISHA.
This club really has no academic interest to me, but as far as personal interest, it's something that is really fun and I enjoy a lot. Drumming is something that I fill a lot of my free time with and Groove is a great way to hangout with people that have the same interests as me and just enjoy drumming and having fun, and doing a few performances on the side. All I really hope to gain from an experience in this club is I want to enhance my ability as a drummer and make some friends in the process, above all I just want to have a good time and become a better drummer.
As far as leadership positions go, I've been informed by the person who is currently in charge that i'll be a section leader in the spring, which is exciting for me because freshman usually have a difficult enough time getting good spots in the drumline, but being a section leader as a freshman is a huge opportunity for me. This will help to further my leadership skills and will allow me to enhance my ability to drum.
This is only one example of the clubs that I've looked into that I'm interested in, or planning on joining in the future. Other clubs of interest include the running club, and the ultimate frisbee club but I will be unable to join any of them until the Spring semester because of current time commitments that I have.
A club that i've been interested in exploring is the drumline club called Groove. At this point i've only been exploring interest because the regular fall drumline is still in season, and Groove is only in the spring semester. Basically it's a laid-back version of the fall drumline, but they do performances for various high schools and other events like basketball games, and a performance during VEISHA.
This club really has no academic interest to me, but as far as personal interest, it's something that is really fun and I enjoy a lot. Drumming is something that I fill a lot of my free time with and Groove is a great way to hangout with people that have the same interests as me and just enjoy drumming and having fun, and doing a few performances on the side. All I really hope to gain from an experience in this club is I want to enhance my ability as a drummer and make some friends in the process, above all I just want to have a good time and become a better drummer.
As far as leadership positions go, I've been informed by the person who is currently in charge that i'll be a section leader in the spring, which is exciting for me because freshman usually have a difficult enough time getting good spots in the drumline, but being a section leader as a freshman is a huge opportunity for me. This will help to further my leadership skills and will allow me to enhance my ability to drum.
This is only one example of the clubs that I've looked into that I'm interested in, or planning on joining in the future. Other clubs of interest include the running club, and the ultimate frisbee club but I will be unable to join any of them until the Spring semester because of current time commitments that I have.
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