I am Public Health major with a minor in Medical Humanities and I plan to pursue hospital administration as a career path. Being a Public Health major has allowed me to understand where our health care system succeeds and fails and what we can do as a society to fix it. Therefore, I spent my time at USC getting involved in various service projects and organizations that impact the Carolina community and beyond. Doing this has enhanced my team building, problem-solving, and program planning skills.  I chose to graduate with a Leadership Distinction in research as many of the courses and programs that I am involved in incorporate some sort research component including how to address health care disparities.

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My freshman year was mainly academically focused as I took 18 credit hours ranging from Biology 101 to Speech 140. I also joined the USC chapter of the Health Occupations Students of America whose goals is to inform students about various health care professions and how to improve healthcare within the community. This is the first year that I started volunteering at the Humane Society to walk dogs and brush cats. I also joined the anime enthusiast Nashi Club where I volunteered at their annual convention by selling passes to the 3-day event.

During my sophomore year, I became a research assistant to Davis Northrop whose goal is to expand the manga creation department at USC. I research grants that will cover his expenses to go to Japan and learn manga drawing techniques from mangaka (Japanese comic artists), and teach those techniques to USC students. I have learned that it takes a great deal of time to apply for grants as they require a great deal of time to apply for and prepare.

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It was during the junior year that I pledged to Alpha Phi Omega, a service fraternity, whose members dedicate their lives to living out their motto of leadership, friendship, and service. While I was on the line, my pledge class completed a service project at the Columbia Arts and Recreation center where we made beds out of grocery bags. We also operated the DUCK night escort service that transports students and faculty to USC affiliated buildings. I went on the Diversity Retreat sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs where I learned about the experiences of students of color and those that identify as LGBTQ+. The retreat was filled seminars that focused on how USC can be made to be more diverse.  I also began working as a desk assistant for Central Campus where I sign the guests of dorm residents in and out.

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During my senior year, I went on the Alternative Break Trip in the fall to Savannah Georgia where my group volunteered at the Oatland Island Wildlife Center. Our task was to set up and run parts of their Halloween festival to rebuild the fox traps that were destroyed during Hurricane Matthew. Although barely knowing each other, my group mates and I worked well together to set up concessions and set up signs for the festival which is the essence of teamwork. I also started volunteering for Project Fit whose goal is to promote healthy eating and weightless within the African American community. I am a part of the measurement team, and my tasks range from survey support to recording height and weight study participants.