Ashanti Salazar

I got to volunteer in a K-4 special education classroom again throughout the semester. I helped with organizing her classroom and prepping student activities. I spent time with students and got to engage with them in class assignments. I enjoyed volunteering in a school and continuing to work with kids.

Survey on Food Insecurity- I got to fill out a survey asking about my experience with food insecurity. It was to help with research and distributed during the path meeting. I thought the survey was helpful and important to look at what this issue looks like for college students.

Honors Event- Hub@Hotz
I attended the hub and got to ask questions about studying abroad and my thesis. I talked to Chelsea Hodge and she helped set out a general outline for when to start planning for study abroad. She helped give me more information on deadlines and funding. I also got to ask about the honors thesis. She helped me plan out the steps. I also learned that the class credits are not actual classes but help to set time aside to work on the project.

I went to the Honors Recess Event. I was initially a bit disappointed because the dog show got moved and that was what I was planning to go to, but it ended up being fun anyway. They had coffee and snacks. I used the time to catch up on some homework.

I got to volunteer in my Mom's k-4 special education classroom again. I went for a few hours on two Fridays. I helped with organizing her classroom and doing activities with her students. I enjoyed volunteering in a school and working with kids.

I got to participate in my first path interview weekend. I helped check in the prospective students and give them the welcome information. Afterwords I went to the game night which was a lot of fun. I enjoyed spending time with my fellow path classmates and getting to meet the prospective students. I am excited to see who will be joining and can't wait to officially welcome them to campus. We played Pictionary and bingo.

Honors Event-
I went to the Should I Change/Add Majors? Honors event. I attended the informational meeting on zoom. I am not wanting to change my major but I was curious on maybe adding another or at least a minor. I learned how when choosing to add something to consider what I will gain and if it is a right fit. John Treat gave great advice like speaking to faculty. When trying to get another minor/major thinking about if it will have something new to offer and not just the same thing as the first major. Also considering the cost, time, and overall tradeoff. I enjoyed this honors event because it helped me really consider if adding another major/minor is right for me.