Seminar

The Peer Mediation program was started sixteen years ago by John Cornet, a phoenix high school teacher.The program is designed to help students at our school who are involved in any type of disagreement to come to a peaceful resolution on their own accords. Some of the many topics that the club helps with includes gossip/rumors, depression, bullying/harassment and friendship/relationship issues. The program also helps in crisis intervention, which is when a time sensitive crisis affecting the…

For as long as I can remember, I have had a heart for serving my community and to continue my education beyond high school. As I grew up with a family that earned little income, my mother taught me the essence of discipline and the importance of continuing my education beyond high school. As a high school graduate and an adult, I have allowed the trials of my life, along with the classes I have completed, to become an opportunity to enhance the skills needed for my future education. I currently…

Freshman Seminar 2017 Reflection This semester was a very eye opening experience for me. Not only was I opened up to a new world of people but I was also opened up to a new place. Growing up, I was always a very shy and timid person. I didn’t like going to school, let alone talk to Now, I’m getting comfortable in my own skin and I have learned to appreciate everything and everyone. Early College was definitely somewhere I did not see myself going to when I was in middle school. I’ve always been…

It is estimated that nearly 35% of the US population has metabolic syndrome1. Metabolic syndrome encompasses a cluster of disorders that increase risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.2 The GI tract is home to trillions of microorganisms that confer benefits to the host. Recent evidence has implicated alternations in gut microbiota composition and metabolic activity in the pathophysiology of metabolic syndrome3,4. Maintenance of gut barrier function, regulation of immune response…

Although the sixteen students of Honors Seminar 200-011 are similar in hundreds of ways, our answers to eight basic questions concerning the honors house walk through contained more variations than similarities. Even for simple questions with one correct answer, such as “how many chairs are in the courtyard,” our responses ranged from two to two hundred, and the class debated the definition of a chair. Discussing something as basic as a chair versus a bench versus a couch demonstrates the…

I am going to become the first to be college educated in my family. This wouldn’t have been possible without the drive and push that my fellow peers, teachers, and scholar community have set upon me. It did not seem like affording college could be possible. But thanks to multiple foundations they are going to make it possible for me. I can’t hide the fact that my SAT score-although higher than average- is not as high as I would of like it. But paying to take SAT prep courses is a commodity I…

In the early days of athletic training, it wasn’t that hard to become an “athletic trainer”. Trainers in the early days were basically volunteers. They didn’t have any type of training or certification to be doing that job. Up until 2003, a person would only need certification through NATA curriculum or an internship. In the internship route, a person wanting to be an athletic trainer would take various classes and courses like personal health, human anatomy, basic athletic training, and first…

With the numerous media sources available in today’s world, it is no wonder that word spreads faster than it used to. The working class of today is much different than it was decades ago. There is an ever growing trend for instant gratification, although this should m not be the main priority of an individual when they are seeking employment, or staying with an organization, the truth is it is real. PWC conducted a recent survey of millennial workers and the findings are shocking. According to…

The Anthropocene is an era characterized by humans’ intercontinental impact on ecological systems and processes (Steffen et al. 2011). Monitoring ecosystem function and fluctuation is the primary interest of Dr. David Lewis, who examines variables associated with the Anthropocene, including: land modification, nutrient cycling, hydrologic perturbations, and climate change. Many anthropogenic activities result in heightened nutrient inputs into the environment (Foley et al. 2005), including land…

The road to becoming a professional in the early childhood education field has been rewarding and exhilarating while providing many opportunities for growth, development and experience that are rarely offered within other professional fields. Making the early childhood education field my primary career focus as a young adult has provided me the opportunity to grow within the field of education over many years. By doing so, I have been able to reach many higher and secondary education goals as…