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In my pursuit of an associate's degree at Salt Lake Community College, I look to gain confidence, acquire and synthesize knowledge, and be of service to myself and my community.
Although the goals listed below are things I deliberately strive for, learning outcomes can be surprising: extra, ordinary, or somewhere in between. I am always surprised by a thought-provoking comment by a colleague, a book recommendation, or a casual trip to the grocery store. The ways I find myself learning aren't always directly related to my goals. Being curious leads me to all kinds of interesting things, so I keep it up!
Short Term Goals
Build competencies in the foundations of Math, English, Science and Metacognition.
(01/12/2023) This has shifted into upper division courses, which are exciting and, more frequently, hands on!
(05/18/2023) I took GenChem over the last semester, and it really challenged me! It incorporates math, science and exceptions-to-rules I can manage to get my head around. Chemistry challenges my metacognition in that I am forced to construct my thinking in new patterns in order to accommodate this particular information.
(01/04/2023) I am feeling very up to speed! My performance in my science classes, and the stimulation from my humanities and English courses and subsequent performance, shows me that I am not just gaining competencies, but building on those competencies for the rest of my scientific and artistic life.
Continue to engage with my fellow students and with the faculty and staff.
(03/20/2023) I have been awarded four "kudos" from three professors on my Starfish (advising manager software) account. I directly link this to my skill in establishing and maintaining conversation with these professors.
(05/18/2023) In speaking with faculty and staff, I have been able to advocate for myself--this has been instrumental in my success. The school does a lot to keep up enrolled, but the tools to success are not clear within the bureaucratic nightmare machine. It has helped me to both focus and expand my vision to be more holistic and more pragmatic.
(01/04/2023) I feel comfortable navigating the bureaucratic nightmare, and in dealing with professors, administration, work, and school effectively. I take my role as a peer mentor seriously, and seek to extend the welcoming environment we craft in the Honors Program out into the rest of the school.
Work on moving away from being a workaholic to a better time manager.
(01/12/2023) I've been working on this one a lot! Maybe I'll post a journal about it.
(05/18/2023) I'm taking the summer off! (I mean, still gotta work but what can you do.) Time to focus on rebuilding myself after devoting myself wholly to school last semester. Who am I and what do I want? Hm?
(01/04/2023) Getting pretty good at slowing down! This looks like going on three hour walks with my partner, spending long evenings with my siblings, and cooking with friends. I asked "does anyone know how to stop hustling??" and it turns out that I know how!
Graduate with my associates degree in Fall 2023.
(03/23/2023) We are on track to make this a reality!
(05/18/2023) We are on track for a Spring 2024 graduation! Woohoo!
(01/04/2023) I am so close I can taste it. I'm all set up to attend USU starting Fall 2024!
Cookthrough of Julia Child's The Way to Cook and Samin Nosrat's Salt Fat Acid Heat.
(01/04/2023) This got way off track, but that's okay :) I feel like my disinterest in the style of French cooking is, for this moment, just fine! I get rubbed the wrong way by Child's incessant "poking and prodding," however Nosrat's approach is both doable and while still involving a tactile participation, does not evoke the perfectionist.
Learning everyday in my position as a cook.
Long Term Goals
Study in a Coordinated Dietetics Program.
(03/20/23) With changes in the way Dietetics licensure works, this option is no longer being offered.
(01/04/2023) This is the Master's now, and the didactic (below) is the Bachelor's.
Study in a Didactic Program in Dietetics.
(03/20/2023) I've spoken to advisors from a few schools and am making decisions on where to attend.
(01/04/2023) I am attending Utah State University starting Fall 2024! This is exciting because they don't have many transfer students in their program. I am looking forward to a lot of work to get up to speed and to really bring my all to the cohort. I think that my non-traditional, transfer and high performance make me a competitive participant for USU's programs and outside scholarship.
Become certified as a Registered Dietician Nutritionist.
Find needs in my community where I can fill a role with my skills.
(01/04/2024) Ongoing project with other students on campus. Announcement TBD.
Work through advanced competencies so as to be confident in everyday business and community dealings.
Be a better partner and community member every day.
GRADUATED Spring 2024 With Associates of Science in Exercise Science and Kinesiology
Outcomes
Summer 2024
Progress on: Acquire and Synthesize Knowledge
This has been so fun. School has been so fun, especially now that I'm ready for it to allow me to build structure within my life. It is tempting to say that I am worried what I will do without the structure school provides in my learning, but part of that learning has been the active construction of not only what I'm learning, but how I learn it. As I reach toward being a science and emotional-intelligence communicator, it is vital that I know how to teach to these skills.
Progress on: be of service to myself and my community
In volunteering at the food pantry on campus, I have the opportunity to give back to a resource much like those myself and my family took advantage of in the past. My community has long tendrils that snake through many places and many people. My community is both long-term and short-term.
By leveraging my hard work ethic with an ability to plan and live in the present, I am still able to be an active member of my community, despite working full time and going to school full time.
Learning to learn means I have more time for my community.
This looks like a lot of cooking. It feels like the never ending freeway escapade going to and fro. The appointments and the meetings. The FaceTime calls and text exchanges.
Accept that I am not in control,
Be present, today.
Progress on: Gaining Confidence
So this is a really weird section of my learning process. I've been performing in various jobs with a high level of dedication, to workplaces and teams that did not share my values. Overall, the industries I was apart of I did not share values with. Both the emergence of COVID and our social response to it sent my body and mind into a bit of a shock. In this moment, I believe I was taken advantage of by a narcissist. This was, in hindsight, the greatest challenge of my life to this date. Still, I let thoughts from this narcissist occupy my mind, rent free. At SLCC, I was able to leverage taking a Conflict Management and Diversity course over the Summer 2022 semester, and it greatly improved my ability to advocate for myself and make choices for myself. I have been lucky to be introduced to and have a connection with a number of faculty at the Community College. These faculty mentors have given me the safe and unregulated freedom to explore how to gain confidence, recovering from a U-turn in my mental health. Gaining confidence isn't just about working hard, it is primarily about being pro-social. Engaging in behaviors that prioritize face-to-face social time with peers and mentors. This behavior feels fresh, clean. Confidence comes from others. Not in our need for others, but the open space they give us to be ourselves.
Guide to mapping out your goals and pathway:
What? - Be specific on what the goal is. Include academic and personal/professional goals. Write out the details of the goal and visualize it.
When? - When do you want to achieve your goal and it should be realistic and attainable. If needed, break the goal down to additional steps or milestones. Consistently evaluate your progress and readjust.
Why? - Ask yourself why this is important/meaningful to you. A strong 'why' will help you to succeed.
How? - Pinpoint areas in which you can grow and identify campus resources or mentors to support you.
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