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Ethical Leader

 

The learning artifacts that I have placed on this page demonstrate my ability to consider the perspectives, needs, and expertise of others and work with them  to solve problems.

 

While the grades of many of my courses come down to how well I can lead, take a test or write a paper, there are other times, especially outside of the classroom, where I have to become part of a team to get the job done.

 

As a John V. Roach Honors College Community Regent, I am one of ten leaders that organize interesting events to add some variety into the honors students' first year experiences. We are each leaders in an individual capacity during our events, taking care of promotion, transportation, logistics, and paperwork, just to name a few responsibilities.  For instance, I organized an outing to go see the touring production STOMP at Bass Performance Hall (that's a picture of the stage from our seats).  However, even before we can really start offering these activities, we must first work as a team to run over rules and regulations and to dole out time slots. This provides us the chance to become a cohesive team while also being leaders in this community.

 

Alpha Phi Omega also gives me the chance to function as both a leader and as a member of a team. As of writing this, I am only a pledge, yet even pledges may hold a leadership position as the Member in Charge (MiC) of a service project. I also hope that at the end of the year I may be elected as the Corresponding Secretary, where I would become both the Webmaster for the new TCU APO website (forthcoming) as well as the contact point for our alumni network. However, I would not be the only person holding an executive office, I would become part of a team. Each brother has his own responsibilities, and each of us must rely on the others to follow through with the duties of their offices.

Leadership is a major tenet of APO, and we are encouraged through both individual and team efforts.

 

Both the ability to lead and the ability to function as a part of a team are skills needed to properly function as a member of the scientific community. I hope to leverage these skills when I enter graduate school, acting as a competent team member who can bring abstract ideas to a concrete reality.

 

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