Thank you to Karyn Silverman, Jane Belton, and Jessica Prohías Gardiner for giving me feedback on my Working Draft Blog Post and for helping me revise my proposal pitch!  […]

For my project, I want to create a Jewish History Cookbook. I want to create a cookbook that focuses more on the history and stories of the recipes than on[…]

What are the essential questions guiding my inquiry? When I began thinking about my Senior Project, I considered several ideas that involved sharing my knowledge with others in a collaborative[…]

As somebody interested in research, design, and collaboration, I hope to channel and explore these interests in an internship or online class.  My essential questions will center around how effective[…]

One essential question I have is what is it like to work in EMS as a full-time job as opposed to on a volunteer basis. What challenges do the EMTs[…]

30 Museums in 30 days   What will the final product be? Blog I won’t be just looking at art, I am hoping to create a comprehensive blog as well.[…]

30 Museums in 30 days   I want to be inspired, that is my biggest goal in life. It might sound like going to one Museum everyday for a month[…]

30 Museums, 30 Days My Thinking: As a young child, it was always such a joy to go to the museum. When I was five, I had my birthday party[…]

My main question as I move further along in this project is what the work environment of an architecture firm is like on an everyday basis. Having done lots of[…]

I really like the idea that I had with the napkin sketch. I already run errands for people in my building, so it may be a good idea to expand[…]

  My purpose statement is to vigorously shape physical environments so that people can enjoy the beauty of the natural world. My impact area 2 really intrigued me. I’ve always[…]

Reflection: This activity helped me understand that my interests are limitless. It reminded me that the only limit I have is time, how can I get the most out of[…]

  Critical incident: I was speaking to a waitress at the restaurant I work at and she was explaining all of the different customs in her Peruvian culture. I was[…]

Your Reason Your Story: During quarantine and over the summer I really discovered my love for being creative and working with art and design. It was this time that made me[…]

Through all of my ideas, I want to use and expand on my creativity to comment on or explore various problems that are important to me such as climate change.

My Story: Over the summer, I participated in a “Pre-College Summer Immersion” program with Columbia University studying Constitutional Law. I’ve always been fascinated with the inner workings of the American[…]

It is no secret that I am extremely passionate about music and the music industry. My critical incident was when I was 15 working my favorite music festival under my[…]

My Reason My Story: I generally feel most attuned into a sense of purpose when I am using my intuition and compassion to connect with someone. I can think of[…]

A critical incident that set me on my path and helped me uncover how I wanted to make a difference that is larger than senior project takes place in my[…]

Answering the questions for the purpose match has helped clarify for me that I want to do something healthcare related for my senior project. I believe that this is where[…]

My purpose statement really just added on to what I was already thinking about for my senior project. As I was planning to create work that reflects the state of[…]

This past summer I was lucky to take a class on human-centered design in the College of Human Ecology at Cornell University. It made me look at design and its[…]

After completing the diagnostic on Purpose Match, it was clear to me that I tend to take control and keep my group on task. Although a lot of the information[…]

Reflection I was definitely surprised with the accuracy of some of the results of the report (my four strengths were Analysis, Learning, Trustworthiness, and Perserverance, which I think is pretty[…]

I’m not totally sure how my purpose could inform my senior project design. I’m still feeling a little iffy about my purpose in the first place, and I’m not sure[…]

Doing these assessments certainly helped me realize how much I care about equal access to resources, whether they be educational, personal, health related, etc. That is why I would like[…]

Reflection: I went into Senior Project not really having much idea of what I wanted to do, and this is still the case. The two topics that I gravitate towards[…]

I have always thought I wanted to do something to do with medicine for senior project. I am not quite sure exactly what that may look like yet. Whether it[…]

  I am very interested in designing my senior project around two subjects that I am deeply interested in: design and Spanish. Additionally, I am very passionate about equal access[…]

Honestly, I’m not feeling very confident in any of my ideas at the moment. I’m really worried that I will pick a project that I think I’ll thrive in, only[…]

I feel pretty good about my ideas for senior project, they all include exploration of different styles of art and expression.

I am extremely excited about starting my senior project. There is rarely an opportunity where you are able to drop everything and to just focus on one of your passions.[…]