The Philosophy Society at UW
I found the Philosophy Society at UW in the spring of my freshman year mainly because I wanted to make philosophy accessible to STEM (and largely all) students. I not only found it very difficult to pursue philosophy classes while taking prerequisite courses for the major and medical school but was also disheartened to see how students perceived philosophy to be archaic and boring. I decided to change this.
Since then, we have grown to be the biggest philosophy related club on campus. Braden Giacnoi, the upcoming president for the society, and I also recently launched UW's first undergraduate philosophy journal called the The Garden of Ideas to democratize and popularize philosophy on campus. We have been awarded the Husky Seed Fund for this project for 2021-202 academic year.
Since then, we have grown to be the biggest philosophy related club on campus. Braden Giacnoi, the upcoming president for the society, and I also recently launched UW's first undergraduate philosophy journal called the The Garden of Ideas to democratize and popularize philosophy on campus. We have been awarded the Husky Seed Fund for this project for 2021-202 academic year.
Science Apprenticeship for Youth (SAY) Program
The goal of this program is to bring hands-on research projects to high school students, in the hopes of making science seem more approachable and fostering a passion for research. Sarah, the other cofounder, and I went to the same high school in a small town called Puyallup. Our science education was lacking, to say the least, and to get involved in research, we’d have had to drive 1-2 hours to UW. When I first joined a lab at UW, I met other undergrads who were from nearby areas such as Bellevue, who were able to come to UW labs and get involved in research early on. Naturally, they already knew how to make solutions, use pipettes and etc. I felt behind.
But what also struck me was that there were students who went to school 15-20 minute away from UW but weren’t involved in research. So, Sarah and I decided to bridge this gap and pitched the SAY Program to Cory Kelly at SANS. Instead of inviting the students to come to the lab, we will bring the research projects to them. Through the program we hope get high schoolers, ideally 10th-11th graders, involved in research early, which we hope will give them the confidence to pursue research after they graduate high school.
I was awarded there Mary Gates Leadership Scholarship for this project.
But what also struck me was that there were students who went to school 15-20 minute away from UW but weren’t involved in research. So, Sarah and I decided to bridge this gap and pitched the SAY Program to Cory Kelly at SANS. Instead of inviting the students to come to the lab, we will bring the research projects to them. Through the program we hope get high schoolers, ideally 10th-11th graders, involved in research early, which we hope will give them the confidence to pursue research after they graduate high school.
I was awarded there Mary Gates Leadership Scholarship for this project.
Other than the Philosophy Society at UW and the SAY Program, I worked as an officer for the Korean Student Association (KSA) for the first two years. In my senior year, I joined the Korean Student Union (KSU) as a treasurer. We received the Husky Tradition Award for this year, which you can download my essay for the application here. I was also an Undergraduate Research Leaders.