Olivia Scott ’20

Experiential Learning

At UNE, you get a lot of different opportunities to do research, 实验室工作, and gain experience that you need for after you graduate and move on to the real world.

In [可持续性 and Ecological Restoration], we were growing chestnut trees from seeds because we're trying to restore the American chestnut population, which was decimated by a foreign blight. This process was cool because we got to watch over the plants. We started them from seeds and watched them grow. Then we ended up being able to transfer them to the ground outside and continue to care for them. It made me feel like I can make change — like I am part of a much bigger purpose.

Aside from science, I love art. Any free moment that I have, I'm doing pottery. I've been involved with ceramics in the 艺术部门 since I got to UNE. 我很喜欢. Ceramics is my passion. As much as I love science, I may love ceramics even more. This semester, I'm a Teaching Assistant for the throwing class. Throwing is using the pottery wheel.

Ceramics is part of who I am. It’s not what I’m majoring in, but it helps me with school because it helps me relax. 人 need to have outlets, and ceramics is mine. I can go to the art studio, get into the flow, and lose track of time and worries.

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UNE’s size is not too big and not too small. The professors are able to gain a close relationship to students, 作为一名学生, I feel listened to. My questions are answered. In a larger university, you may not have that as much because the class sizes are too large to really be able to connect to the professor or to feel comfortable seeing a professor outside of class and asking questions.

I’d say definitely check UNE out. If you're in love with the sciences, it’s the place to be, and we also have a great 艺术部门. If you love the sciences, you like the ocean, and you want to be in a smaller school, I think UNE is the perfect fit.