Hello! My name is Sarah Kate Brewer. I like to play my clarinet in the Redcoat Marching band, and I do NOT like the University of Alabama football team! GO DAWGS!
This introductory biology course will be my first science course at UGA. In high school, I did not take many advanced science classes. I took a physical science class, a chemistry class, an anatomy class, and a biology class. Of these classes, I distinctly remember that while the biology class was the most challenging, it was also my favorite. My teacher was extremely passionate about life sciences and sustainability, and I really enjoyed how enthusiastic she was about having class discussions on hot-topic issues. Because there is a lot of controversy and political/financial debate about certain biological subjects, I really enjoyed learning more about these issues so that way I could engage in these discussions.
I hope that by the end of this semester, I will be able to engage in the global conversation of sustainability. I would also like to contribute confidently in these discussions and help work towards saving our planet. I think I will be able to achieve these things by retaining the information I learn in class.
I would like to know more information about how these antibiotics in the soil are harmful. As a student, I would like to learn more about the biological processes that happen in the soil and how the antibiotics affect these processes.
I think the issues that might appeal most to my fellow students are the financial issues that would arise by promoting composting and sustainability. Specifically, it might interest my fellow students to learn about how these sustainable projects can be funded properly. I believe these financial issues would be most important to them because I believe we have a lot of prospective Terry College graduates in this class.
Something that I might expect to learn from the service learning experience is just how much the community knows or does not know about composting and sustainability. I would be interested to see what the community’s idea of sustainability is and whether or not it seems to be an important issue to them.