My name is Delaney Williams, (I’m the one on the right!) and I’m a graphic design major from Gainesville, Georgia.
1. I took Honors Biology, Honors Chemistry, and AP Physics in high school and sequentially not taken a science course since. Biology was my favorite course because I felt like the material and content was more readily applied to daily life.
2. I am looking forward to the chance to actually apply the knowledge of the principles we learn to the world around us. Learning the material is great but as an art major, it’s not always easy to see how I can apply it in life. Hopefully, through this course, I will be able to bridge that gap between science and art.
3. In regards to the antibiotics, I’d ask what types are currently being found in our environment and what effect specific antibiotics leave. Are there certain kinds of antibiotics in the soil that have a positive impact, or do they all induce negative impacts? Furthermore, are there different ways of composting to help counteract the effects of different antibiotics?
4. In all honesty, the general student body will prove to be indifferent to the issues surrounding excess antibiotics in the soil. Mostly because they are unaware of the extent of antibiotics in the soil. If you go too far into the technicalities of the situation, students will brush off the danger. However, if you can effectively communicate the ease through which the negative impact can be combated in a simple and engaging way, there may be a few students who are drawn in. Those students will draw others and so forth until there are enough students who are willing to become active participants that the spectators will soon follow.
5. By helping with service learning, I hope to learn the extent of the impact youth and young adults can create, not just through formal education, but through civic engagement.