Carolyn Phamtran

I had a good refresher and reminder about what to expect for this semester as well as the expectations of the program.

I learnt a lot about banking as well as the responsibilities that surrounds being financially secure. I also learned a lot about what CHASE bank is doing to help minorities gain more financial security as well. There was a lot of discussion about COVID-19’s impact on people financially as well which was interesting to hear about.

For the whole duration of May, I am currently under mentorship under Phuong Tran who is currently a Forensics student and a Cytology-FISH screener at P4 Diagnostix, who is studying for her Masters at Towson and shadowing her research project as well as being any form of assistance as I can with her. She is conducting her research project on how to use the methodologies of screening FISH to help advance investigative techniques that Forensic scientists uses on a daily basis. I have been proof reading her research paper, presentations, and helping her collect her materials while adhering to her budget. I learnt a lot about Cytology and FISH as a result of my involvement with her project. It has also been very interesting to learn what a Forensic student learns because my only background knowledge came from pop culture media. By working with Phuong, I have learnt many skills such as the basics of how to write a research project proposal, grants, and how to conduct experiments such as hers in a lab.

I learnt a lot about financial literacy! As well as what type of resources that are out there that can further my wealth and financial stability. I also took surveys that helped me understood more about my spending habits.

It was a great event that put a focus on believing in yourself and setting forward plans to help you attain your vision. I learnt a lot through the analogies of the presenter on how to apply goal setting strategies in order to get to where I want to be in my future.

I had a refresh on the requirements for maintain my scholarship as well as learning all the ways to get service hours to complete one of the components of my requirements. I was also given the chance to ask questions that I wasn’t able to ask during scholarship night.

This session was very organized and helped eased a lot of students nerves. I got my questions answered in very clear manner and was able to reach clarity for a lot of things I been wondering about. It was nice to meet other students and talked to student leaders.