Art Club Application

Please tell us about the particular life experiences, talents, commitments and/or interests you will bring specifically to our campus that will enrich our community, and why you are interested in the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

I will enrich the campus community by bringing diversity and different perspectives along with strong leadership characteristics and an unyielding academic drive, and I wish to be a part of this community to pursue my love for physics in University of Wisconsin-La Crosse’s nationally ranked physics program.

My mothers raised me in a diverse environment and the background I carry will enrich the community by bringing diversity and alternative viewpoints to the campus. Through tours and exploring the UW-La Crosse

As a leader I strive to create inclusiveness and cohesive environments. For example, I have been a leader in a plethora of activities, but my proudest act of leadership is transforming my school’s art club. To provide context, I am the president of Lincoln Art Club, an organization run for the past forty years by students. Art Club participates in a yearly competition, Visual Arts Classic, and in previous years, students who did not compete felt Art Club closed its doors to them. That needed to be changed so I ran for Art Club president. Art Club grew from twelve Visual Arts Classic members to over thirty, active students within weeks. This was the result of me organizing an awareness stand in the cafeteria, along with the help of existing members where we passed out flyers which invited anyone to join. Art Club evolved into an inclusive organization because we went to classrooms, describing the club’s values and what it provided. We also personally talked to students about themselves and how to improve Art Club. The best feedback I heard came from a mother whose daughter came home and told her how happy she was that could finally join Art Club. In previous years, she was left out because she could not participate in the competition. Due to initiative and leadership, our tiny group grew into a large, all inclusive club, dedicated to art and the

My passion for physics defines me and I need an institution that supports my ambitions and grows me as a physicist. When I toured the campus I spoke with Dr. Gubbi Sudhakaran, the chair of the physics department. Dr. Sudhakaran informed me that nationally recognized colleges and universities model their physics departments after UW-La Crosse. He then explained that the courses present intellectual rigor to mature students as scientists while professors at the same time provide friendly guiding hands in research and ultimately to graduate school. The students and faculty in the department form unbreakable friendships and connections which last passed graduation. Another thing I appreciate greatly is Dr. Sudhakaran speaking to each physics major before he or she registers for the next semester’s course to guarantee the student follows the appropriate educational path for themselves. An abundance of universities and colleges I toured possess wonderful physics departments, but none surpassed the one I experienced at UW- La Crosse. By far exemplary, UW-La Crosse’s physics department ultimately is the most substantial reason I wish to study at this