My Display Board

This week in ISM, I finished my display board and went on my first mentor visit. Over Thanksgiving Break, I had purchased all my supplies for the board, such as the letters, glitter ribbon, and papers to layer with and add more color to the board. Then, at the beginning of this week, I started printing off the information I wanted to include on the board, cutting the papers to the correct sizes, and placing everything on the board. At first, I had a really hard time trying to decide the best font sizes to use for the papers and also what research to include, so that I could convey what I had learned so far, but not confuse everyone who looked at my board. I think the hardest part of the process was just getting everything to look the way I had pictured it would look in my head. I'm also really glad that we had drawn out a draft of the display board in class several weeks ago, because it gave me a basic outline and design to refer back to as I worked. Another important aspect of this week was that I went on my first mentor visit at UT Southwestern! I wasn't exactly sure where to start in this whole mentorship process, but we covered a lot of general information in this meeting and began discussing several long-term projects. For example, my mentor gave me an excellent resource to get the necessary information for my original work and a great website I could use to find articles for research assessments. I can't wait to continue in this mentorship and see what else I can learn over the course of this year. This upcoming week, I will write my last interview assessment, hand-out invitations for Research Showcase, and fully update my portfolio.