How has this project changed your perspective about interdisciplinary work, if at all? Completing the Capstone Experience has given me insight into understanding how the skills that I have developed through studies in my science coursework, including: critical thinking and problem solving, have translated indirectly into my approach to facilitating tutoring. For example, a parent…
Category: Capstone
Reflecting on my Capstone Experience
What similarities and differences do you see between your project and other projects you have participated in or contextually read about? Why did this project interest you? I am aware of other programs that sought to partner elementary students with older tutors during the CoV-19 pandemic. However, I am unaware of any website that provides…
Details of My Capstone Experience
This experience strives to help undergraduate students learn across disciplines. What do you hope to learn? How does your project serve as a culminating body of work of your academic and co-curricular experiences? Through this project, I hope to learn how to communicate more confidently- whether it be when sharing my scientific findings or conveying…
Introduction to my Capstone Experience
Tell us about your project. What will you be doing, where will you be doing it, and who will you be partnering with (e.g., faculty, community, employer)? In April 2020, I began an initiative through a local, non-profit organization, For Good Pgh., to provide remote tutoring at no cost to students in the Pittsburgh area….
My Experience at Amgen
This week concludes my 12 week internship with Amgen. I had the wonderful opportunity to work as a Quality (Management) Systems Undergraduate Intern at Amgen Rhode Island. I have learned many technical skills related to Quality Compliance as well as soft skills that contribute to productivity within a professional environment. When I started this internship,…
Working at Amgen: Understanding My Skills
This internship has been my first work experience outside of academia. In prior blog posts, I mentioned my nervousness about my internship not having a complete overlap with my major. My nervousness faded quite quickly with the support of my manager, team and fellow interns. I was made aware from the very beginning of the…
Midpoint Reflection: Amgen Internship
Though working for a Biotechnology company is a new experience for me, I have been able to apply what I have learned at Pitt to my work at Amgen. I was nervous when I first started this internship as I feared I would not be prepared but having the skill set from inside and outside…
Internship Reflection: Importance of Quality Compliance
As I continue to work with Amgen, I have gained a lot of knowledge in such a short amount of time. Though this is not something that has a direct relation to my undergraduate degree as a Biological Sciences major, I have also used the skills and advice I have learned as a student and…
Introducing Myself: Niva Pandya
Hello everyone! My name is Niva Pandya. I am a rising senior from Collegeville, PA which is 10 minutes away from King of Prussia. I study Biological Sciences here at the University of Pittsburgh. I also have minors in Spanish and Chemistry. Outside of class, I am a Research Associate at the Steel Lab, co-captain…