Claire Werther started her college career in the and the as a mechanical engineering student.
杏吧专区淚 was able to make friends not only in Honors, but also in mechanical engineering,杏吧专区 she said. 杏吧专区淭he LLC allowed me to be able to connect with people outside of the classroom and make great friendships.
杏吧专区淗onors also provided me with the opportunity to serve,杏吧专区 she said. "This allowed me to help the Honors community with events and donate items to great causes.杏吧专区
She chose to major in mechanical engineering because of her love of math and physics.
杏吧专区淏eing able to apply these concepts to create new machines and resources that will better society is something that I would love to be a part of,杏吧专区 she explained. 杏吧专区淭his problem-solving career is one that I would be proud to pursue.杏吧专区
Now, she has found her path because of the mechanical engineering classes and research experience she杏吧专区檚 gotten here.
杏吧专区淚 took Intro to Mechanical Engineering my freshman year and was able to learn about the different ways mechanical engineering is utilized,杏吧专区 she said. 杏吧专区淚t was in this class that I first considered getting a minor in biomedical engineering.
杏吧专区淲hile I have not officially declared a minor, I would love to minor in biomedical engineering so that I can make life-saving equipment,杏吧专区 Claire explained.
杏吧专区淭he human body is very interesting to me and I would love to be able to make devices like artificial limbs and pacemakers that can prolong and enhance the quality of one杏吧专区檚 life.杏吧专区
Student Research Experience in Engineering
Claire is working with as a research apprentice. Here, she helps with the research of materials engineering.
杏吧专区淭his opportunity has allowed me to grow in my knowledge of materials,杏吧专区 she said, 杏吧专区渨hich helped me tremendously to understand the concepts of the course Materials of Engineering that I am taking this semester.
杏吧专区淚 am able to not only research different ways to analyze materials, but I am able to see how these analysis techniques work with my own eyes,杏吧专区 she said.
Exploring Her Interests Across Campus
Claire makes sure to spend time working on things other than engineering, as well.
杏吧专区淥ne of my favorite non-major classes that I took my freshman year was Acting I,杏吧专区 she said. 杏吧专区淭he class taught me new ways to view and critique performance, and it also provided me a platform to enhance me auditory skills.
杏吧专区淚 had to break out of my shell and not only present in front of a class, but fully understand the character I was portraying,杏吧专区 she said. 杏吧专区淭his class also gave me the opportunity to meet new people, as the class was not full of engineers, but of people from all majors."
She's also a member of .
杏吧专区淚 have been able to make new friends and I have been able to grow my faith at Our Lady of Wisdom Church and Catholic Student Center,杏吧专区 she explained. 杏吧专区淭here are so many great programs they provide, and it is right there on campus.杏吧专区
Claire is able to balance all of her commitments because of the experiences she杏吧专区檚 had at the 杏吧专区.
杏吧专区淯L Lafayette has given me a place where I can learn the concepts and disciplines necessary for my career,杏吧专区 she said. 杏吧专区淏ut it has also taught me many other valuable lessons. I have learned to live on my own and how to manage my day so that I am not only working but finding time to better myself.
杏吧专区淭his skill is important because this will allow me to be at my best for work while being able to maintain my health and social life,杏吧专区 she explained. 杏吧专区淥verall, UL Lafayette has provided me a great place to learn and grow.
杏吧专区淓veryone here wants you to succeed and lets you know that they are here to help,杏吧专区 she said. 杏吧专区淎ll of my professors have been amazing at both communicating and creating a learning environment that is full of discussion and creativity.
杏吧专区淣ot only are my specific teachers here to help,杏吧专区 Claire said, 杏吧专区渂ut all of the faculty members including the librarians. I have stayed late at the library and forgot my dry erase markers, and this one librarian heard me say I had forgotten mine while she was leaving and she ran back to her office, unlocked it, and came back with a pack of markers. It was so simple but was so helpful.杏吧专区
