{"id":6143,"date":"2021-03-09T20:20:51","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T04:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/honorslink\/?p=6143"},"modified":"2023-05-23T12:42:26","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T19:42:26","slug":"patrick-callagy-hc-student-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/honorslink\/2021\/03\/09\/patrick-callagy-hc-student-spotlight\/","title":{"rendered":"Patrick Callagy – HC Student Spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Before coming to Oregon State University, honors biology major Patrick Callagy lacked confidence in his social, academic, and professional skills. After nearly four years at Oregon State, Patrick\u2019s skills and confidence have grown dramatically, and he has worked to inspire those around him to grow as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taking advantage of every opportunity that came his way helped him gain skills and confidence. \u201cThe only way to get through that [shyness] is to practice over and over,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his time at Oregon State University, Patrick has been a part of the Pre-Veterinary Medical Association, the Pre-Veterinary Scholars Program, the lambing crew, the Honors College Student Association (HCSA) and several other clubs. He has worked as a Team of Undergraduate Recruiters (TOUR) Ambassador, an Honors College Peer Mentor and a Resident Assistant in Sackett Hall \u2014 a residence hall housing an honors living-learning community \u2014 for three years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWorking as a TOUR ambassador has really helped with my professional development, working in a team, and time management,\u201d Patrick says.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

He hasn\u2019t done all of this alone, however. Every term, Patrick makes it a point to meet with his Honors College advisor to discuss the next steps of his college career. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGetting a debrief is a good idea; things come up, and [talking with your advisor] helps you make sure you\u2019re on track to graduate in the time you want,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fall term 2020, Patrick volunteered at the Pumpkin Decorating, virtual Friendsgiving, and Coffee with Alumni events offered by the HCSA. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI always try to volunteer my time whenever I can,\u201d he says. \u201cI\u2019m always trying to help out other people because I would value their help if the roles were reversed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patrick recommends students both take and give help whenever they can, wherever they can, especially if they struggle with self-confidence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTake the help. Force yourself to go into situations you might not initially like,\u201d he says. \u201cYou never know what you\u2019ll learn or who you\u2019ll meet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Lucas Yao: Student Writer, Honors College<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Before coming to Oregon State University, honors biology major Patrick Callagy lacked confidence in his social, academic, and professional skills. After nearly four years at Oregon State, Patrick\u2019s skills and confidence have grown dramatically, and he has worked to inspire those around him to grow as well. Taking advantage of every opportunity that came his […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10598,"featured_media":7438,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1205,1395124,1306],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6143","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stories","category-hc-student-spotlights","category-student"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/honorslink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/honorslink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/honorslink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/honorslink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10598"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/honorslink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6143"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/honorslink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6143\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8630,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/honorslink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6143\/revisions\/8630"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/honorslink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/honorslink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/honorslink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/honorslink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}