Josiah Aakre
- Scott Scholar
- UNO, College of Arts & Sciences
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Bio
Josiah is from Omaha, NE and is studying mathematics and secondary education. His faculty mentor is Dr. Kelley Gomez Johnson. His leadership experience includes working as an assistant event coordinator for the UNO Noyce Mathematics internship. This role required him to collaborate with other interns to plan STEM events for middle school and high school students. His internship experience includes teaching robotics and Brick Layer coding to elementary and middle school students attending Aim for the Stars summer camp. In this role, he was responsible for teaching, organizing, demonstrating, problem-solving, and collaborating to keep the camp running smoothly. His research experience includes serving as a Teacher's Aid to Dr. Dora Velcsov, to deliver lectures over abstract mathematics, hold office hours, and grade homework. His career interests include teaching high school calculus to help inspire students to take an interest in engineering and computer science.
Additional Information
Bio
Josiah is from Omaha, NE and is studying mathematics and secondary education. His faculty mentor is Dr. Kelley Gomez Johnson. His leadership experience includes working as an assistant event coordinator for the UNO Noyce Mathematics internship. This role required him to collaborate with other interns to plan STEM events for middle school and high school students. His internship experience includes teaching robotics and Brick Layer coding to elementary and middle school students attending Aim for the Stars summer camp. In this role, he was responsible for teaching, organizing, demonstrating, problem-solving, and collaborating to keep the camp running smoothly. His research experience includes serving as a Teacher's Aid to Dr. Dora Velcsov, to deliver lectures over abstract mathematics, hold office hours, and grade homework. His career interests include teaching high school calculus to help inspire students to take an interest in engineering and computer science.