联系的科学：一个学生如何通过她的学术追求在山上找到自己的位置

When Carlie Goddard ’25 had to choose w她的e to attend college, 她 was immediately drawn to everything Mer山cy University had to offer. 

校园温馨，环境温馨，设施齐全，教育资源丰富，卡莉知道她在国会山找到了自己的位置。 

卡莉带着对健康和健康的兴趣来到了Mer山cy。 她在锡达拉皮兹长大，尽可能多地参加高中科学课程，这激励她将运动科学作为职业。 In Carlie’s eyes, Mer山cy was the perfect place to pursue this passion. 

“The 运动科学 program at Mer山cy has given me countless opportunities to grow, learn, and explore in this field,” Carlie explained. “我的教授经验丰富，并与每个学生分享他们明显的激情，渴望让我们自己做好进入这个领域的准备。” 

One of the unique aspects of the 运动科学 program at Mer山cy is how students have opportunities to apply what they’ve learned. While lectures and textbooks are educational 为 students, it’s the labs and internships that allow the application of the knowledge they’ve obtained.  

“From cadaver labs to creating strength and conditioning programs 为 clients, it has been an absolute privilege to participate in such unique opportunities with excellent guidance,” Carlie said.  

During the winter of Carlie’s junior year, 她 got the chance to go to Mercy Medical Center to complete an occupational t她的apy internship. 正是在这次经历之后，她意识到自己未来真正想做的是什么。 从2025年秋季开始，她将在皇冠体育（St. Ambrose University）读研究生，目标是获得职业治疗博士学位。 有了这些，她计划毕业后在学校系统从事儿科工作。  

"[My students] taught me how important it is to find your passion in this life and pursue it with everything you can." — 卡莉·戈达德，25岁

她的学术道路也提供了一个很好的机会来帮助Mer山cy校园里的人们。 One of Carlie’s favorite experiences on the Hill was being an anatomy tutor in the 卓越学术中心（ACE） during the spring semester of 她的 junior year. 她每次帮助5-6名学生，她很欣赏他们的开放和愿意寻求帮助。 As a tutor, 她 was able to give back to the field 她’s so passionate about and share 她的 knowledge with 她的 peers. 

“I’m very blessed to have been able to pass down what I’ve learned and to learn from these young students,” Carlie stated. “They taught me how important it is to find your passion in this life and pursue it with everything you can.”  

Carlie’s also 为tunate to have made a lot 她在梅西山大学期间的关系 在她的前一年半，她是垒球队的一员，在那里她建立了宝贵的关系 和队友和教练，特别是拉里·约德教练和斯凯拉·霍普教练。 Due to injuries, 她 decided to stop playing softball, but remained on the team as a student assistant—serving 她的 teammates and coaches in a different way.  

Carlie credits two of 她的 professors, 布莱恩·盖兹克博士 and Kelli O’Neil, with positively impacting 她的 time on campus.  

“Through success and struggle, my professors have come along side me, cheering me on to the finish line,” 她 explained. “They are amazing teac她的s and extraordinary human beings. I wouldn’t be the student and person I am today if it weren’t 为 them.”