Hi, Guys my name is Jessica McCallum and I’m a freshman at GSU, not Southern. I endeavor to be a philosophy major, however under the philosophy bracket my interests range from neuroscience/ neuro-philosophy to law .Why law?, because ever since I say Judge Judy on daytime television I was instantly hooked and wanted to do what she did, bust bad guys ,protect the innocent, and be sassy while doing it. She was like a modern day, real life superhero to me. But, I found out to be like her I had to go to be a lawyer first , and  go through a lot of school, so I decided I would stick to  just being a lawyer . My interest in neuro-philosophy is relatively recent, I had always had a interest in neuroscience . How the nervous system works and why one person will react to a situation one way while the other in the same will react completely different.  Neurophilosophy is a something I just found out existed through my Phil major group meeting. Neurophilosophy? , yeah it didn’t know you could put the two together either. What neurophilosophy does is get into the brain- mind debate , basically the whole is the brain and mind connected or have any correlation debacle .The philosophy of neuroscience or neurophilosophy attempts to clarify neuroscientific methods and results using the theoretical consistency and methods of philosophy of science. Another reason for my interest in neuroscience is just simply because the brain is cool, at least to me.

I’m not sure if a Phil Major club can be called an on campus resource. But, the members in the Phil Major group have helped me setup a good foundation, gave me pointers, and made helpful suggestions. Another resource would be Ms. Cahill she’s an advisor on the sophomore floor, however she getting her doctorate I believe in philosophy. She has helped me with my schedule and has been kind enough to talk to me about my options and told me about things I can get involved with.

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Mobile applications I have found helpful or have used in GSU so far, are the tablets that GSU lets their students borrow for a semester. I think that’s pretty cool. My computer is not the smallest piece machinery to lug around, so the tablet offers an alternative. I use it for checking emails, playing games between classes, reading for class, and other shenanigans. Another mobile application would be CareerNet. I’ve been toying with the idea of getting a job and CareerNet is a central spot for you to do your job searching and internship searching. I like CareerNet since it cuts down a lot of the time it would take you to narrow down the things you’re interested in and jobs you actually qualify for.

Until next time, Jessica