My name is Kenneth Rogers, a freshman at Michigan State University who majors in Chemistry and is an aspiring Orthopedic Surgeon. My interest in STEM emerged as a kid by going to DAPCEP and SEMAA (programs that focus on technology and engineering). This made my focus circled around technology, but soon (beginning of high school year) I was led into a new light, which is medicine. This stemmed from me taking time myself to research the human body, which I acquired a natural interest in just over time. This passion of mine has fused with the love for technology and has given me the passion to become not only an Orthopedic Surgeon but one that can make a strong impact on the medical field. Surgeons use technology to complete the tasks at hand and have to think on their feet during the entire process. My love for analytical and tactile thinking stems from my chess career. I started the game at the age of 5, and since my mother saw my instant interest in the board game she decided to put me in a chess club. This club is at the DIA and is called DCCC(Detroit City Chess Club). The head of this club is Kevin Fite, and the club has been running for years now. Kevin Fite was also the chess coach at University Prep Middle School, the middle school that I attended. I joined the team the instant I enrolled in middle school, and we won championships and were known across Michigan. We've been to news conferences and have traveled America and the world playing chess. These skills along with my love for information have given me the drive and passion to help the STEM field grow in any way I can, and my drive has given me the courage to take on challenges that I face. I am also culturally aware and informed. Being a Black American has its disadvantages and benefits. My mother's interest in Black History has rubbed off on me and has now made me socially aware. I want to also focus on Black Americans who don't have the resources and will to keep moving in life. This epidemic has been going on for hundreds of years and has affected us unlike any race, and no one seems to care. I developed and strengthened this passion by listening to Dr. Claud Anderson. He focuses on the solutions to helping black people instead of focusing on the problems. I've taken these same steps by blogging on my mother's website "Houndstooth Research", and have posted blogs on her page to inform our people and other Americans about the history that we've faced, and the problems that come alongside with that. Furthermore, the solutions to these problems are encouraged through podcasts, blogs, face-to-face conversations, and other forms of communication. I plan on making positive impacts on the world by using a method that I've sat and thought about, and have deemed "The Solution". First I look at the problem at hand and formulate questions. I then take this question and use solutions and resources attached to the problem. Next, I go into a state of empathy where I put myself into the person's shoes. Finally, I formulate new solutions and act upon them as I take data and make reflections, so the next time I use this process again for the same problem then I'll have more answers and new solutions to react to the problem with. This method can essentially change the way the medical field approaches problems, making life better one step at a time.

My name is Kenneth Rogers, a freshman at Michigan State University who majors in Chemistry and is an aspiring Orthopedic Surgeon. My interest in STEM emerged as a kid by going to DAPCEP and SEMAA (programs that focus on technology and engineering). This made my focus circled around technology, but soon (beginning of high school year) I was led into a new light, which is medicine. This stemmed from me taking time myself to research the human body, which I acquired a natural interest in just over time. This passion of mine has fused with the love for technology and has given me the passion to become not only an Orthopedic Surgeon but one that can make a strong impact on the medical field. Surgeons use technology to complete the tasks at hand and have to think on their feet during the entire process. My love for analytical and tactile thinking stems from my chess career. I started the game at the age of 5, and since my mother saw my instant interest in the board game she decided to put me in a chess club. This club is at the DIA and is called DCCC(Detroit City Chess Club). The head of this club is Kevin Fite, and the club has been running for years now. Kevin Fite was also the chess coach at University Prep Middle School, the middle school that I attended. I joined the team the instant I enrolled in middle school, and we won championships and were known across Michigan. We've been to news conferences and have traveled America and the world playing chess. These skills along with my love for information have given me the drive and passion to help the STEM field grow in any way I can, and my drive has given me the courage to take on challenges that I face. I am also culturally aware and informed. Being a Black American has its disadvantages and benefits. My mother's interest in Black History has rubbed off on me and has now made me socially aware. I want to also focus on Black Americans who don't have the resources and will to keep moving in life. This epidemic has been going on for hundreds of years has affected us unlike any race, and no one seems to care. I developed and strengthened this passion by listening to Dr. Claud Anderson. He focuses on the solutions to helping black people instead of focusing on the problems. I've taken these same steps by blogging on my mother's website "Houndstooth Research", and have posted blogs on her page to inform our people and other Americans about the history that we've faced, and the problems that come alongside with that. Furthermore, the solutions to these problems are encouraged through podcasts, blogs, face-to-face conversations, and other forms of communication. I plan on making positive impacts on the world by using a method that I've sat and thought about, and have deemed "The Solution". First I look at the problem at hand and formulate questions. I then take this question and use solutions and resources attached to the problem. Next, I go into a state of empathy where I put myself into the person's shoes. Finally, I formulate new solutions and act upon them as I take data and make reflections, so the next time I use this process again for the same problem then I'll have more answers and new solutions to react to the problem with. This method can essentially change the way the medical field approaches problems, making life better one step at a time.