Meghan Donahoe ’20 has always had a seemingly contradictory passion for art and science. She came to URI from Braintree, Massachusetts, with a desire to somehow merge those two affinities — though what she wanted to do remained increasingly elusive. \u201cI chose URI because I originally didn\u2019t know what I wanted to major in,\u201d Donahoe states. She knew URI had a variety of majors and thus would allow for exploration. Initially enrolling as a cell and molecular biology major, Donahoe made the shift shortly after to pursue landscape architecture. The reason? \u201cI always really liked science and art, and I really wanted to combine both,\u201d Donahoe explains, \u201cI decided to try [landscape architecture] out and I really liked it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Donahoe has not regretted her decision to switch to landscape architecture, with many positive experiences with the program to recount. \u201cOne class I really enjoyed was the History of Landscape Architecture with [Professor] Angelo Simeoni,\u201d Donahoe says, thinking back to her early college career. \u201cIt\u2019s a small, very close department,\u201d she adds, \u201cEveryone is very caring and really wants to help you succeed.\u201d She recalls one event in particular that truly inspired her to pursue the major. \u201cThere\u2019s a lecture series throughout the year with speakers from all around the world who come and talk about their work,\u201d Donahoe says, \u201cHearing them speak really inspired me to continue.\u201d<\/p>\n
Planning to graduate in May 2020, Donahoe continues to have high hopes for what she can accomplish with her degree. She expects to graduate with a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (B.L.A.) and a minor in community planning. She has big plans for the future, too, hoping to use her acquired skills from URI to assist the greater community. \u201cI\u2019m hopefully going into therapeutic design,\u201d Donahoe states, \u201cI want to help people mentally and physically through design.\u201d Donahoe also seeks to help those from a more disenfranchised population. \u201cI want to design sensory parks for people with autism,\u201d she explains, \u201cI originally wanted to go into healthcare, but I still want to use what I\u2019ve learned to help people.\u201d To new students, Donahoe has this advice: \u201cThe College of Arts and Sciences at URI really prepares students to not only make a living, but also to make a life. All the resources given to students are those they can use across their lifespan, whether that\u2019s through critical thinking, communication, or other things. All the skills they teach are central to having a great career and living a great life.\u201d<\/p>\n
~Written by Chase Hoffman ’21, Writing & Rhetoric and Anthropology Double Major<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cThe College of Arts and Sciences at URI really prepares students to not only make a living, but also to make a life. All the resources given to students are those they can use across their lifespan, whether that\u2019s through critical thinking, communication, or other things. All the skills they teach are central to having a great career and living a great life,” says Meghan Donahoe ’20.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1089,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[82],"class_list":["post-5584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-landscape-architecture"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1089"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5584"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5584\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5590,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5584\/revisions\/5590"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}