鈥淚 initially enrolled as a biology major. Then I took ED160, Education and Schooling in a Multicultural Society鈥hat course changed my life. I found my calling. In education, I will be in a position to share my passion for science.鈥
Newstein Chang 鈥19 was all in on STEM when he entered SA国际传媒 Peter鈥檚 University. But it wasn鈥檛 until he took an introductory class in education that he realized his future would be in the classroom instead of the laboratory.
鈥淚 initially enrolled as a biology major. Then I took 鈥楨ducation and Schooling in a Multicultural Society,鈥欌 Chang said, adding that the passion of his professor was contagious. 鈥淚 was inspired from the start. I knew that this is where I wanted to be, not chained to a lab stool, working with pipettes and microscopes. That course changed my life. I found my calling. In education, I will be in a position to share my passion for science.鈥
Chang served as a student-teacher at John P. Stevens High School in Edison鈥攖he rival school of his own alma mater, Edison High School. As well as finishing his coursework, Chang also served as a resident assistant, a volunteer coordinator for the Foreign Language School, and a peer tutor in the STEM Engagement Center, all of which taught him skills that will be useful as an educator.