Laylah Leech is into her second year with the Community-Oriented Digital Engagement Scholars (CODES) research program at Southern Illinois University of Edwardsville, which is one of the 2 main honor scholarship programs at this University. She’s majoring in Public Health with a minor in Psychology. Even though she has her major chosen, it took a lot of decision making and major switching to get to this point. She’s going to pursue her career in becoming an Dermatologist. She chose this because it has come to her attention that most people do not live comfortably in their skin, does not know much about science and how it plays a big role in the chemicals we choose to put on our face daily. So, Laylah will be the start of it all and help everyone in her community and others, get to where they need to be. She has a very strong desire for helping others. She have learned some important skills and overcome many barriers. She loves connections and using her learned skills in new doors presented to her so that she can continue to learn more. Which, she would love to bring what she has gained from the CODES program and use it towards her career and help others the way she have been helped through this program. Laylah spends most of her time figuring out ways to become a better person and finding new hobbies that she likes, to learn more about herself. She believes that it genuinely starts with yourself to help the world become better and that’s why she will strive and succeed in anything she does if she keeps this firm, desire for better. She also have to remember that you cannot do anything and are nothing without God.