Well hello there, Team Practicum.
650 miles, 3 weeks, and a 12 hour car ride separates myself and the Sunshine State that is Florida. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention, Tampa, FL will also be the home of my practicum site. While in Tampa I will be working with Ana DiDonato at Saint Leo University. Coming from a large land grand institution in Missississippi State, the experience I will gather while at St. Leo will be extremely valuable. St. Leo is a small religious liberal arts college, but it has a fair amount to offer its students.
While at St. Leo I will be wearing multiple hats in hopes to gain knowledge in different areas of student affairs. The first will be with a new leadership program St. Leo is initiating at their freshmen orientation. The other will be with their dean of students office. Through these experiences, I hope to gain a better view of how student affairs operates at smaller schools.
Needless to say, I'm excited about the opportunity I have to learn and grow as a person and a professional! I also look forward to reading my classmates blogs and experience their growth as a professional as well.
P.S. This is a picture of St. Leo, and yes, those are palm trees!
Okay, that looks to be an IDEAL site. If you get there are realize that one of your suitcases is heavier than you remembered, it's probably because I'm stowing away in it. :P
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts about SA work on a smaller, different-than-MSU campus. Since I'm interested in smaller campuses, myself, especially community colleges, I'm interested in learning how the dynamics differ, how relationship building differs from a larger campus, how getting the lay-of-the-land varies on the smaller campus, and more. Can't wait to hear your reports! :) Of course, I'll have stowed away in your suitcase, so I'll be on a beach somewhere reading your resports.
Thanks! Lyle
And - as a side note - I. need. to. type. slower. and. check. my. spelling.
ReplyDeleteJohn,
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you are really open to the new experiences you are going to have at your site. Continue to have this wide-eyed attitude and you will have a very positive experience.
Dr. H