Week 6- MUW- Lane

This past week has offered me many different opportunities. As many of you may know majority of my responsibility is working with the Hearin Leadership Council. As plans are coming along accordingly for the Hearin Council Retreat, I was offered to work with Ms. Towanda Williams, Assitant Director of Student Life for Career Services. Currently, the MUW's Career Services is anticipating hosting their first ever graduate fair. After speaking with Ms. Williams, she informed me that they have always had career fairs but nothing focusing on post-baccalaureate education. Her goal is to host this event in early November in order to get students motivated for graduate school.

The reason I met with Ms. Towanda was to give her my opinion about graduate fairs and my experiences with searching for a graduate assistantship. We had a very intriguing discussion. We met for about 30 minutes but in that time I learned so much more from her than I think she did of me. She informed me that the opportunities to meet majority of her students was one of the reason she loves MUW. Ms. Williams is the sole Career Services department, along with an Office Associate. Together they are responsible for assisting students and community members with career options and goals. She spoke to the importance of knowing the students on a personal level to gain a sense of who they are.

Working at MUW has been a experience. I truly appreciate my site supervisor, as she allows me opportunities to meet with other university officials. Throughout my time here I have been able to meet with several individuals that I hope to continue to build better professional relationships with as I move forward with job searching next year. This weekend we leave for the Gulf so be looking out for more updates.