Holtzman-week 2: Center for Student Activites & Early Start

Activities:
-Finished up labeling fans for orientation: re-branding the office.  There are still a lot of key ring pouches that need to be stuffed that I will be working on this week.
-Last week I worked on a wrap up report part of the end of the year assessment to illustrate the number of events and attendance per event from this previous year. 
-This week Friday I will be helping out the office with Orientation, that will be an early morning but I am excited to partake in the event.

Reflection:
Last week was great! I took a little bit of time and walked around Orientation since I have never attended and would soon be helping out with it.  I really liked the idea of Orientation, it was busy but still I was able to see and stop by all the offices.   As far as the assessment goes, I worked really hard on it and am happy that I had the opportunity to do so because it helped me understand the office and their mission a lot more. Jackie mentioned how much she liked what I wrote and that was a really great compliment to get. To have acceptance from a practitioner that I look up to made me feel like I was valued.  I really enjoyed how all of us sat down and went through it line by line to enhance it, Jackie emailed it out to all of us for final revisions.

Something I really like about this position and office is that everyone here brings unique value to the work table and atmosphere.  I appreciate the open arm welcome and trust to accomplish a task, I very much appreciate autonomy and am glad that I have so much of it here.  Furthermore, I love the open door and working relationship with Jackie (and everyone else) because it makes me feel apart of the team. 

I am really looking forward to the busy time that lies ahead with Early Start! The Kick off is July 4th and after that is a month full of programing and engagement with first-year students to get them connected to the campus (my dream job).  On a side note, I got really excited about the job posting I found for our resume/cover letter assignment   because it was a First Year Experience (FYE) position open at a school in WI,the job that I want post grad.  I hope that there is a similar job posting in January/March of next year :D


Thanks everyone!

Kimone