Bailey-Week 8-EMCC

Activities:

• Went to a staff meeting
• Worked on the Faculty Advising Manual
• Painted the new Dean's office
• Helped with "Super Friday Registration"

Reflection:

I have thoroughly enjoyed my time at EMCC. In fact, this next week I only have about five hours left to complete my total hours but I have scheduled Friday as my last day. The hours mean nothing to me at this point. I am more concerned with having the opportunity to network and gain as much practical experience as possible. I have enjoyed getting to know the different staff members, the entire counseling center, and everybody else I have had an opportunity to work with on various committees. It makes me sad to be leaving the work that the committees are doing because I am anxious to see the improvements that are made within this next year. One of the biggest things I will take from this experience is the fact that policy changes do not happen over night. Planning is going on now for the 2013-2014 school year, which is normal, but I just haven't took the time to think about how ahead colleges have to think in order to stay on top of competition.
This week, I had a somewhat different week compared to the previous weeks. Though I continued to work on the advising manual, I was able to get out of the office to do some other things. Wednesday, I had the opportunity to ride to Scooba and look around the campus. They have recently completed a new football stadium that has really made a difference on campus and sparked some community support. It is very impressive with its jumbo tron...the only community college in the state to have one! This stadium is very high class but it just is a testament to the college and the direction it is headed with trying to improve the image to hopefully improve attendance. I also saw the new student union that has recently been completed. Now, Mayhew is patiently waiting on its new union.
Cathy Kemp just was hired as the new Dean of Students and though her start date isn't until August 1, she was on campus last week preparing her office. Part of the preparation included painting her office and rearranging the furniture. I was so happy to help with this project. The "little intern" was able to help her paint, get to know her a little better, and through the process, I gained an excellent contact and reference. She is going to serve EMCC well as Dean. I didn't think to take a picture before we started the office makeover, but the picture is the finished product. It looks very impressive and 10x better than before!