Rachel Ross: [Whatever Week it is]
with HCDC
Activity:
1. One hour of supervision
Experience:
Throughout the summer, I have been dual-supervised
by Mr. Cedric Gathings and Mrs. Ra’Sheda Forbes. This week, I met with Ra’Sheda
to chat about my projects and progress throughout the summer.
We talked about how to transfer all the projects to
other people in the office who have more permanent positions than myself. We
also finalized some details about the numerous projects I was juggling
throughout the summer. Like Cedric, she was quite impressed with my work ethic
and my attention to detail. It is really cool to hear from both Cedric and
Ra’Sheda that they were appreciative of my work ethic and presence in the
office. Knowing that more than one person sees your abilities makes you have
more confidence, and I definitely do after this experience in HCDC.
Our readings for this week were Chapter 8 & 11.
Chapter 11 gave words of wisdom about finding a mentor who will invest time and
energy in helping you develop into a professional. This was actually quite
ironic, because I planned on asking Ra’Sheda if she would be one of my mentors.
I noticed through numerous conversations that we work very similarly and I find
her very knowledgeable when it comes to working and interacting with students;
so, I thought she would be a really amazing mentor. Luckily when I asked,
Ra’Sheda said yes. Once we established that relationship, we chatted about
supervising techniques and advice that she had for me for the upcoming school
year as an RD working with new RAs. I am so lucky to have had this experience,
and specifically gain a mentor out of the deal! Cheers!
Rachel,
ReplyDeleteI have thoroughly enjoyed getting to watch your practicum experience unfold over the course of the summer. It seems like you have been more than adequately challenged over the course of this process, but despite the amount of work thrown at you, you overcame and even succeeded with flying colors. It demonstrates your work ethic so well! I see you putting in a remarkable amount of effort and enjoying the benefits and adoration that is befitting the effort you put in. I also really enjoy the wisdom you demonstrate in asking Mrs. Forbes to be one of your mentors. It is more than necessary to have a group of student affairs professionals, that have good experience in the field, to pour into you. The knowledge they provide you with will not only help you to make immediate decisions related to your practicum experience, but also give you guidance in what directions you are to take in job searching and even how to approach your first entry level position. The role of a mentor is completely necessary as stated above, and I ask that you continue to be on the look out for other people in different functional areas in the student affairs world to be your mentor in order to gain just that much more diverse experience to help aid in your journey as a student affairs professional.