Today was a BUSY day. We moved the Office of Orientation into a new building on campus, and I experienced my first LSU Ambassador meeting. It was a crazy experience - I knew about them and had already started the process of getting acclimated to the organization, but I had no idea what a meeting or what having the majority of the "AMBs" in one room looked like. There are over 125 members in the LSU Ambassadors, so it was like seeing a large Tri Sigma chapter all in one room (it's the only comparison I have to draw on...). They work very efficiently, and their Council Board members have worked SO hard all summer to get to this meeting.
There was also a HUGE surprise that I've been holding in for like 3 weeks (and secrets are no fun!). LSU has been selected to host the Southern Regional Orientation Workshop in March 2011! The Office has been working tirelessly prior to my arrival compiling their proposal to host the conference, and they found out that they were selected recently. This is a HUGE regional conference for Region VI of the National Orientation Directors Association. Orientation representatives from all over the South come to a host school and attend different workshops, meet and connect with people from other schools and learn all they can about life in Orientation for the upcoming summer. I attended SROW in 2005 at Clemson University and it was probably one of the best experiences I had as an undergraduate. Hopefully I will be able to get involved with hosting and organizing a professional conference! Very exciting!
August 26, 2009
Here we go again...
So, this is my 100 billonth attempt at writing a blog.
I figured I should try to chronicle my time at LSU. I did a pretty stinky job of it as a consultant. I am awful at doing things like keeping in touch with friends and family on the phone, taking pictures with my digital camera, etc. General "memory keeping," you know? I have a tendency to remember most everything, so I just...don't do these things. And then I lose track of time, and realize it's been over a week since I talked to my mom or a month since I talked to my closest friends. It's a TERRIBLE habit! And then people get mad at me...vicious cycle.
So, I'm trying! It's not for a lack of love for the people in various areas of my life. I keep telling people I'm going to do better at keeping in touch, but I'm never successful. But I'm making another effort, and I am well aware of my flaw, if that helps at all.
To get to the point, I've had a pretty good summer getting settled at LSU. There were definitely challenges! As you can imagine, the culture is still something I am adjusting to along with the weather. This university is in flux in so many ways, so it's been interesting to see the issues that different departments are facing. Be it budgeting, space and scheduling, strategic planning or reevaluating effects on the Flagship Agenda for LSU - there are a lot of areas that could change drastically at a moment's notice. I imagine FIU is going through similar issues with the change of University Presidents on Friday.
I've also enjoyed my first two classes so far! The material seems really interesting, and I am excited to really dive into it. More on this a bit later...
I am a graduate assistant with the Office of Orientation, and I will be working with the LSU Ambassadors this year. They are a student organization whose main purpose is to "Recruit, Orient and Advise." They are a dedicated, hard-working and sometimes intense bunch! My supervisor is always saying that they are a full-time job in themselves, so I may have my work cut out for me. They've been INCREDIBLY welcoming, and I can't wait to see how their year unfolds. They'll be receiving some AMAZING news in about an hour. I'll post about that later, too!
I figured I should try to chronicle my time at LSU. I did a pretty stinky job of it as a consultant. I am awful at doing things like keeping in touch with friends and family on the phone, taking pictures with my digital camera, etc. General "memory keeping," you know? I have a tendency to remember most everything, so I just...don't do these things. And then I lose track of time, and realize it's been over a week since I talked to my mom or a month since I talked to my closest friends. It's a TERRIBLE habit! And then people get mad at me...vicious cycle.
So, I'm trying! It's not for a lack of love for the people in various areas of my life. I keep telling people I'm going to do better at keeping in touch, but I'm never successful. But I'm making another effort, and I am well aware of my flaw, if that helps at all.
To get to the point, I've had a pretty good summer getting settled at LSU. There were definitely challenges! As you can imagine, the culture is still something I am adjusting to along with the weather. This university is in flux in so many ways, so it's been interesting to see the issues that different departments are facing. Be it budgeting, space and scheduling, strategic planning or reevaluating effects on the Flagship Agenda for LSU - there are a lot of areas that could change drastically at a moment's notice. I imagine FIU is going through similar issues with the change of University Presidents on Friday.
I've also enjoyed my first two classes so far! The material seems really interesting, and I am excited to really dive into it. More on this a bit later...
I am a graduate assistant with the Office of Orientation, and I will be working with the LSU Ambassadors this year. They are a student organization whose main purpose is to "Recruit, Orient and Advise." They are a dedicated, hard-working and sometimes intense bunch! My supervisor is always saying that they are a full-time job in themselves, so I may have my work cut out for me. They've been INCREDIBLY welcoming, and I can't wait to see how their year unfolds. They'll be receiving some AMAZING news in about an hour. I'll post about that later, too!
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