Orientation

56 lessons I learned through 56 days in Ohio

July 31, 2010
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After almost 2 months in Ohio at my NODA internship, there are a few things that I have learned from the experience, or at least entered into my own path of self discovery. And while I debrief, and get ready for a Texas roadtrip and a new adventure to begin, my nostalgia provoked the below [...]

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Baldwin-Wallace College: Week Eight

SMART Goals July 27, 2010

Orientation Session 2 quickly approached, and we began to prepare. With one Orientation under my belt I felt more comfortable with the schedule and the logistics to make it work, but the nerves rose nonetheless. Short on our ‘Leadership Team,’ I had the opportunity to take a more active role in contacting multiple departments on [...]

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Baldwin-Wallace College: Week Seven

July 27, 2010
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To say the least, my blogging has been negligent recently. The end of the summer and 2 back to back Orientations appears to be wearing on me, but I’m determined to finish out recapping my experiences, even for at a lack of timeliness. Good thing I have some notes and a decent memory to take [...]

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Baldwin-Wallace College: Week Six

July 12, 2010
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A little late on posting this week, my usual post schedule altered by an Admissions event on Friday that essentially started the weekend ‘early,’ even though I didn’t actually leave the office until after 8 pm. First thought might be questioning work/life balance, but it’s hard to leave when you like the people you’re working with, especially when those ‘extra hours’ aren’t exactly spent working, but hanging out with students and ‘playing.’

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Baldwin-Wallace College: Week Five

July 2, 2010
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The calm after the storm. Orientation session 1 is complete, and I had a chance to process things and reflect on my experience. More importantly in the bigger picture, however, is that I was able to evaluate the data related to the Orientation program, look for trends, act as the voice of the students and [...]

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Baldwin-Wallace College: Week Four

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I can’t help but take a moment and reflect on the fact that I survived this week. If there were ever a time for a ‘Game Face’ in this internship, this was it. Prep for the first round of Orientation: getting keys, registration, advising appointments, and room assignments settled (truly this was the work of [...]

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Baldwin-Wallace College: Week Three

June 18, 2010
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I can hardly believe that another week has already come and gone. Even more so, it’s incredible to think about the fact that Orientation training is this week, and Orientation sessions begin immediately thereafter! I am starting to realize my role within the program itself, having set goals and no longer limited to the ‘behind [...]

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Goals for NODA Internship

June 16, 2010
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My supervisor asked me to develop a list of Goals that I would like to accomplish through my NODA internship this summer. As we spoke she realized the ‘Social Change Model’ layout, and how the importance of realize the 3 layers of experience in my internship experience. Below is the result of that assignment! Goal [...]

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Baldwin-Wallace College: Week Two

June 10, 2010
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It feels strange even thinking about the fact thatI’ve only been here for two weeks, because at times it definitely feels like a lot longer than that. It’s been great to spend some time outside of work (while sometimes we even end up coming back, i.e. watching the Glee season finale in the SLC), getting [...]

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Baldwin-Wallace College: Week One

June 4, 2010
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I made it! After an interesting trip from Massachusetts with some car troubles along the way, I finally made my way to Berea, OH, and Baldwin-Wallace College, the site of my NODA internship for the summer. After settling in for the weekend and taking some adventures through nearby Strongsville and Westlake, for some shopping and [...]

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