Day 33

     Today when I went into the Clery Center there was a meeting going on in the conference room. So when the other interns came in we were a little short on space for everyone..haha. So one of the interns Michelle and I ended up working in the same room. Which was a good thing because we have been working on some of the same projects. It gave us some time to collaborate a little together. Since we do not usually have the same schedule.
    The other two interns Charlotte and Christine were working out in the main room, where Charlotte usually answers the phones and such. There is a desk out there that they could both share and get their work done. Luckily Christine and Michelle both brought their laptops.
     For the most part today I worked on an email that was going to be sent out to those who are on the student group list that only have an email listed as their contact. So we can send out another email blast to all those organizations and reach our goal of 200. Michelle and I also came up with a list of different types of promotions that student organizations use to bring awareness and get students to attend their events. All the while searching for pictures that Amy could use in the 30 days/ 30 activities aspect of the National Campus Safety Awareness Month (NCSAM). Was a very busy day today.


Kaitlan

Day 32

     Today when I walked in to the Clery Center I put the finishing touches on the Bystander RA board that I was working on. Then I sent it to both Amy and Abby to look over one last time just in case any changes or additions need to be made. Went and looked for more pictures for the 30 days/ 30 activities event for NCSAM. I have not been able to to find many, Then I went and started making phone calls from the Student Group list that Amy and I have been working on these past couple of weeks.  I was able to make two calls from this list before it was time to go. I am going to continue making calls tomorrow and making more additions to the list.

Kaitlan

Day 31

     Today when I walked into the Clery Center Amy was not in the office. She sent me an email earlier that day that I did not receive until checking my email, when I got into the office. The email saying that she was suffering from a horrible migraine and would most likely not make it into the office today.
    But that I was either welcome to continue working on the student group list, start making phone calls from the student group list to the new organizations that were added,  or continue to look for photo's for the 30 Activities for 30 days for NCSAM.
     So I did a little bit of everything except for making the phone calls. It has been a little while since I made the previous ones, from when we first started making the list. I wanted to wait until either Amy or Abbey were in the office, just in case I had any questions. 

Day 30

     Today I was not able to make it to the Clery Center.  I was having some car trouble and was not able to make it in to the office. However, I did call the office and spoke with one of my supervisors Amy. I asked her if there was anything that I could do from home that way I would not be loosing any hours and that work that needed to get done would be done. She said that she was sorry about my car and that they completely understand that these things do happen and not to worry about not be able to come into the office.
     That I was to continue adding student organizations to the student group list for NCSAM and that when I was back in the office we would start making calls. I felt really bad because we were supposed to start making the calls today but because of my car we were not able to. She also gave me the option of helping her with another NCSAM project. She is working on the 30 days/ 30 activities campaign and she wanted to have pictures that went along with the text so it would not be so wordy. She said that if I needed a break from working on the list that I could switch gears and work on that.
     I ended up finding a few more organizations and the pictures are taking a little bit more time than expected. The topics that I am searching are hard to find. But overall for not being able to get into the office it was a productive day

Kaitlan

Day 29

     Today when I went into the Clery Center, my main focus was to add more organizations to the student group list. Amy, Abby, Sam, Deb, and Ali all had a meeting today.  So I was to man the phones while they were in the meeting. Charlotte the other intern who is usually the one that answers the phones had already left for the day. I have to say I was a little nervous, because I was unfamiliar with the phone system and I was not sure how to do a couple of things.
     However everyone had complete faith in me. They said that if I was to make a mistake that was ok, because being an intern is supposed to be a learning experience. It turns out I did not make any mistakes and took great messages.
    Which made me confident in myself, because even though I was only answering the phones at this particular point something like this will follow me through all my professional endeavors. There are going to be those times where I am going to be pushed out of my comfort zone and I am gonna have to go with it to make sure that the job gets completed.
     So I was able to get a few more organizations added to the list and I am going to start making more calls either tomorrow or next week. Depending on what Amy and Abby think would be best.

~Kaitlan

Day 27

     Today when I walked into the Clery Center we were supposed to all meet and go over the list of the organizations that we found for PACT5.  Michelle came in around two. What Amy and I had discussed the other day was that in addition to the list we needed to have mini descriptions about what the website was about. That way when people are search for resources on certain topics using the PACT5 website they have an idea if the website is what they are looking for, or will provide them with the help that they need.  So before our meeting that was what Michelle and I did, we spent over an hour working together typing up all these mini descriptions, which was very hard. Especially because most of the websites had their own little diddy about what they were all about and what they did. We could not copy them of course. So we had to be creative and find ways to simplify something that was already simplified.
    I had to leave before the meeting started, but made sure that all the materials that Michelle would need were there for the meeting. I'm really excited about this PACT5 collaboration. I feel that this is a good way to network with other non-profit organizations that could be helpful to me in the future.

Kaitlan

Day 26

     Today when I walked into the Clery Center, there was a film crew in the office. They were filming a documentary and needed to interview Abby and a couple of other people in the office. So it was really cool getting to see a film crew. That never happens. While the film crew was interviewing and talking to Abby, I went and spoke with Amy. We were all going to get together and talk about the resource list for PACT5. Unfortunately it was only Amy and I that were able to meet and go over the list. The film crew kept Abby so busy that she was not able to meet with us.
    However, we all plan on meeting tomorrow and discussing what is going to come next. Do Michelle and I need to find more websites? Are there any that we might have missed? Those kind of details. All in all today went very well and very fast.

~Kaitlan