"Oh no, don't worry that wasn't an earthquake.....it was just the door slamming really hard"
Yes, that was my day summed up in a sentence! I apparently slept through my first earthquake but was fully alive and kicking for the second that occurred this afternoon. The opening quote fully encompasses the energetic and humorous supervisor that I get to work with.
The day started off with meeting with my supervisor to go over what my summer would like like. I'm so excited to get the opportunity to work with student training not only for the Student Housing Office but for all positional student leaders on campus. B also told me that we'd be doing a lot to develop my personal and professional skills from touring other local universities, participating in mock interviews, meeting and working with other campus partners and utilizing Strengths Quest. (B and I actually share our top strength). I am definitely looking forward to all of the meetings, tasks and opportunities to work with other departments.
After that our day was was filled with your standard HR stuff from getting a One Card to getting access to the fitness center and even a campus tour and for once I didn't have to walk backwards :) We then had a meet and greet for everyone working in the SHO to meet myself and the second Res Life Intern. He (K) seems really cool and I'm certain we are going to get a long this summer.
Just when I thought the day was over I was reminded that it is in fact Orientation season at LMU so I got to watch my supervisor present to the parents and then had dinner with everyone from the division which was awesome! I am so lucky to be surrounded by a ton of really great professionals.
I think that my biggest take away today was that while all universities may be different, they are all essentially the same. Relationships will made, laughter will occur and the ultimate purpose of student success remains the same.
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